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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal
Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions.
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India and Other Developing Nations Demand for Fair Climate Finance Commitments at COP29 Summit
At COP29, India and other developing countries, as part of the LMDC bloc, called for fair and equitable climate finance. Concerns were raised about the predominance of loans in climate funding, which places additional burdens on vulnerable countries. The LMDCs emphasised the importance of holding developed nations accountable for meeting financial ...
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'You Owe Us': COP29 Talks Hit Hurdles Over Climate Funding For Poor Nations
"You owe us!" screamed a protest banner at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, where negotiations over how much rich nations most responsible for climate change should pay poorer ones are getting heated.
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COP29: Disaster Relief Fund For Vulnerable Countries "Ready" To Disburse
A long-sought disaster relief fund to help vulnerable countries weather the storm of climate change will start handing out aid next year, officials at COP29 in Baku said Tuesday.
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COP29: Nations Gather For Crunch Climate Talks In Shadow Of US Election
The stakes are high for the COP29 conference in Azerbaijan where nations must agree a new target to fund climate action across huge swathes of the world.
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Report Suggests Indian Dietary Practices Could Hold Key To Mitigating Climate Change
A recent Living Planet Report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) showed that food consumption patterns followed by Indians are the most climate-friendly among the G20 nations.
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COP29 Leaders Announce New Climate Funding And Energy Storage Goals
Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped to achieve, as countries continue to wrestle with how to raise ambitions for a new financing target.
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"Climate Change A Downside Risk To Indian Economy": Gita Gopinath To NDTV
Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has flagged a downside risk to the Indian economic outlook due to climate change.
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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"Gross Misuse": Green Tribunal Slams Pollution Control Body For Diverting Funds
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change for filing a "vague and irrelevant reply" on a matter regarding the psychological aspect of air pollution.
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PM Modi In Dubai For COP28 As 200 Nations Reach Historic Climate Agreement
In a historic decision at the beginning of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates, nearly 200 nations reached an agreement to establish a fund to assist countries grappling with the effects of global warming.
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Explainer: What Is The Loss And Damage Fund And Why It's Key For COP28
Will COP28 be able to operationalize the Loss and Damage Fund? The onus is on the rich nations to put their money where their mouth is in the fight against climate change because it is already too late.
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Tens Of Millions Of Children Uprooted By Climate Disasters: UNICEF
Weather disasters fueled by climate change -- from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires -- sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims.
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World's Largest Climate Fund Seeks Cash For Developing Nations
The fund plays a part in the promise by rich countries to supply $100 billion of climate finance to poorer nations every year, which has already missed an initial 2020 deadline.
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Greek PM Vows For "Restart" After Criticism Over Handling Of Fires, Floods
Faced with criticism for his alleged poor handling of the fires and floods that struck Greece this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged fresh funding and reforms in order to fight the "climate war".
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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal
Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) remains fully funded despite the United States halting its contributions.
-
India and Other Developing Nations Demand for Fair Climate Finance Commitments at COP29 Summit
At COP29, India and other developing countries, as part of the LMDC bloc, called for fair and equitable climate finance. Concerns were raised about the predominance of loans in climate funding, which places additional burdens on vulnerable countries. The LMDCs emphasised the importance of holding developed nations accountable for meeting financial ...
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'You Owe Us': COP29 Talks Hit Hurdles Over Climate Funding For Poor Nations
"You owe us!" screamed a protest banner at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, where negotiations over how much rich nations most responsible for climate change should pay poorer ones are getting heated.
-
COP29: Disaster Relief Fund For Vulnerable Countries "Ready" To Disburse
A long-sought disaster relief fund to help vulnerable countries weather the storm of climate change will start handing out aid next year, officials at COP29 in Baku said Tuesday.
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COP29: Nations Gather For Crunch Climate Talks In Shadow Of US Election
The stakes are high for the COP29 conference in Azerbaijan where nations must agree a new target to fund climate action across huge swathes of the world.
-
Report Suggests Indian Dietary Practices Could Hold Key To Mitigating Climate Change
A recent Living Planet Report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) showed that food consumption patterns followed by Indians are the most climate-friendly among the G20 nations.
-
COP29 Leaders Announce New Climate Funding And Energy Storage Goals
Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped to achieve, as countries continue to wrestle with how to raise ambitions for a new financing target.
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"Climate Change A Downside Risk To Indian Economy": Gita Gopinath To NDTV
Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has flagged a downside risk to the Indian economic outlook due to climate change.
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World Way Off Track On Most Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN Report
The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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"Gross Misuse": Green Tribunal Slams Pollution Control Body For Diverting Funds
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Union Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change for filing a "vague and irrelevant reply" on a matter regarding the psychological aspect of air pollution.
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PM Modi In Dubai For COP28 As 200 Nations Reach Historic Climate Agreement
In a historic decision at the beginning of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates, nearly 200 nations reached an agreement to establish a fund to assist countries grappling with the effects of global warming.
-
Explainer: What Is The Loss And Damage Fund And Why It's Key For COP28
Will COP28 be able to operationalize the Loss and Damage Fund? The onus is on the rich nations to put their money where their mouth is in the fight against climate change because it is already too late.
-
Tens Of Millions Of Children Uprooted By Climate Disasters: UNICEF
Weather disasters fueled by climate change -- from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires -- sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims.
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World's Largest Climate Fund Seeks Cash For Developing Nations
The fund plays a part in the promise by rich countries to supply $100 billion of climate finance to poorer nations every year, which has already missed an initial 2020 deadline.
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Greek PM Vows For "Restart" After Criticism Over Handling Of Fires, Floods
Faced with criticism for his alleged poor handling of the fires and floods that struck Greece this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged fresh funding and reforms in order to fight the "climate war".
