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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".
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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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Is natural gas key to sustainable development model? NGOs think otherwise
Extracting and transporting natural gas notably results in significant emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than CO2.
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Best of BS Opinion: J&K occupying public discourse, but what about economy?
The opinion pages set out some of the critical issues that policy-makers need to confront, says Kanika Datta
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Finland has an app to calculate carbon footprint based on user's purchases
Unlike other carbon-footprint calculators already on the market, the application developed by a Finnish payment services provider does not rely on users inputting the data manually
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World's fossil fuel output plan inconsistent with Paris treaty: UN report
A UN report last year concluded that global CO2 emissions must drop 45% by 2030
US, China among 10 nations that are far off climate targets for 2030: UN
Other countries analysed included Russia, India, Australia, Indonesia, Canada, Germany, Norway and Britain.
New forest policy on anvil; climate change a key feature, says official
It's going to be the country's fourth forest policy after the ones launched in 1894, 1952 and 1988
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How paying countries for not cutting down trees reduces deforestation
In 2009, Norway pledged $250 million if Guyana limited its annual deforestation rate to 0.056% between the years 2010 and 2015
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Climate change: Investors wants world energy body to support Paris accord
The signatories said they wanted the IEA to produce what they would consider a "fully transparent" scenario showing how the world could meet the most ambitious Paris accord goals.
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Niti's National Energy Policy to be umbrella plan for all energy ministries
National Energy Policy to become guiding policy for half a dozen ministries
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Garbage from India, China, Russia comes floating to Los Angeles, says Trump
He said the Paris Climate Agreement was a "disaster" for the US, adding that the deal would have resulted in trillions and trillions of dollars of destruction to America.
Need grand coalition of govts, corp, people to tackle climate change: IEA
The IEA said that under its Sustainable Development Scenario, global CO2 emissions would fall two thirds from 2018 by 2050, with net zero achieved in 2070.
One for the planet: Solutions for a cleaner world from Indian businesses
From waterless bathing products to ink made from air pollutants, environment-minded Indian entrepreneurs are finding creative solutions for a cleaner world
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India is first to respond for humanitarian assistance in subcontinent: Shah
Addressing the 10th meeting of the heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states, he also said it is an important platform for regional outreach
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