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COP27: Polluters must pay for climate change, poor nations tell rich
Small island states already buffeted by violent ocean storms and sea-level rise called on oil companies to shell out some of the recent profits, while developing African states called for more funds
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Mangroves as carbon sink: India joins five-nation alliance at COP27
India is among the first five countries to join the MAC, at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt
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Recession, climate change, Ukraine war: Kant lists challenges before G20
The former Niti Aayog chief executive said that climate change was another big crisis that the world faced, impacting larger nations, as well as threatening to submerge smaller island nations
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The opaque world of climate reporting
Investors, lenders, and stakeholders need a basis to accurately assess the impact of climate change on company operations. Sebi's climate change-reporting framework is well-intended but not adequate
At COP27, India supports early warning systems on climate impacts
Environment minister Bhupender Yadav says country 'making swift progress' in building such systems
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World leaders push for climate action, fossil fuel tax at UN talks
World leaders are making the case for tougher action to tackle global warming, as this year's international climate talks in Egypt heard growing calls for fossil fuel companies to help pay for damage
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Climate change to impact mountains, human activity on global scale: Study
Climate change will negatively impact mountain landscapes and human activity globally by increasing the risk of avalanches, river floods, landslides, debris flows and lake outbursts, a study warned
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What happens after warming hits 1.5C? A guide to climate overshoot
"The thing that's obviously really important to say is that the 1.5C limit is a political limit," says David Keith, a Harvard University physicist and an adviser to the Climate Overshoot Commission
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COP27: 112 nations pledge to protect 30% of land and ocean by 2030
Lord Zac Goldsmith, Minister of State for the UK, announced that in discussions with the governments of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, they had all declared their support for the 30x30 land and ocean target
COP 27: What and why of the historic latest edition at Sharm el-Sheikh
The conference will also look seriously into the "adaptation" aspect of climate policy, focusing on how best to adapt to the consequences of climate change, like increased floods, fires and storms
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Time to act faster on climate change, syas British PM Sunak at COP27
The UK Prime Minister reflected on the fact 90 per cent of countries are now signed up to net zero targets even as he admitted the pandemic "all but broke" the global economy
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WHO expert Hans Kluge calls for faster response to climate change
Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO), called the current response to climate change "dangerously inconsistent and far too slow" in a statement
On highway to climate hell, humanity has a choice - cooperate or perish: UN
This year's annual UN climate conference, known as COP27, comes as leaders and experts have raised increasing alarm that time is running out to avert catastrophic rises in temperature
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COP27: Indian Railways mulls solar power push to meet net-zero norms
This is in line with the commitment of the national transporter to be net carbon-zero by the end of this decade
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Making fast progress in strengthening early warning systems: India at COP27
Yadav said India has been working on strengthening end-to-end early warning systems for all hydro-meteorological hazards
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What is COP27, and what issues are expected to be discussed at the summit?
Among other top agendas is the discussion on compensating the poor or developing nations for the 'loss and damage' due to climate change
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Globalisation a must for action on climate change
Freer flow of goods, services, technologies, finance and people is essential to deal with the challenges of climate change
Climate change woes are bad, getting worse: UN weather report
The report titled 'WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022' released at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC on Sunday stated that the rate of sea level rise has doubled since 1993
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Research suggests plant fibers can be used for sustainable devices
Thermal insulation is a characteristic of several materials generated from plants, including cellulose
UN climate summit opens in Egypt, India focuses on climate finance
The United Nations' climate change summit opened in Egypt on Sunday with India hoping for substantial progress in discussions on climate finance.
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