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Tackle climate, growing inequality together at COP26: Oxfam India

Starting Sunday, India and other world nations come together at Glasgow to deliberate on mechanisms to contain emissions to restrict global temperature rise

Climate, Covid and corporate tax on the G-20 agenda at Rome summit

Italy is hoping the G-20 will secure key commitments from countries representing 80% of the global economy and responsible for around the same amount of global carbon emissions

Climate change reshaped Earth with extreme weather this year

There have been deadly floods in Belgium, Germany, China and Tennessee. Fire blazed in parts of the U.S. West, Greece and even the Arctic.

Climate change, Afghanistan dominate Modi's meeting with Italian PM

The two leaders also exchanged views on recent global and regional developments, including in Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific

COP26: Uniting the world in the fight to overcome crisis of climate change

The UK will be hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow

Modi taking impressive climate actions: British envoy on Glasgow summit

British High Commissioner Alex Ellis said India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is already taking impressive climate action

Why COP26 countries should not expect a net-zero pledge from India

Expecting both rich and poor countries zero out their emissions at the same time would be unjust

Run-up to COP26: Wonder rice may help reduce emissions, offer good yield

Scientists in Manila are developing new varieties offering this & much more

Vulnerable nations doing most to tackle climate crisis: UN report

Vulnerable countries are stepping up amidst a slow response from some of the biggest emitters, a UN report said

Will discuss economic and health recovery at G20: PM Narendra Modi

India says hopeful of getting WHO approval for Bharat Bio's Covaxin soon

First reality check launched for corporate climate claims: Details here

Large companies must convince the SBTi that they have a credible plan to halve their emissions before 2030 and eliminate 90-95 per cent of emissions before 2050 compared with a base year after 2015

UN warns world set for 2.7C rise on today's emissions pledges

COP26 climate talks could be the last chance to curb warming

COP26: Developing countries can afford the transition to green power

While the rich nations of the global north have led calls to rein in emissions, their less affluent counterparts have largely remained on the sidelines

Let COP26 be COP of actions in finance, technology support: India at UN

As nations head into the crucial climate summit in Glasgow, India has said that the conference should not be just promises and pledges and the world needs rapid and deep emission cuts in this decade rather than distant targets. "Science has time and again clearly stated the urgency of accelerated climate action. Recent incidents of extreme weather events across the world corroborate what science is telling us, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said. Addressing the high-level meeting Delivering Climate Action for People, Planet & Prosperity' convened by President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid on Tuesday, Yadav said the world needs rapid, sustained, and deep emission cuts in this decade rather than distant targets. "However, the current discourse on climate ambition seems to be shifting the goalposts." The high-level summit was convened just days before world leaders gather for the United Nations Framework Convention .

Climate ambition

Many of the net zero commitments are disappointing

No heroes at COP

If COP26 fails, it will be because of misplaced targets from the West and China, and a lack of ambition and imagination from India

What is COP26 and why does it matter? A guide to Glasgow climate talks 2021

COP26's aim is to curb emissions, keep the goal of 1.5 degrees of global warming within reach, sort out rules for a carbon market and raise billions in climate finance. Here's your roadmap to COP26

COP aims to end coal, but the world is still addicted to 'dirtiest fuel'

The burning of coal represents the biggest single obstacle to meeting the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5C

Climate treaty must lead to action

An agreed destination is not enough. There must be an agreed road map

Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020: United Nations

UN weather agency warns the world is 'way off track' on reaching goals for capping rising temperatures