Page 18 - Climate Change Talks
Climate change: England must 'adapt or die,' govt agency warns
England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not improve its defence against more extreme weather brought by climate change
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WHO calls for climate action to assure sustained recovery from Covid-19
The World Health Organisation has said that countries must set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic
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Contentious climate debate: Should rich nations pay for damage done?
Annual climate negotiations tend to focus on what countries can do to slow global warming by cutting emissions, a task that benefits rich and poor countries alike
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Climate truth-tellers
For long, climate change deniers rejected these models as unverifiable and results of questionable inputs
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India houses half of all people vulnerable to life-threatening heat
The researchers found that more than half the people on Earth who face life-threatening heat stress caused by climate change live in India
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BS Views of the Week: Looking beyond net-zero, and making NMP a success
From the crucial ingredient missing in global climate talks to how the National Monetisation Pipeline venture can succeed, here's what Business Standard columnists and editorials had to say this week
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Debt for climate and green power
India's climate targets are not conditional, but its negotiating position has been that finance and technology must be made available to developing countries
UN climate talks: Faint progress on money, none on pollution
Opening pocketbooks wider to fight climate change? That's looking slightly more doable. Closing more smokestacks for the same goal? Not yet sold
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UN to world leaders: To curtail warming, you must put more efforts
Pressure keeps building on increasingly anxious world leaders to ratchet up efforts to fight climate change
India and US to launch Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue
America's Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry would travel to India next week, during which the two countries would launch the Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue
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US to join dialogue today on climate action hosted by Argentina
The US is set to join the High-Level Dialogue on Climate Action to be held on September 8 by the Government of Argentina.
China warns US envoy John Kerry that bad ties could set back climate talks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned United States climate envoy John Kerry that deteriorating US-China relations could undermine cooperation between the two on climate change
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India on track to meet Paris Agreement goals, says FM Sitharaman
COP26's Alok Sharma warms up to India's climate action; hopes India commits to a net-zero target by 2050
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How the two Koreas can establish a model to handle climate crisis
The two Koreas cannot by themselves stop the climate crisis, but they can establish a model that the rest of the world can follow.
Climate repair: Three things we must do now to stabilise the planet
The challenge of surviving the next 50 years is now seen as a planet-wide existential crisis; we need to work together urgently
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45% of EU firms report investments to address climate change: Survey
This comes as Europe shows global leadership in the fight against climate change with the Green Deal and the new 'fit for 55' proposals
More countries hike climate pledges, piling pressure on major emitters
More countries hike climate pledges, piling pressure on major emitters
India couldn't attend climate meet in London due to technical issues: Govt
India was among the 51 countries invited to the conference held in London.
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World Bank vows to keep board apprised of climate action progress
The World Bank on Tuesday agreed to boost its spending on climate change to 35% from 28% and to provide annual progress reports to its board
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UN Secy Gen Antonio Guterres urges global partnership for green growth
Antonio Guterres has called for global partnership to tackle climate change and strive towards inclusive green growth
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