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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

Covid LIVE: Kerala clocks 7,540 new cases, 259 deaths in last 24 hrs

Live news updates: The world is on track for disastrous levels of global heating despite carbon-cutting pledges from governments at the UN COP26 summit, say analysts.

Electric vehicle sales set to jump 80% in 2021: Report at COP26

The Factbook documents the progress that has been made towards global net-zero emissions in the road transport sector, and shows that the future is brighter than ever for zero-emission vehicles

Climate change and India's energy choices

Prime Minister Modi's announcement at Glasgow bring India's pledges for containing climate change in alignment with the international mainstream.

COP26: Little time, but 'mountain to climb' at UN climate talks

The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has made some serious toddler steps toward cutting emissions but far from the giant leaps needed to limit global warming to internationally accepted goals

COP26: Climate talks struggle with gap between rich, poor countries

To forge compromise, they have a big gap to bridge. Or more accurately, multiple gaps: there's a trust gap and a wealth gap

Not signed up to COP26 action agenda on sustainable agriculture: India

India dismissed reports that it had signed up to the Action Agenda on Sustainable Agriculture

UltraTech commits to Net Zero Concrete Roadmap announced by GCCA

Leading cement maker UltraTech on Tuesday announced its commitment to the GCCA 2050 Cement and Concrete Industry Roadmap for Net Zero Concrete

Global banks' new decarbonisation initiative at COP26 is a step backwards

It wouldn't make sense to abruptly forbid lending to non-green projects now, since the world needs to avoid hitting hardest banks most involved in carbon-heavy sectors.

How to make global trade green without hurting developing nations

Developed countries should share finance and green technologies with developing countries to help them reduce emissions and transition to clean production processes, various stakeholders say