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With COP26 in overtime, latest draft deal keeps eye on climate ambition

The draft deals urged rich countries to double climate adaptation finance by 2025 from 2019 levels

COP26: Rested negotiators hope to take climate talks over the line

UK PM Boris Johnson said Friday that he believes an ambitious outcome is in sight at the two-week talks, which are now in overtime

Growth rate of agricultural emissions picking up since 2015, shows data

Share of agriculture in India's emissions may be falling, but it still accounts for a fifth of the total

Leading the climate charge: India sets hard targets at COP26

Financial modelling of climate risks needs to be strengthened and supervisory tools for a more rigorous analysis of climate risks from businesses need to be reinforced

Journalists, activists stress on stronger laws for environment protection

They underlined the need for stricter provisions in the Forest Conservation Act to ensure a higher degree of compliance.

World needs to come together to honour 2015 Paris Agreement: Minister

No nation, no matter how big or small, can save the planet alone, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said

New COP26 draft declaration waters down calls to end fossil fuel use

The COP26, which is due to conclude on Friday, is seen as the world's last chance to reach meaningful commitments to fulfil the goals set out by the 2015 Paris Agreement

A balancing act, COP26 draft deal keeps up pressure for climate action

While retaining its core demand for countries to set tougher climate pledges next year, the draft uses weaker language than a previous draft text

US-China climate deal symbolic but not enough to avert crisis: Experts

A joint China-US declaration on climate change won't be enough to avert a deepening climate crisis

Climate finance isn't charity by rich: Indian environment minister at COP26

Bhupender Yadav says rich countries have an obligation, responsibility, duty and a vow to provide climate finance to developing nations

India flags two and three wheeler emissions focus at COP26

India has highlighted the need to focus on the emissions related to two and three wheelers alongside other vehicles as part of a zero emissions target at the COP26 summit in Glasgow

Recent global warming 'unprecedented' in 24,000 years, finds study

The speed of human-caused global warming over the last 150 years is faster than anything seen since the last ice age, about 24,000 years ago, according to a study

China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks

The U.S. and China will also revive a working group that will meet regularly to address the climate crisis and advance the multilateral process

India's GDP to rise by $406 bn by 2050 in net-zero scenario: Report

India's GDP will rise by USD 406 billion by 2050 and more than 43 million jobs will be created, as the Asia's third-largest economy leaps towards a net-zero target, according to a report

Risky business: Climate change turns up the heat on insurers, policyholders

(Reuters) - Tony and Jhan Dunn never thought they would leave California, where they grew up, built a life together and planned to retire.

Saudi Arabia denies trying to sabotage climate negotiations at Glasgow

Saudi Arabia's energy minister expressed shock at repeated complaints that the world's largest oil producer is working behind the scenes to sabotage negotiations

COP26 draft decision shifts the goalpost on climate financing

Sticks to $100 billion figure, no separate loss & damage fund proposed; calls for phasing out coal

Carbon tariffs

India's attitude at the WTO needs to be constructive

Climate change: Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more

The ice masses that formed over millennia from compac­t­ed snow have been melting since the time of the Industrial Revolution, a process that has accelerated in recent years

COP26: Climate talks draft agreement expresses 'alarm and concern'

In a significant move, the draft urges countries to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels, but makes no explicit reference to ending the use of oil and gas