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UN hails India, China's climate change fight when 'others are failing'
The G77 is the largest intergovernmental organisation of developing countries in the UN
 "UN hails India, China's climate change fight when 'others are failing'")
Millions to get displaced due to climate change; nations need to be ready
By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people
Renewable energy can become India's sustainability model for world: Sweden
There are scopes for working together in the area, from public transport to waste-to-energy: Lars Ronnas
 "Renewable energy can become India's sustainability model for world: Sweden")
Climate change: In B'desh as river Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear
In parts of Bangladesh, especially along the Chitra river, mangrove forests are appearing as the river water turns saline
 "Climate change: In B'desh as river Chitra turns saline, mangroves appear")
COP 23: Three ways cities are leading the fight against climate change
Cities across the world are increasingly incorporating living infrastructure, to deliver social, environmental and economic services to urban communities
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Climate change: How its economic and political repercussions are ignored
The economic development of a country is directly linked to the availability of human and natural resources
Climate change costs a lot more than recognised
Most estimates ignore the sociopolitical repercussions
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Climate change may be a stealthy killer for bamboo lemur; could starve them
Lemurs almost exclusively eat a single species of bamboo, including the woody trunk, known as culm
 "Climate change may be a stealthy killer for bamboo lemur; could starve them")
Climate change and urbanisation impact
The global temperature since 1860 is observed to have risen by 0.4 centigrade
Climate catastrophe
India, by virtue of its huge population and geography, stands at the front line of suffering from the effects of climate change but the government and elite are mostly oblivious
Cutting down emission intensity of GDP to fight climate change: India
The First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of India to UN, Ashish Sinha said India has considered tapping non-fossil fuel energy sources and creating additional carbon sink
 "Cutting down emission intensity of GDP to fight climate change: India")
Is climate change making our dal and roti less nutritious?
Climate change is a rise in global atmospheric carbon dioxide from anthropogenic activities, affecting the nutritional quality of the foods we eat
 "Is climate change making our dal and roti less nutritious?")
Why the environment matters
Globally, it is clear that climate change is happening and has made economies and people insecure
Surface warming and climate risk
Reducing vulnerability and restoring infrastructure remain challenges
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Deal with floods, or shrug and invoke Mumbai spirit: Scientist AchutaRao
The question is not about scientific capability but to how close the gap between science and policy in action, says AchutaRao
 "Deal with floods, or shrug and invoke Mumbai spirit: Scientist AchutaRao")
Cow dung, fruit trees and ants: How Assam copes with climate change
In Assam, returning to traditional varieties of rice has proved to be beneficial to farmers
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New-age firms find biz climate warmer
Labour-intensive companies feel constrained: Sources
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Climate gloom and doom? We need stories about taking action, too
Communication strategy compels how we can act to avoid the worst consequences of climate change
 "Climate gloom and doom? We need stories about taking action, too")
Temperature rise: US already feeling effects of climate change, says report
Extreme heat waves have become more common and extreme cold waves less common since 1980s: Report
We can cut emissions in half by 2040 if we build smarter cities
UN's peak climate body showed that cities are crucial to preventing drastic climate change
 "We can cut emissions in half by 2040 if we build smarter cities")