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More women in boardrooms mean better climate change policy, study says
Firms, including electric utilities and oil producers with 30% or more of director roles filled by women, typically score better on environmental disclosures.
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Biden, UN chief discuss strengthening partnership on Covid, climate change
US President-elect Joe Biden spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the two discussed the need to strengthen their partnership on urgent global issues including combatting Covid-19
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UK PM Johnson speaks with PM Modi on Covid-19 vaccines, climate change
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with his Indian counterpart PM Modi to discuss a wide range of global and bilateral issues, including collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine, climate change, and trade
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Why an economy-wide net-zero emission target won't work for India
China waited to strong growth trajectory before pledging to reach net-zero emissions but India is about 15-20 years behind China in terms of development
Climate change and the transfer of power
Book review of Fossil Free: Reimagining Clean Energy in a Carbon Constrained World
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Paris accord alone does not get the job done, says Biden's special envoy
John Kerry, who has been named special presidential envoy for climate change by Biden said the historic Paris agreement alone does not get the job done
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Carbon pricing rises as world's weapon of choice in climate fight
China, Japan and South Korea have all followed the European Union in pledging to cut emissions to "net zero" in recent weeks, where they release only as much as they remove from the air
President-elect Biden names climate statesman John Kerry as climate envoy
John Kerry is getting one more chance to lead the fight against climate change after President-elect Joe Biden named him climate envoy for national security
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Optimism on renewables
India will need increased effort to meet the targets
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G20 Summit: Climate change must not be fought in silos, says PM Modi
Climate change must be fought not in silos but in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a G20 event
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India has set target of cutting carbon footprint by 30-35%: PM Modi
Modi also said that work is constantly going on to strengthen the start-ups in the energy sector
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India not on track to hit climate goals, should limit emissions: G20 report
This year's report analyses G20 countries' performance across 100 indicators of climate adaptation, mitigation and finance, among other things
PM Modi speaks to Joe Biden; discusses Covid-19 pandemic, climate change
This was the first interaction between the two leaders after Democrat Biden defeated incumbent president Donald Trump in the US presidential election
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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"
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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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