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Developed nations did not meet yearly $100 bn support goal: India at COP26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also attending the crucial conference, will be addressing leaders from nearly 200 countries on November 1 and 2
 "Developed nations did not meet yearly $100 bn support goal: India at COP26")
Climate finance could make or break the COP26 summit. Here's why
Developed countries confirmed last week they had failed to meet a pledge made in 2009 to provide $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020
 "Climate finance could make or break the COP26 summit. Here's why")
China's state-owned firms struggle to align climate rhetoric with reality
China has already submitted updated climate targets to the United Nations as a new round of climate change talks gets under way in Glasgow.
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India, UK to launch solar Green Grids Initiative at COP26 summit in Glasgow
India and UK are set to enhance their International Solar Alliance partnership with launch of a new Green Grids Initiative connecting different parts of world at UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
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Glasgow COP26: Riding on 450 GW, India to ask for more carbon space
Fissures between developed and developing world expected to widen
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COP26 Glasgow 2021: What can India hope to achieve?
We examine India's agenda at COP26 Glasgow 2021 climate change conference, what it hopes to achieve and what are the challenges. The fate of humanity arguably depends on the outcome of COP26
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TMS, Ep 32: COP26, Shaktikanta Das 2.0, markets in Samvat 2078, dark web
What can India hope to achieve at COP26 summit? What does Shaktikanta Das' reappointment as RBI Governor mean for markets? Which will be investment-worthy sectors in Samvat 2078? Get all answers here
 "TMS, Ep 32: COP26, Shaktikanta Das 2.0, markets in Samvat 2078, dark web")
Cities need to become role models for action against climate change
India's energy policy is increasingly focused on solar, wind, gas, biofuels, hydrogen and electric mobility
 "Cities need to become role models for action against climate change")
Cheap funding, govt sops power Indian firms' big bets on renewable energy
India is heavily dependent on imports, and local manufacturing capacities are inadequate. Several Indian companies are planning to plug this loophole
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Two billionaires' actions will determine India's response to climate change
Don't expect a gabfest in Glasgow to save the planet when the scene of real action is 4,000 miles east.
 "Two billionaires' actions will determine India's response to climate change")
Global leaders search for ways to strengthen global supply chains
Supply chain problems have emerged as the global economy has pulled out of a pandemic-induced recession and threaten to slow recovery.
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'Last, best hope': Crucial UN climate summit opens in Glasgow
The newly opened summit remains "our last, best hope to keep 1.5 in reach, said Alok Sharma, the British government minister chairing the Glasgow talks, known as COP26.
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G20 agrees on 1.5 degrees Celsius target, but leaves COP26 with a lot to do
No mention of 2050 as deadline; leaders agree to end finance support for dirty coal plants by December-end
 "G20 agrees on 1.5 degrees Celsius target, but leaves COP26 with a lot to do")
G20 offers little new on climate, leaving unfinished business for COP26
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Rome summit was not all he hoped for
 "G20 offers little new on climate, leaving unfinished business for COP26")
Climate change talks incomplete sans green energy focus: ISA's Ajay Mathur
In an interview with Jyoti Mukul & Shreya Jai, International Solar Alliance (ISA) Director-General (D-G) Ajay Mathur says India and the UK have combined their green grid initiatives
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Shipping industry's zero-emission trials
The key to achieving reduction of emissions is development of alternate fuels by the oil industry
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COP26: The order of our times
COP26's top agenda should be to reclaim its leadership and voice to rebuild the trust of people - both rich and poor
PM Modi holds extensive deliberations on bilateral relations with Merkel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G20 Summit and the two leaders held extensive deliberations on the strong bilateral relations
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India among 5 countries with most extreme heat exposure: Report
Climate change will increase the risk of disease and hunger and poor countries that are slow to adapt to its impacts will be particularly vulnerable, finds a new study
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G20 leaders offer few commitments on climate, agree on 1.5 degree target
The G20 bloc, which includes Brazil, China, India, Germany and the United States, accounts for an estimated 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions
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