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Risky business: Climate change turns up the heat on insurers, policyholders
By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn
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Saudi Arabia denies trying to sabotage climate negotiations at Glasgow
Saudi Arabia's energy minister expressed shock at repeated complaints that the world's largest oil producer is working behind the scenes to sabotage negotiations
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COP26 draft decision shifts the goalpost on climate financing
Sticks to $100 billion figure, no separate loss & damage fund proposed; calls for phasing out coal
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Carbon tariffs
India's attitude at the WTO needs to be constructive
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Climate change: Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more
The ice masses that formed over millennia from compacted snow have been melting since the time of the Industrial Revolution, a process that has accelerated in recent years
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COP26: Climate talks draft agreement expresses 'alarm and concern'
In a significant move, the draft urges countries to accelerate the phasing out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels, but makes no explicit reference to ending the use of oil and gas
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Covid LIVE: Kerala clocks 7,540 new cases, 259 deaths in last 24 hrs
Live news updates: The world is on track for disastrous levels of global heating despite carbon-cutting pledges from governments at the UN COP26 summit, say analysts.
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Electric vehicle sales set to jump 80% in 2021: Report at COP26
The Factbook documents the progress that has been made towards global net-zero emissions in the road transport sector, and shows that the future is brighter than ever for zero-emission vehicles
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Climate change and India's energy choices
Prime Minister Modi's announcement at Glasgow bring India's pledges for containing climate change in alignment with the international mainstream.
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COP26: Little time, but 'mountain to climb' at UN climate talks
The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has made some serious toddler steps toward cutting emissions but far from the giant leaps needed to limit global warming to internationally accepted goals
COP26: Climate talks struggle with gap between rich, poor countries
To forge compromise, they have a big gap to bridge. Or more accurately, multiple gaps: there's a trust gap and a wealth gap
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Not signed up to COP26 action agenda on sustainable agriculture: India
India dismissed reports that it had signed up to the Action Agenda on Sustainable Agriculture
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UltraTech commits to Net Zero Concrete Roadmap announced by GCCA
Leading cement maker UltraTech on Tuesday announced its commitment to the GCCA 2050 Cement and Concrete Industry Roadmap for Net Zero Concrete
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Global banks' new decarbonisation initiative at COP26 is a step backwards
It wouldn't make sense to abruptly forbid lending to non-green projects now, since the world needs to avoid hitting hardest banks most involved in carbon-heavy sectors.
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How to make global trade green without hurting developing nations
Developed countries should share finance and green technologies with developing countries to help them reduce emissions and transition to clean production processes, various stakeholders say
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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.
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
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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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