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UN chief Guterres wants climate adaptation to be treated with seriousness
The UNEP Adaptation Gap report makes clear that the world is failing to protect people from the here-and-now impacts of the climate crisis
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UN chief Antonio Guterres warns planet is heading toward 'climate chaos'
Reports have painted a clear and bleak picture of global-warming greenhouse gas emissions still growing at record levels instead of going down 45% by 2030 as scientists say must happen.
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Instead of phasing down coal the world is burning it more than ever
Outside of China and India, plans for new production capacity are limited. Along with expectations that gas will remain costly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine,
 "Instead of phasing down coal the world is burning it more than ever")
India will demand 'action' from developed nations at COP27: Bhupender Yadav
Yadav asserted that India is one of the few countries who have met the climate targets set in Paris in 2015
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GM mustard awaits a 'competent authority' as uncertainty surrounds
Uncertainty surrounds the second attempt to introduce the genetically modified oilseed
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McKinsey lists 10 steps to decarbonise India while pursuing economic growth
India emits a net 2.9 gigatons of carbon-dioxide equivalent every year, third-largest globally, as of 2019, according to a report recently released by McKinsey Sustainability
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Finance, tech transfer, capacity building on India's agenda for COP27
India will also seek clarity on loan availability, credit mechanisms and insurance requirements for adaptation finance
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Adaptation target not keeping pace with growing risks: UNEP Report
Adaptation finance flows to developing countries are 5 to 10 times below estimated needs
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Climate change targets pose stark challenge for the developing world
Floods and drought, hurricanes and heat waves will make the path out of poverty much more difficult. But trying to limit climate change poses its own set of problems for the developing world
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Talking climate change: A look at India's stance over past COP sessions
Country wants greater climate accountability by richer nations
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France experiences hottest Oct since 1945 with average temp of 17.2 deg C
The average temperature this October was about 3.5 degrees Celsius higher than normal across the country, Xinhua news agency quoted Meteo-France as saying
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Record number of Australians 'very concerned' about climate change: Report
The report found that 83 per cent of Australians are concerned that climate change will affect the food supply as a result of droughts and floods.
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World slips on deforestation, loses cover equal to Ireland's area in 2021
Global gross deforestation amounted to 6.8 million hectares in 2021 with 3.9 giga-tonnes of CO2 equivalent of associated GHG emissions
 "World slips on deforestation, loses cover equal to Ireland's area in 2021")
Leadership in a time of constant flux
Covid, climate change, misinformation and Fourth Industrial Revolution have created a perfect storm that needs new paradigm for leadership. Faisal Hoque's Lift offers insights into what that would be
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UK PM Sunak reverses decision on COP27, says will attend climate summit
The Green Party called it a "screeching U-turn" and "an embarrassing mis-step on the world stage" to initially announce plans not to attend
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European Central Bank pushes banks to speed up climate change work
The bank's primary mandate is not the environment but controlling inflation, a task that it is trying to achieve by raising interest rates
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Impacts from climate change rapidly accelerating in California: Report
The last two decades have been the driest in the past millennium, with California glaciers rapidly disappearing and temperatures up 2.5 degrees since 1895
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TMS Ep294: Indian economy, India and COP27, Telecom stocks, 5G testbed
Indian economy: Fingers crossed for the second half? India and COP27: How does the new climate report affect them? Should you buy telecom stocks ahead of 5G boom? What is 5G testbed? Answers here
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India and COP27: How does the new climate report affect them?
A UN report, which came out days ahead of COP27 meet, has warned that India's plans to cut emission are not enough to avoid global warming. What will be its agenda at the COP27 meeting?
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India needs to be flexible as G-20 chief in face of global challenges: CEA
Nageswaran flags climate finance as a key agenda of bloc in face of 'unknown unknowns'
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