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COP 25: India calls for speedier expansion of international solar alliance
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said there was a need to speed up this alliance to trap solar energy in a big way
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Need to mutually solve climate change, strive for holistic growth: Kovind
The President made the remarks at the Lakshmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards ceremony here.
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India needs support from advanced nations to fight climate change: Govt
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) at the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit 2019 held in New York on September 23.
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With 2081 deaths last year, India 5th most vulnerable to climate change
Lower income countries are the hardest hit by climate change, but have lower coping capacity, the Germanwatch report said
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Climate talks: Javadekar says will protect long-term development interests
Javadekar said India has reduced its emission intensity by 22 per cent over 2005 and it is one of the few countries which had increased tree cover in and outside the forest.
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Three Nobel science laureates stress urgency of addressing climate change
Winners of the prizes in physics, chemistry and economics made the assessment Saturday at a news conference ahead of next week's presentation of the prizes.
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Climate change has Indian govt worried about food production in 2099
India, the world's second most populous nation, has already been grappling with the impact of climate change
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European Union to likely miss its target to reduce greenhouse gases by 2030
Currently, the 28-nation bloc is aiming for a reduction of 40% by 2030
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Japan, Philippines, Germany worst hit by climate change, India close behind
India was also ravaged by crippling heat in 2018, along with the worst flooding in over 100 years and a pair of cyclones. Total damages: nearly $38 billion.
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US, EU top carbon polluters, must pay 54% of climate action costs: Report
The report examines data on historical carbon emissions to calculate the 'fair share' of responsibility for climate financing
India, Sweden discuss tech solutions to reduce industrial emissions
Sweden is working towards innovation in making carbon-free steel and carbon-neutral cement by 2030
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New European Union leaders take office vowing to tackle climate change
Former Belgian premier Charles Michel succeeded Donald Tusk as president of the European Council, meaning he will chair summits of national leaders and drive their common agenda forward
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Climate change has an unlikely victim: Winemakers who are trying to adapt
Wine makers increasingly forced to modify traditional production methods
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Tourists ruined Venice. Now floods are making the lagoon city inhabitable
The floods, which have become more frequent, disrupt the city's rhythm, suspending Vaporetto boat lines that connect stops on the Grand Canal to outlying sites like Murano and Burano
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Govt may set up National Coastal Mission to address climate change impact
The mission will be set up under National Action Plan for Climate Change and will include measures on climate change-related adaptation and mitigation while simultaneously advancing development
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Big four global auditors face investor calls for tougher climate scrutiny
Auditors are not giving enough weight to a potentially rapid transition towards a low-carbon future as governments implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to curb climate change, they said
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European parliament declares 'climate emergency' ahead of UN summit
"There is an urgency to act, but no state of emergency to declare," said EPP deputy Peter Liese, warning against giving an impression of "panic".
Cabinet approves India's stand at 2019 UN climate change conference
India will stress upon the need for fulfilling pre-2020 commitments by developed countries.
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Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit record high in 2018: UN
UN called for swift action to safeguard "the future welfare of mankind."
Climate change to hurt health of children born in India for life: Lancet
Indian children, who are already exposed to bad air and are particularly susceptible to malnutrition and infectious diseases, will experience greater impacts of climate change
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