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India-US alliance to advance clean energy goals, says John Kerry
US special envoy launches Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue
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Climate change could move more than 200 million people by 2050: Report
Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next three decades and create migration hotspots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions
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John Kerry meets environment and power ministers, launches CAFM dialogue
The three focal points of the CAFM would firstly include a 'climate action pillar" which will develop proposals that can contribute to curbing emissions
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Kerry visit marks India, US shifting gears for clean energy partnership
Strategic reserves, carbon capture, biofuels, and hydrogen enter Strategic Clean Energy Partnership between countries.
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Green-unready
A more comprehensive, cohesive, patient and hybrid climate fund is needed to resolve these cracks in the overall landscape and level up funding towards decarbonisation and the net-zero scenario
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Decades of data show we are over-exploiting tropical rainforests
It is estimated that 400 million hectares of these forests are currently given over to timber production
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'India, Germany will work to build stronger energy, climate partnerships'
India and Germany will make concerted efforts to build stronger energy and climate partnerships, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday
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Central banks must stop pussyfooting on climate
Ignoring climate risks will complicate macroeconomic management, just as overlooking financial risks eventually led to the global financial crisis
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Northwest, central and south-central India new hotspots of intense heatwave
Northwestern, central and south-central India are new hotspots of intense heatwave over the past 50 years, a study has said
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Niti Aayog VC calls for mitigation strategies to deal with climate change
Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said the very real threat of climate change necessitates the development of mitigation strategies
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Climate action cannot wait for Covid pandemic to end, 220 journals warn
The world leaders need to take immediate action to limit climate change, restore biodiversity, and protect health, according to an editorial published in over 220 leading journals
Carbon neutrality powered by AI
Countries like India, which are leading the adoption of climate change measures, will have to encourage energy companies to embrace higher levels of AI usage
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Boomers vs millennials? Free yourself from the phoney generation wars
Generational thinking is a big idea that's been horribly corrupted and devalued by endless myths and stereotypes
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Mukesh Ambani sees green hydrogen costs coming down to $1 per kg in 10 yrs
Ambani noted that the PM had set a goal to reach 450GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030
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100 districts in country most vulnerable to climate change: Report
All 612 districts in India are vulnerable to climate change, but 100 districts, mostly in the eastern part of the country, are most vulnerable, a study said.
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BMW to reduce carbon emissions in car life cycle by 40% before 2030
BMW has been reluctant to set a hard deadline for phasing out fossil-fuel cars
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US envoy John Kerry says China crucial to handling climate crisis
China needs to expand its efforts to reduce carbon emissions to help hold back the rise in global temperatures, US envoy John Kerry said Thursday.
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India, UK agree investment boost at Economic and Financial Dialogue
New steps to tackle climate change and boost investment were announced on Thursday at the 11th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD)
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New York area swamped by Hurricane Ida's rains, killing at least 8
Video of flooding posted on social media showed major thoroughways, airport terminals, baseball stadiums and subway stations turned into wading pools
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China warns US envoy John Kerry that bad ties could set back climate talks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned United States climate envoy John Kerry that deteriorating US-China relations could undermine cooperation between the two on climate change
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