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Big Oil spent $1 billion on climate lobbying since 2015 Paris deal: Report
As planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions hit their highest levels in human history in 2018, the five companies wracked up total profits of $55 billion
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COP24: Nations strike deal to breathe life into Paris climate treaty
Nations on Sunday struck a deal to breathe life into the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty after marathon UN talks that failed to match the ambition the world's most vulnerable countries need to avert dangerous global warming. Delegates from nearly 200 states finalised a common rule book designed to deliver the Paris goals of limiting global temperature rises to well below two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit). "Putting together the Paris agreement work programme is a big responsibility," said COP24 president Michal Kurtyka as he gavelled through the deal after talks in Poland that ran deep into overtime. "It has been a long road. We did our best to leave no one behind." But states already dealing with devastating floods, droughts and extreme weather made worse by climate change said the package agreed in the mining city of Katowice lacked the bold ambition to cut emissions the world needed. Egyptian ambassador Wael Aboulmagd, chair of a the G77 & China negotiating bloc, said the .
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Nations must triple efforts to achieve Paris climate accord target: Study
Researchers conclude that nations must raise their ambition by three times to meet the 2 degrees Celsius target and five times to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius target
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Trump blames India, China for decision to withdraw from Paris climate deal
Trump had said that the agreement on climate change was unfair to the US, as it badly hit its businesses and jobs
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Paris climate accord: Trump willing to sign a 'completely different' deal
He said, 'If somebody said, go back into the Paris accord, it would have to be a completely different deal because we had a horrible deal'
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US notifies Paris climate accord pullout, UN asks it to re-engage
Notification received yesterday was communicated by US Permanent Representative to UN Nikki Haley
Trump administration officially notifies UN of Paris climate deal pullout
Donald Trump said the deal 'punished' the US and would cost millions of American jobs
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Time for China and Europe to lead, as Trump dumps the Paris climate deal
It will take around four years for the US to withdraw
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India committed to Paris Climate Change accord, says PM Narendra Modi
Modi reiterated that India is committed to reducing carbon emission
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What happens to Paris climate deal if the US leaves?
As the second-biggest polluter, after China, the US has a key role in tackling rising temperatures
Donald Trump pulling US out of Paris climate deal: Reports
Axios news outlet cited two unidentified sources; Fox News also cited an unidentified source
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Trump to abide by Paris climate deal only if it creates jobs for US
President Trump believes that Paris climate agreement is not a great deal for America
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'No turning back,' says head of UN climate talks
Under the Paris pact, countries have submitted voluntary pledges to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that cause dangerous global warming
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Paris climate deal a turning point for planet: Barack Obama
The US President said that the agreement will help delay or avoid some of the worst consequences of climate change
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Paris climate deal would come into force much earlier: Barack Obama
A total of 62 countries accounting for almost 52 per cent of emissions have now ratified the accord
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EU agrees to ratify Paris climate deal
What some believed impossible is now real, said Donald Tusk, European Union President
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Smart turnaround
India's ratification of the Paris climate deal was inevitable
India to play leading role in combating climate change: Swaraj
India will submit its instrument of ratification of the Paris agreement on Gandhi Jayanti
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Hit the pause button
India must not rush into ratifying Paris climate deal
US, China ratify Paris climate deal, setting stage for G20
China has gone to great lengths to try to make the Sept 4-5 G20 summit a success, hoping to cement its standing as a global power
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