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Poor nations to seek assistance for climate actions at COP27: LDC Chief

The chair of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Egypt has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda. Madeleine Diouf Sarr, who chairs the Least Developed Countries group, told The Associated Press that the November conference known as COP27 should capture the voice and needs of the most climate-vulnerable nations and deliver climate justice. Sarr said the group would like to see an agreement to establish a dedicated financial facility that pays nations that are already facing the effects of climate change at the summit. The LDC group, comprised of 46 nations that make up just a small fraction of global emissions, negotiates as a bloc at the UN summit to champion the interests of developing countries. Issues such as who pays for poorer nations to transition to cleaner energy, making sure no communities get left behind in an energy transition and boosting how well vulnerable ..

Climate aid to developing nations to take a hit amid global headwinds

India had proposed a loss and damage fund last year, but the COP26 final text steered clear of it

Coal India, NTPC, Railways can help meet clean energy goals by 2050: Report

Three of India's biggest central state-owned enterprises, Coal India Limited, NTPC, and Indian Railways can help the country reach its climate goals while seizing a share of the clean energy market

Senate Democrats clear first hurdle on healthcare and climate bill

US Senate Democrats advanced their long-delayed health care, tax and climate bill following months of uncertainty over whether major legislation could be passed before the November mid-term elections

US climate envoy warns geopolitics may risk hurting climate efforts

Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference he warned that the rise in the cost of energy stoked by the crisis may make consumers and govts wary of taking tough measures to reduce emissions

More women in boardrooms mean better climate change policy, study says

Firms, including electric utilities and oil producers with 30% or more of director roles filled by women, typically score better on environmental disclosures.

Despite Biden win, Republican Senate to cast shadow on US climate policy

Biden has promised to guide the United States economy to net-zero emissions by 2050 to fight global warming if he is elected, a pledge that would require sweeping legislation to achieve

Data tagging absent in green finance despite rising demand: Study

Climate Policy Initiative, a global analysis and advisory organisation specialising in sustainable finance, is planning to launch a portal to track such investment in the country

Ten years of backflips over emissions trading leave climate policy in the lurch

Fast-forward ten years and we have seen a dizzying array of U-turns on climate, most of them bad news for the atmosphere