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Amazon's Jeff Bezos names 16 beneficiaries to his $10 bn climate fund
This is the first time the world's richest man has named the beneficiaries to the climate action fund
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France's biggest glacier is melting, you should see it before it disappears
"There's sometimes a certain anxiety of seeing the Mer de Glace before it disappears"
 "France's biggest glacier is melting, you should see it before it disappears")
Creo Syndicate: Secret club for billionaires who care about climate change
Creo acts like an investment bank, vetting about 300 deals per year, connecting investors with possible partners, and conducting research on technologies
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UNEP calls for integrated joint approaches to combat climate change
The report shows that coordinating priority areas to conserve both biodiversity and carbon stocks is key to meeting ambitious goals for both nature and climate
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RIL invests $50 million in Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures
In a filing to stock exchanges, Reliance said it would make the investment in tranches over the next 8 to 10 years
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World leaders talking to Joe Biden about coronavirus, climate change
World leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues
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EV policy will reduce carbon emission by 4.8 mn tonnes in 4 yrs: Delhi govt
Delhi's EV policy will contribute to 4.8 million tonnes of reduction in carbon emissions by 2024
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Climate change push
Pvt sector participation is a welcome step
Big economies aim for net-zero emissions but India cannot afford to yet
The South Asian country has a tiny carbon footprint per person, but it can still still help in the green transition.
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23-year-old sues Australia for not disclosing climate change risk in bonds
Kathleen O'Donnell says the Australian Office of Financial Management and Treasury are deceiving investors by not disclosing climate change alongside other financial risks in its exchange-traded debt
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Three steps to a Biden climate initiative
With more sensible US leadership and new policy tools, the world will have a fighting chance of survival
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Bidenomics: Sanity in post-Covid world, but expect no instant big changes
India, with its market potential, and as a complement to the US economy stands to gain if it plays its cards right
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Rolling back Trump's rollbacks: Biden seen reversing climate deregulation
"Nothing Trump has sought to accomplish on climate change is secure," said Michael Burger, head of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
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Climate change: A polluter's easy path to the zero emissions club
Countries accounting for about 56% of the world's emissions have now announced or are investigating targets to eliminate their emissions by mid-century
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US election 2020: Climate goals may suffer even if Donald Trump loses
Independent of the US presidency, however, states and companies have committed to climate goals and investment in sustainable technologies
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India doing well on climate change; on path to meet Paris Agreement targets
In recent weeks, three countries in Asia have announced their intention to move towards a "net-zero" emissions target: South Korea (2050), Japan (2050) and China (2060)
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New body, old problems
Pollution in NCR needs an expansive response
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Climate change: Fear and hope
Book review of Hope in Hell: A Decade to Confront the Climate Emergency
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First drone goes flying to the North Pole on a climate mission: Report
Sensors on the drone would assess sunlight reflected from the ice
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Trump's 'filthy air' remark exposes India's poor pollution control: Experts
According to one report, the country accounted for the highest increase in deaths caused due to PM2.5 levels in the air
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