Page 105 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Major oil producer Saudi Arabia announces net-zero emissions by 2060
The announcement was made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in brief scripted remarks at the start of the kingdom's first-ever Saudi Green Initiative Forum
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India seeks compensation for climate damages caused by rich nations
The 2015 Paris climate agreement included language to address "loss and damage," but it left questions about liability and redress unanswered
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Deal struck on $100 bn a year climate aid plan for poor countries
The plan is seen as critical to the success of the United Nations COP26 climate summit scheduled to begin Oct. 31 in Glasgow, Scotland
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Cabinet to okay COP26 pitch next week, govt seeks $100 bn climate funding
India to push 450 Gw RE, ask $100 billion climate funding, ask Global North to set up a mechanism for compensating 'loss and damage' caused due to climate change events
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Pakistan, India among countries of concern on climate change
A latest report by the US Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has revealed that Pakistan and India are part of 11 countries, singled out and marked as highly vulnerable
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Leak of documents reveals nations lobbying to change key climate report
Countries asking UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels
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Predictable climate finance in focus for India at COP26 summit
"Since 2017, we have had more renewable energy in the energy mix in India than fossil fuels", says Harsh Shringla, Foreign Secretary
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Climate change threatens to spread viruses through an unprepared world
The Lancet Countdown tracks 44 indicators of health impacts that are directly linked to climate change and highlights worsening social inequalities
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Fossil fuel plans evade Paris limits, says UNEP report
Over the next two decades, governments are collectively projecting an increase in oil and gas production, and only a modest decrease in coal production
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India's 450GW renewable energy goal by 2030 doable, says John Kerry
Harnessing the full value of solar energy will require countries to invest in storage, grid infrastructure and in flexibility in both demand and supply: Kerry
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Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals, says study
The disparity between climate goals and fossil fuel extraction plans termed the production gap will widen until at least 2040, the report found.
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Expanding forest cover
Proposed legal amendments are in the right direction
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An Indian climate czar
India needs a dedicated, high-level climate team
ISA targets $1 trn in solar funds by 2030; S Asia in phase-1 of world grid
Talks will also revolve round the $1 trillion Solar Investment Roadmap for 2030, and approval of a blended financial risk mitigation facility
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Aviation firms for 'net zero' emissions ahead of target
Rolls-Royce, Airbus, and Shell investing in technology required for net zero
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PM Modi to 'play' crucial role for carbon credits to fight climate change
Nearly 200 nations will also put in place the crucial rules of the carbon market mechanism and its transparency to ensure its smooth functioning for supporting countries in achieving climate goals
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Accelerate action to achieve net zero transport emissions: UN summit
The UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded with a call to accelerate progress towards achieving sustainable transport that would result in major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
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India likely to do better than its Paris agreement targets: FM tells IMF
India is all set to meet its Paris climate agreement target to reduce emissions by 33-35 per cent of its GDP by 2030 from the 2005 level, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has told the IMF
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Scholz seals initial coalition deal to be next German chancellor
The agreement includes a plan to exit coal in 2030, eight years earlier than planned, as well as an action plan for climate protection
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White House plans to address economic risk of climate change
The actions being recommended by the Biden administration reflect a significant shift in the broader discussion about climate change
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