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Agenda for Stockholm+50
As we approach Stockholm+50, we are looking at an increasingly inequitable world; where poverty and marginalisation are growing
India on track to achieving climate goals: PM Modi at CERAWeek 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country is on track to achieving its climate goals before the target date as it switches over to energy-efficient mediums and uses waste to generate energy. Speaking after accepting the 2021 CERAWeek Global Energy & Environment Leadership Award for his commitment to energy sustainability and the environment, Modi said climate change and calamity are major challenges facing the world. Both are interlinked, and one way to fight them is through policies, laws, rules and orders, and the other is bringing behavioural change, he said, listing measures taken by his government for sustainable energy usage. While the target of mixing 20 per cent ethanol has been advanced to 2025, 5,000 compressed bio-gas plants will be set up to turn municipal and agriculture waste into energy, he said. Also, switch over to energy-efficient LED bulbs has helped save 38 million tonnes of carbon emission, he said, adding that the share of non-fossil sources of .
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IEA says global CO2 emissions rising again after nearly 6% fall last year
In India, the world's third biggest emitter, emissions rose above 2019 levels from last September as economic activity increased and restrictions were relaxed
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Warming will increase frequency of flash droughts in India: IIT study
This will have a negative impact on crop production, says the study
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UN chief lists four priority areas to address climate crisis risks
Talking about the last priority area, Guterres said that "we need to deepen partnerships across and beyond the United Nations system"
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Unstable development
Indiscriminate construction is destroying Uttarakhand
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More calamities ahead? Ground voices on Uttarakhand flood, rescue ops
To some, the scenes were reminiscent of the 2013 Uttarakhand floods that killed over 5,000 people and led to heavy losses to infrastructure and agriculture lands
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Climate change emerges as 'global emergency' in biggest-ever poll
The survey covered 50 countries with over half the world's population
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Climate change to be centre of national security, foreign policy: Biden
Biden on Wednesday signed a series of executive orders and took steps to address this challenge, which he identified as one of the most pressing threats of the era
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Combating climate change
US must ensure that developed world does its bit
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Climate litigations spiked in recent years, says United Nations body
This has made the courtroom increasingly relevant to efforts to address climate change around the world, an UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report
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Ice loss accelerating at record pace globally, shows research
Global warming due to carbon emissions is a key factor
Elon Musk promises $100-mn prize for best carbon capture tech: Know details
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that he planned to give away $100 million as prize for the 'best carbon capture technology'
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World's oceans continue to warm, despite reduced carbon emissions
Published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences earlier this week, the study was conducted by 20 scientists from 13 institutes in China, the United States and Italy
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Too many companies are banking on carbon capture to reach net zero
The UN Principles for Responsible Investment estimates that some 42 companies announced net-zero targets in 2019
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Team Joe Biden: A climate adviser who is an India-Pakistan pundit too
John Kerry, Biden's pick for climate envoy, also knows the Afghanistan-Pakistan axis for a long time
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US Fed joins international group of central banks in climate change fight
The US Federal Reserve has joined an international group of central banks focused on climate change risk, a signal that it could move to incorporate the impacts of global warming into regulatory writ
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Britain to end government support for fossil fuel sector exports
The announcement by Prime Minister Boris Johnson comes a day before he co-hosts a virtual summit with more than 70 world leaders to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate accord
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India not responsible for climate change, says Prakash Javadekar
He remarked that India is the only G20 nation to be in compliance with the Paris deal
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European Union leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks
'We decided to cut our greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55 per cent by 2030'
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