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India's last-minute coal defense at COP26 hid role of China, US

A dramatic process of revision to the final text unfolded in the closing minutes of talks on Saturday

India's last-minute coal defense at COP26 hid role of China, US
Updated On : 15 Nov 2021 | 1:57 AM IST

Climate talks resume, proposal on coal phaseout still on table

Negotiators at the this year's UN climate talks pored over fresh proposals Saturday aimed at sealing a deal that could credibly be said to boost the world's efforts to tackle global warming

Climate talks resume, proposal on coal phaseout still on table
Updated On : 13 Nov 2021 | 3:31 PM IST

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

Glasgow COP26: Republicans, China, Russia hurt progress, says Obama
Updated On : 09 Nov 2021 | 12:41 AM IST

COP26: Must make bold compromises for climate deal, warns Johnson

The first week of the talks have seen much of the attention focus on the attendance by world leaders

COP26: Must make bold compromises for climate deal, warns Johnson
Updated On : 08 Nov 2021 | 1:40 AM IST

Glasgow COP26: Financiers with $130-trillion purse make climate vows

An announcement made at the COP26 UN climate conference in Scotland commits its over 450 signatories to assuming a "fair share" of the effort to wean the world off fossil fuels.

Glasgow COP26: Financiers with $130-trillion purse make climate vows
Updated On : 03 Nov 2021 | 11:35 PM IST

What is COP26 and why does it matter? A guide to Glasgow climate talks 2021

COP26's aim is to curb emissions, keep the goal of 1.5 degrees of global warming within reach, sort out rules for a carbon market and raise billions in climate finance. Here's your roadmap to COP26

What is COP26 and why does it matter? A guide to Glasgow climate talks 2021
Updated On : 28 Oct 2021 | 9:13 AM IST

Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020: United Nations

UN weather agency warns the world is 'way off track' on reaching goals for capping rising temperatures

Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020: United Nations
Updated On : 28 Oct 2021 | 9:13 AM IST

UN climate talks: Faint progress on money, none on pollution

Opening pocketbooks wider to fight climate change? That's looking slightly more doable. Closing more smokestacks for the same goal? Not yet sold

UN climate talks: Faint progress on money, none on pollution
Updated On : 21 Sep 2021 | 9:57 AM IST

UN chief 'disappointed' as longest talks end with no deal on carbon market

The two-week long negotiations which extended till Sunday saw no agreement on major issues such as Article 6, loss and damage, and long term finance

UN chief 'disappointed' as longest talks end with no deal on carbon market
Updated On : 16 Dec 2019 | 1:33 AM IST

World leaders' commitments fall short of outcome at UN climate conference

The narrow aim of the Madrid negotiations is to finalise the rulebook for the 2015 climate accord, which enjoins nations to limit global temperature rises to "well below" two degrees Celsius.

World leaders' commitments fall short of outcome at UN climate conference
Updated On : 14 Dec 2019 | 1:02 AM IST

Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of 'creative PR' not leading to action

The activist cited scientific reports that have established that unchecked warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) for the planet will be catastrophic.

Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of 'creative PR' not leading to action
Updated On : 11 Dec 2019 | 5:44 PM IST

Battle lines drawn over coal at UN climate talks

To cap global warming at 'well under' two degrees Celsius, the planet-saving target in the 196-nation Paris Agreement, coal must be phased out

Battle lines drawn over coal at UN climate talks
Updated On : 17 Nov 2017 | 4:04 PM IST