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Humanity on the verge of crossing 5 climate 'tipping points', warns report
An international team of more than 200 researchers identified 26 natural processes or features at risk of being suddenly and irreversibly disrupted by climate change, including ice sheets
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COP28: UN says 63 countries have backed pledge to curb cooling emission
The Global Cooling Pledge marks the world's first collective focus on climate-warming emissions from cooling, which includes refrigeration for food and medicine and air conditioning
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Carbon emissions in India to increase by 8.2%, 4% in China in 2023: Study
The report projects total global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, arising out of both fossil fuels and land-use change, to be 40.9 billion tonnes in 2023
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310 districts in 28 states, UTs highly vulnerable under NICRA: ICAR report
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of districts where agricultural land may be vulnerable to climate change
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Whether to phase out or phase down fossil fuels is the question at COP28
The central issue of this COP, the global stocktake, is to reach a conclusion about the phasing out of fossil fuels, said climate scientist Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics
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India's per capita emissions less than half of global average: Report
The data provided by the Global Carbon Project shows India's per capita emissions grew by 5.1 per cent in 2022 to reach 2 tonnes
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Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil cos' emissions pledges at UN summit
They're much better at capturing politicians than they are at capturing emissions, Gore told The Associated Press in a sit-down interview
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Draft text at COP28 shows negotiators considering fossil fuel 'phase out'
The first option in the draft text was listed as "an orderly and just phase out of fossil fuels". The second called for "accelerating efforts towards phasing out unabated fossil fuels
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US joins several nations in backing COP28 pledge to slash cooling emissions
It's a tough task, given the cooling industry is only expected to grow as temperatures continue to climb
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India needs to continue momentum at COP28, seek more commitments: UNDP
The UN climate talks in Dubai opened with a bang with countries clinching an early deal on how to compensate developing
AC companies plan cool designs for warming world, but high costs a hurdle
While cooling technologies can save lives during deadly heat, they also threaten to worsen the climate crisis
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Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels to rise 1.1% to hit peak in 2023
The planet is on track to exceed its carbon budget for 1.5C of warming around 2030, and the budget for 1.7C in 15 years, according to the group's Global Carbon Budget annual report
Climate finance in the spotlight at COP28 climate talks to bridge gaps
The amount of cash needed for the energy transition, climate adaptation and disaster relief is overwhelming
What world's biggest banks really mean when they put trillions into ESG
By 2021, the role of finance in creating a greener, fairer planet was a growing part of the public debate, leading an ever greater number of lenders to produce such targets
40 CPCB teams inspected 16,000 units; issued closure notice to 899 in 2 yrs
In November, Delhi's pollution levels exhibited no signs of improvement compared to the same month in previous years
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COP28: Adani Green Energy to invest $22 billion toward India's 2030 goal
Electricity demand is growing 7% annually, dwarfing expansion in other economies. This led the govt to mandate the addition of both renewable and thermal capacity to prevent blackouts, the CEO said
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Plastic pollution from cigarettes likely costs $26 bn per year: Study
These costs may seem small compared with the overall economic and human toll of tobacco, but they are cumulative and preventable, the researchers said
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Ukrainian diplomats negotiate climate change at COP28 summit in Dubai
Russia's war on the country lurks just in the background even as the United Arab Emirates has seen its business ties to Moscow surge despite Western sanctions
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World Bank Chief Banga hails COP28 momentum as climate pledges mount
World leaders spent the first three days at the climate conference unveiling a string of announcements from cutting methane emissions to ramping up the flow of money to poorer countries
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'Trade Day' at COP28: To deliberate on policy options for climate action
At COP26 held at Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021, most developed countries committed to achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2050
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