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India faces the highest risk from climate change's impact, says IPCC
Funding from rich nations should not be only source of climate finance, it says
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IPCC's 'final' warning: Current goals not enough to limit global warming
UN panel flags financial constraints in energy transition
 "IPCC's 'final' warning: Current goals not enough to limit global warming")
Stop funding new oil & gas plans, expanding reserves: UN Chief Guterres
G20 leaders should aim for a new set of carbon reduction targets by November, says Guterres
 "Stop funding new oil & gas plans, expanding reserves: UN Chief Guterres")
UN chief urges faster shift to 'net zero' after report shows climate threat
New climate report details urgent need to cut emissions
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Climate ministers meet in Copenhagen for 1st high-level meeting since COP27
The political high-level meeting in the Danish capital will focus on catalyzing the implementation of the outcomes from COP27
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Fight between countries over emissions targets holds up UN climate report
The report by hundreds of the world's top scientists was supposed to be approved by government delegations Friday at the end of a weeklong meeting in the Swiss town of Interlaken
Joe Biden's climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow oil project
When Elise Joshi was at the White House last year, her eyes welled with happy tears as Joe Biden hosted thousands of supporters to celebrate groundbreaking legislation targeting climate change
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40% of Indians face flood risk if temperature rises by 2 degrees: Report
1 out of 3 people globally will be threatened by flooding in a 1.5 degrees Celsius warming scenario, which could happen as early as 2030, says report
 "40% of Indians face flood risk if temperature rises by 2 degrees: Report")
In US, the climate briefly turns on ESG
ESG is a framework that investors - $8 trillion by some reckoning - have adopted for making investment decisions
Cold, hard facts should guide climate policy, says United Nation's chief
The head United Nations called on Monday for scientists to serve up cold, hard facts to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed
 "Cold, hard facts should guide climate policy, says United Nation's chief")
Climate change insurance: Poor reach, reliance on fossil fuel key issues
India's challenge is that the insurance coverage and penetration vary by lines of business and the low penetration problem is acute
 "Climate change insurance: Poor reach, reliance on fossil fuel key issues")
Hot, cold, and deadly: The human cost of India's extreme temperatures
In January, northern India bore the brunt of cold waves, and now as the summer begins, temperatures are soaring
 "Hot, cold, and deadly: The human cost of India's extreme temperatures")
Zombie virus: What is it and how climate change can trigger its spread
Scientists have revived the 'zombie' virus from Arctic's permafrost that was trapped for 48,500 years. Why have they done this and what risk it poses to you?
 "Zombie virus: What is it and how climate change can trigger its spread")
The spectre of coal over climate change as electricity demand soars
Record summer heat has sent electricity demand soaring. Despite the focus on renewables, thermal power will meet additional demand, sending sustainability targets for a toss
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High on promise
Details of High Seas Treaty will have to be worked out
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Climate change, glacier topography, morphology control glacial retreat
A scientific study has discovered that the glacier retreat rate is controlled by climate change, the topographic setting and morphology of the glacier.
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Coal vs gas, or coal and gas?
Coal is bad, and so is natural gas, when it comes to climate change. Then why is it that the Western world, which has to date built its economy on dirty coal, is now wedded to gas as its dream fuel?
Tata group aiming at net-zero emission by 2045, says VC Noel N Tata
Tata Steel Vice-Chairman Noel N Tata on Friday said the issue of climate change can no longer be ignored and Tata group was aiming at net-zero emission by 2045
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Quad committed to supporting Pacific Island countries: Joint statement
The Quad grouping of countries issued a joint statement opposing any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo or increase tensions in the area
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World Bank nominee Ajay Banga is a 'big believer' in climate science
Banga added that he's preparing to embark on a three-week trip to both creditor and borrower nations to shore up support for his nomination
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