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Biden's climate change legislation gets a big push from fellow Democrats
Climate control is part of the legislation more popularly known as Build Back Better agenda -- an ambitious plan to comprehensively rewrite the US's health, education, climate and tax laws.
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To save the planet, it is time poor nations get paid for protection
DRC is the first developing nation to decide if rich countries aren't serious about paying the costs that their carbon emissions will impose on poorer ones, they will have to raise the cash themselves
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Board-level engagement in banks on climate risk inadequate: RBI survey
The survey pointed out a majority of the banks did not have a separate business unit or vertical for sustainability and ESG-related initiatives
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Oil, geopolitics, and climate change
Crude oil still commands its place in the fuel market, but investments in oil exploration have gone down as concerns about climate change grow
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US announces plans to plant more trees as climate change kills off forests
The Biden administration on Monday announced plans to replant trees on millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands
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California wildfires: 14,000 acres land destroyed, 6000 people displaced
According to CNN, the state fire officials said that the fire began on Friday and remained 0 per cent contained on Sunday in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada near the small community of Midpines
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Heatwave in Europe underscores need for action to fight climate change: WHO
As the Europe reels from the effects of a prolonged heatwave responsible for a series of ferocious wildfires regional governments have been urged by WHO to implement the Paris climate agreement
Climate change adding layer of vulnerability to fragile Himalayas: Experts
Climate change and ill-planned human interventions in the Himalayas have accentuated the vulnerability of the hills to disasters, resulting in a manifold increase in loss of property and human lives
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Luton Airport runway meltdown shows airports vulnerable to climate change
The temporary disruption at London's Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face
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Over 1,000 killed in Spain's heatwave; temperature tops 40 deg C
Spain's Ministry of Health said on Thursday that 1,047 people died in this year's second heatwave as temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country over the past 10 days
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Developed nations must lead in global transition towards net-zero: India
The maximum impact of the climate change is being borne by the poorest countries and most vulnerable communities who have contributed the least to the crisis, India has said
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US President Joe Biden calls climate change a clear and present danger
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) escalated his warnings about climate change by calling it a "clear and present danger" as he previewed a slate of executive actions
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Joe Biden announces modest climate change actions; pledges more to come
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, This is an emergency and I will look at it that way
Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency, takes steps on wind power
"Climate change is literally an existential threat to our nation and to the world," Biden said
Govt has a $10-bn plan to decarbonise public transport and curb emissions
Convergence Energy Services Ltd is planning a $10-bn tender for 50,000 electric buses that will help India meet its goals for net zero emissions
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Most major nations lag in acting on climate-fighting goals: Scientists
For most of the major carbon-polluting nations, promising to fight climate change is a lot easier than actually doing it. In the United States, President Joe Biden has learned that the hard way
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Britain not built to withstand 40 deg C; infrastructure most likely to fail
Climate change is intensifying heatwaves in the UK, an affluent country with the capacity and resources to adapt to warmer temperatures
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Johnson chairs last Cabinet meeting as UK PM amid election of new leader
Johnson, 58, defended his government's record and commitment to tackling climate change as he addressed the ongoing heat wave.
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India preparing to submit new climate targets to UN ahead of COP27 talks
India's delay has been striking given Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise announcement at COP26 that his country would reach net-zero emissions by 2070
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Nicholas Stern on India's road to become a developed economy and more
Prof of Economics at the London School of Economics Nicholas Stern spoke to Business Standard's Asit Ranjan Mishra on India's focus areas to become a developed economy and more
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