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Sweden wants travel cos to declare impact of long haul trips on climate
Choosing more climate friendly ways of getting around have become a hot topic in the country following climate activist Greta Thunberg's insistence
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Cycle of extremes: Erratic monsoon hits crops in Karnataka's Kaveri basin
The rainfall anomaly in the Kaveri basin is part of a larger trend where climate change results in spells of torrential rain interspersed with unusually dry periods
 "Cycle of extremes: Erratic monsoon hits crops in Karnataka's Kaveri basin")
Katowice climate change talks: The challenges and India's priorities
The first part of a curtain-raiser series on the negotiations that will lead to the finalisation of a rule-book for the Paris Agreement
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Sticking points that could heat up Katowice climate change talks
The divide over paragraph 5 of article 9 of the Paris Agreement has widened during the year
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Small step forward
Developing nations largely left on their own on climate change
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Katowice climate talks: Progress only on areas US, developed nations favour
Progress only in areas that US and developed countries favour
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US, EU start talks on climate finance after developing nations put pressure
Developed nations still refuse scrutiny of the information they might provide on climate finance under Paris Agreement.
Climate deal not possible if rich nations don't pay up: Katowice negotiator
Mohamed Nasr, minister plenipotentiary and chairperson of the African Group of Negotiators at the Katowice talks, tells Business Standard says the world "needs greater ambition" to tackle climate chan
 "Climate deal not possible if rich nations don't pay up: Katowice negotiator")
'Very little goodwill reciprocated by developed nations at Katowice so far'
'They are defying the notion of enhanced transparency framework,' says Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd of Egypt and the chair of the G77+China group on climate change in an exclusive interview
 "'Very little goodwill reciprocated by developed nations at Katowice so far'")
AILAC group breaks developing country unity at Katowice climate talks
Eight countries in the group prevent G77+China from taking a strong stance on differentiation and finance
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Egypt, Germany tasked to sort differences over climate finance in Katowice
The presidency is expected to similarly request multiple sets of two ministers each -to try resolve differences in other politically sensitive parts of the Paris Agreement rulebook
Govt to ease land acquisition, finance for renewables to meet 450 GW target
At the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday, Modi vowed to double India's renewable energy target to 450 gigawatt (GW) by 2030
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Youth show the mirror to major nations including India at UN climate summit
16 children, including India's Ridhima Pandey, said they would petition the UN against five big carbon polluters in the world
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Collaboration with India on climate action is quite important: UN official
The UN official also lauded efforts by Indian companies and said he has been very encouraged by the response of companies globally in tackling climate change
From India to Europe, 'global climate strike' events planned for Friday
Climate change has become an increasingly important issue for voters in recent years, particularly in Europe
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Modi to brief UN summit on India's renewable energy, climate action plans
Modi is among the first set of speakers at the Summit's opening ceremony, a highly significant gesture
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The most crucial climate talk since Paris 2015 deal begins in Katowice
Over the next two weeks, the aim is to make an end-of-year deadline for agreeing a rule book on how to enforce global action to limit further warming of the planet
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Katowice climate talks: US, EU refuse disclosure on climate finance
The developed countries instead demanded that developing countries provide information on how they would also contribute to climate finance
Explained: Why India should not enhance its climate targets at UNSG Summit
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend Climate Action Summit on September 23 at New York
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Letter to BS: Afforestation is not an immediate measure to reduce emission
Official commitments before international forums have to be made with caution as the European Union and the United States have a hidden economic and political agenda
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