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US deals a small blow to Paris climate change agreement before key meeting
Country gets reference to financial obligations of developed country scrubbed from a critical UN report.
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As mountains melt, more cooperation in Hindu Kush Himalayan region needed
The mountains are warming at a greater speed, leading to a rapid melting of the glaciers that provide water to a fourth of the world's population
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US economy could lose billions of dollars due to climate change: Report
The costs of climate change could reach hundreds of billions of dollars annually, according to the report
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'Nature's Edge' challenges complacency, alarmism about saving environment
The set of essays suggests that though the problem is global, humans must look for local experiences and solutions
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Global carbon dioxide levels hit new record, will have 'destructive impact'
'The window of opportunity for action is almost closed,' says UN official about the chance to act
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Rising temperatures to gas emissions, here is India's climate change story
The annual mean temperature for the period 1901-2015 over India has shown a significant increasing trend of 0.63°C per hundred years
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Is India capable of enhancing its climate change targets for 2020-2030?
Two experts pointed to the stresses emerging in the solar power market with low bid values and increased tariffs on imports from China
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How firms can use technology to protect the world from climate change
Technological tools could help farmers collect and use data to manage their crops more precisely in ways that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Reasons for hope in the face of climate change
India is yet to get its act together in electric vehicles, solar thermal plants and batteries. It can import these, or leapfrog to global frontiers in usage and manufacture
Why big banks are to be blamed for climate change, and what they can do
In place of fossil fuel finance, investments should be redirected toward renewable energy, cleaner industry, and more sustainable agriculture, among other priorities
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Emissions from Asian coal plants pose threat to global warming: IEA chief
To have at least a 50/50 chance of staying under the 1.5 deg C cap without overshooting the mark, the world must, by 2050, become "carbon neutral"
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UN report blames climate change for 3 straight yrs of rising world hunger
Average global temperatures have increased quickly, with new recorded highs in 2014, then again in 2015, and again in 2016
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UN grants India $43 mn to boost climate resilience for coastal communities
The grant is a part of more than $1 billion approved by the Green Climate Fund for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change
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Act now. With ambition and equity
What happens to the development needs of the millions who do not have access to energy and the millions who still need growth
Climate change and ethics
The time has come to focus as much attention on what each one of us must do as on what others should be doing
Rising sea levels could flood many World Heritage sites in future: Study
Rising sea levels pose a threat to Mediterranean region as the steep landscape and small tidal range in the area has meant settlements are often located close to the waterfront
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Climate change could increase conflict, support for Naxals, says a report
Naxalites could use climate-related events to gain power in an ongoing conflict
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India needs to make smooth, viable transition from coal, says IPCC report
India could witness deadly heatwaves if the planet's temperature goes up by two degrees Celsius
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Himalayas facing 'climate change crisis', at greater risk of catastrophes
A 2013 study in Himachal Pradesh found that most apple farmers reported a decline in production and delayed harvest
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India to strengthen climate change negotiation team
India to strengthen climate change negotiation team
