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Best of BS Opinion: Simplifying tax on capital, Trump economy, and more
From why life expectancy in the US has been declining to how an undefined constitutional clause has grown too big for the times, here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
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Nothing has been done to save the planet: Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg
"People are more generally aware now. The climate and the environment is a hot topic. But - and it's a big but: From another perspective, pretty much nothing has been done," she said
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Thunberg, Trump to offer conflicting visions at climate-focused Davos
The forum's own Global Risks report published last week warned that "climate change is striking harder and more rapidly than many expected" with global temperatures on track to increase
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WEF summit 2020: The yearly jamboree to host many climate heroes this week
More than 3,000 global leaders will assemble here this week as 'stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world'
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Greta Thunberg calls on Siemens to review Adani's Australia coal project
The Australian government last year approved the construction of a new coal mine in Queensland by Adani that is expected to produce 8-10 million tonnes of thermal coal a year.
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Year in Review: Meet the 10 game changers of 2019
Business Standard brings you a list of celebrated personalities from across the world, who made big news for reasons good and bad
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Teachable moments from a schoolgirl
Ms Thunberg has also been critical of lifestyle choices made by her mother Malena Ernman and her father Svante Thunberg
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Combating climate change
Greta Thunberg and her generation might just have made enough of a difference to give the Earth a fighting chance
World leaders' commitments fall short of outcome at UN climate conference
The narrow aim of the Madrid negotiations is to finalise the rulebook for the 2015 climate accord, which enjoins nations to limit global temperature rises to "well below" two degrees Celsius.
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Greta should 'chill', go to movies, work on anger management: Trump
US President Donald Trump slammed Times Magazine for naming Greta Thunberg as 2019 Person of the Year
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg is TIME's 2019 Person of the Year
At 16, Thunberg is the youngest individual ever to be named TIME's Person of the Year
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Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of 'creative PR' not leading to action
The activist cited scientific reports that have established that unchecked warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) for the planet will be catastrophic.
India must start work on replacing coal plants with renewable: Rahul Munjal
Hero Future Energies' chairman and managing director Rahul Munjal speaks on on social media, sustainability and energy efficiency
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How aviation industry is planning to counter 'flight shaming', Greta effect
Flight shaming has dented demand in Europe, particularly in northern parts but also in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
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The cult of children
At the UN Climate Action Summit, Greta Thunberg admonished the world's leaders for playing fast and loose with the futures of the young
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Bookies back Greta Thunberg to win Nobel Peace Prize, experts don't
In August last year, she began sitting alone in front of Sweden's parliament on Fridays with a sign reading "School Strike for the Climate"
Govt to ease land acquisition, finance for renewables to meet 450 GW target
At the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday, Modi vowed to double India's renewable energy target to 450 gigawatt (GW) by 2030
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Youth show the mirror to major nations including India at UN climate summit
16 children, including India's Ridhima Pandey, said they would petition the UN against five big carbon polluters in the world
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From India to Europe, 'global climate strike' events planned for Friday
Climate change has become an increasingly important issue for voters in recent years, particularly in Europe
World leaders come up short at UN summit as millions demand climate action
Under the Paris Agreement, countries are expected to submit new, and ideally more ambitious, climate action plans every five years. The next presentations are due in 2020
