Page 14 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Glasgow COP26: Republicans, China, Russia hurt progress, says Obama
Obama said the Paris agreement he helped to broker had created a framework to tackle climate change
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Lack of seriousness will jeopardise net zero pledges, says India
India, speaking on behalf of the BASIC group, on Monday warned that lack of a serious approach to climate finance will jeopardise the enhanced mitigation and adaptation ambition as well as net zero pledges of parties.
 "Lack of seriousness will jeopardise net zero pledges, says India")
Maharashtra bags climate action award in UK for regional leadership
The state government claims to have succeeded in creating a culture of climate action in Maharashtra, which has borne expenses worth $2 billion due to climate-related disasters during the past year
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Floods, water crisis: Chennai feels climate change pinch, say experts
The report says that Chennai may sink by up to 1.87 feet under water
 "Floods, water crisis: Chennai feels climate change pinch, say experts")
Glasgow COP26: Govts working to make agriculture less polluting
In the COP26, India has committed to reduce overall carbon emission by 1 billion tonnes by 2030
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US needs unity to fight climate change: Former US President Barack Obama
Former US President Barack Obama says he believes that President Biden's climate package will be historic and he welcomed the efforts of all US politicians
 "US needs unity to fight climate change: Former US President Barack Obama")
A week in, many sticky issues remain unresolved at COP26 climate talks
Numerous developing nations were pessimistic. They called progress disappointing, saying announcements were high in quantity but worried that they were low in quantity
 "A week in, many sticky issues remain unresolved at COP26 climate talks")
Covid pandemic significantly impacted climate change efforts: WHO
Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down climate change efforts by various countries, according to the 2021 WHO health and climate change global survey report released on Monday
Business leaders optimistic COP26 visions will become reality
Executives and financial analysts say they are optimistic that COP26 talks will lead to changes needed for businesses to play a bigger role in tackling climate change.
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Loss, damage take centre stage as India battles climate extremities
India joined hands with 24 developing countries to push for climate disaster funding
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COP26: Must make bold compromises for climate deal, warns Johnson
The first week of the talks have seen much of the attention focus on the attendance by world leaders
 "COP26: Must make bold compromises for climate deal, warns Johnson")
Key role for WTO to meet emission targets
The 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO is scheduled to start at Geneva from the end of this month
 "Key role for WTO to meet emission targets")
EKI Energy expects Rs 1,000 cr turnover this fiscal, 50% growth in 2022-23
Founded in 2011, EKI Energy is one of the leading companies in the carbon credit industry in India with an established global footprint
 "EKI Energy expects Rs 1,000 cr turnover this fiscal, 50% growth in 2022-23")
Climate protesters plan to march through Glasgow amid UN climate talks
Inside the conference venue, negotiators knuckled down for a seventh day of talks to finish draft agreements that can be passed to ministers for political approval next week
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Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic
Siberia even hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). Even a region called the Last Ice Area showed unexpected melting this year
 "Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic")
Greta Thunberg calls Glasgow COP26 climate summit 'a failure'
Greta Thunberg called the UN climate talks in Glasgow "so far a failure", accusing leaders of actively creating loopholes in the rules and greenwashing their countries' emissions.
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Best of BS Opinion: Accounting for climate change, tough choices, and more
Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day
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India's approaching democratic crisis
In India, we will soon face a variation of this problem, created by the differing demographic, cultural and economic trajectories of various parts of the country
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Footprint of top 1% threatens 1.5 degrees Celsius limit, says study
The richest 1 per cent are on track to be releasing 70 tonnes of CO2 per person, according to the study.
Climate change will kill sovereignty as we know it
A concept that came out of the Thirty Years War could become obsolete in the age of ecological apocalypse
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