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Page 81 - Latest Updates on Climate Change

European parliament declares 'climate emergency' ahead of UN summit

"There is an urgency to act, but no state of emergency to declare," said EPP deputy Peter Liese, warning against giving an impression of "panic".

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Updated On : 28 Nov 2019 | 11:44 PM IST

Cabinet approves India's stand at 2019 UN climate change conference

India will stress upon the need for fulfilling pre-2020 commitments by developed countries.

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2019 | 1:59 PM IST

Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit record high in 2018: UN

UN called for swift action to safeguard "the future welfare of mankind."

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2019 | 2:56 AM IST

Climate change to hurt health of children born in India for life: Lancet

Indian children, who are already exposed to bad air and are particularly susceptible to malnutrition and infectious diseases, will experience greater impacts of climate change

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Updated On : 25 Nov 2019 | 8:07 PM IST

Is natural gas key to sustainable development model? NGOs think otherwise

Extracting and transporting natural gas notably results in significant emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than CO2.

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Updated On : 22 Nov 2019 | 10:43 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: J&K occupying public discourse, but what about economy?

The opinion pages set out some of the critical issues that policy-makers need to confront, says Kanika Datta

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2019 | 7:31 PM IST

Finland has an app to calculate carbon footprint based on user's purchases

Unlike other carbon-footprint calculators already on the market, the application developed by a Finnish payment services provider does not rely on users inputting the data manually

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2019 | 12:15 PM IST

World's fossil fuel output plan inconsistent with Paris treaty: UN report

A UN report last year concluded that global CO2 emissions must drop 45% by 2030

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2019 | 11:47 PM IST

US, China among 10 nations that are far off climate targets for 2030: UN

Other countries analysed included Russia, India, Australia, Indonesia, Canada, Germany, Norway and Britain.

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2019 | 12:10 PM IST

New forest policy on anvil; climate change a key feature, says official

It's going to be the country's fourth forest policy after the ones launched in 1894, 1952 and 1988

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Updated On : 19 Nov 2019 | 6:49 PM IST

How paying countries for not cutting down trees reduces deforestation

In 2009, Norway pledged $250 million if Guyana limited its annual deforestation rate to 0.056% between the years 2010 and 2015

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Updated On : 19 Nov 2019 | 8:58 AM IST

Climate change: Investors wants world energy body to support Paris accord

The signatories said they wanted the IEA to produce what they would consider a "fully transparent" scenario showing how the world could meet the most ambitious Paris accord goals.

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Updated On : 18 Nov 2019 | 7:05 PM IST

Niti's National Energy Policy to be umbrella plan for all energy ministries

National Energy Policy to become guiding policy for half a dozen ministries

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Updated On : 18 Nov 2019 | 1:05 AM IST

Garbage from India, China, Russia comes floating to Los Angeles, says Trump

He said the Paris Climate Agreement was a "disaster" for the US, adding that the deal would have resulted in trillions and trillions of dollars of destruction to America.

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Updated On : 14 Nov 2019 | 1:05 AM IST

Need grand coalition of govts, corp, people to tackle climate change: IEA

The IEA said that under its Sustainable Development Scenario, global CO2 emissions would fall two thirds from 2018 by 2050, with net zero achieved in 2070.

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Updated On : 13 Nov 2019 | 10:15 AM IST

One for the planet: Solutions for a cleaner world from Indian businesses

From waterless bathing products to ink made from air pollutants, environment-minded Indian entrepreneurs are finding creative solutions for a cleaner world

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Updated On : 08 Nov 2019 | 11:38 PM IST

India is first to respond for humanitarian assistance in subcontinent: Shah

Addressing the 10th meeting of the heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states, he also said it is an important platform for regional outreach

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Updated On : 08 Nov 2019 | 10:33 PM IST

Macron, Xi to sign 'irreversible' Paris climate change deal after US exit

US files paperwork to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the first formal step in a one-year process to exit the global pact to fight climate change.

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Updated On : 05 Nov 2019 | 6:56 AM IST

US role in Paris accord remains uncertain as presidential elections loom

Trump's climate nihilism has also had an unintended effect: the emergence of non-federal actors setting their own targets.

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Updated On : 02 Nov 2019 | 11:29 AM IST

The game of wines

Climate change over the last 30 years has had multiple effects on the wine industry - some beneficial, others not quite as much.

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Updated On : 02 Nov 2019 | 12:58 AM IST