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Pope Francis urged scientists on Monday to be in the vanguard of protecting the environment, in a speech critical of politicians yet to show "concrete will" in implementing global climate agreements.

The White House has applauded India's ratification of the Paris Agreement, saying the move would bring the two countries closer than ever to achieve climate change goals.

A recent study by Climate Action Tracker (CAT) concluded that in order to meet the Paris Agreement's goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C the last petrol or diesel-powered passenger vehicle will have to be sold by 2035.

India will ratify the COP21 climate deal made in Paris last year on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a surprise announcement at the BJP conclave in Kerala today.

India's concerns of both national and environmental targets were achieved in the Paris Agreement on climate change and a statement regarding this will be made in the Parliament this week, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

India was the cynosure of all eyes at the Conference of Parties (COP21) climate summit in Paris and ultimately lived up to the expectations, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today said.

To rousing cheers and tears of relief, envoys from 195 nations approved on Saturday an accord to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy revolution.

There is a concerted effort on the part of the United States to seek a common ground with India on climate change, the White House said today as it took issue with New Delhi being described as the biggest obstacle to a possible agreement in Paris.

Countries are trying hard to reach a legally binding agreement in Paris at the COP21 meet. US President Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the progress made in the climate change negotiations that are still on, the White House said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the global climate summit that advanced nations, which have a larger carbon footprint, should take the lead in addressing the climate change issue. Democratic India, he said, "needs to grow". The 21st session of the Conference of Parties or COP21 in Paris aims to forge an elusive agreement to curb global warming by...

The 21st United Nations Conference of the Parties, or COP21, which will begin in Paris today, aims to unite around 150 nations for a single agreement on tackling climate change. The world leaders will gather for a crunch climate summit in terror-hit Paris to determine what kind of future awaits humankind.

The 21st United Nations Conference of the Parties, or COP21, which will begin in Paris today, aims to unite around 150 nations for a single agreement on tackling climate change. The idea is to cap the rate of global warming at 2 degrees Celsius - compared to the current 2.5 to 3.76 degrees Celsius. This will be done by, among other things, reducing...

World leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be heading to Paris later this month for COP21, the United Nations' conference on climate change. The challenge for 196 countries is to reach a legally binding agreement to keep global warming below 2 degree Celsius.

Pope Francis urged scientists on Monday to be in the vanguard of protecting the environment, in a speech critical of politicians yet to show "concrete will" in implementing global climate agreements.

The White House has applauded India's ratification of the Paris Agreement, saying the move would bring the two countries closer than ever to achieve climate change goals.

A recent study by Climate Action Tracker (CAT) concluded that in order to meet the Paris Agreement's goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C the last petrol or diesel-powered passenger vehicle will have to be sold by 2035.

India will ratify the COP21 climate deal made in Paris last year on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a surprise announcement at the BJP conclave in Kerala today.

India's concerns of both national and environmental targets were achieved in the Paris Agreement on climate change and a statement regarding this will be made in the Parliament this week, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

India was the cynosure of all eyes at the Conference of Parties (COP21) climate summit in Paris and ultimately lived up to the expectations, Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today said.

To rousing cheers and tears of relief, envoys from 195 nations approved on Saturday an accord to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy revolution.

There is a concerted effort on the part of the United States to seek a common ground with India on climate change, the White House said today as it took issue with New Delhi being described as the biggest obstacle to a possible agreement in Paris.

Countries are trying hard to reach a legally binding agreement in Paris at the COP21 meet. US President Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the progress made in the climate change negotiations that are still on, the White House said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the global climate summit that advanced nations, which have a larger carbon footprint, should take the lead in addressing the climate change issue. Democratic India, he said, "needs to grow". The 21st session of the Conference of Parties or COP21 in Paris aims to forge an elusive agreement to curb global warming by...

The 21st United Nations Conference of the Parties, or COP21, which will begin in Paris today, aims to unite around 150 nations for a single agreement on tackling climate change. The world leaders will gather for a crunch climate summit in terror-hit Paris to determine what kind of future awaits humankind.

The 21st United Nations Conference of the Parties, or COP21, which will begin in Paris today, aims to unite around 150 nations for a single agreement on tackling climate change. The idea is to cap the rate of global warming at 2 degrees Celsius - compared to the current 2.5 to 3.76 degrees Celsius. This will be done by, among other things, reducing...

World leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be heading to Paris later this month for COP21, the United Nations' conference on climate change. The challenge for 196 countries is to reach a legally binding agreement to keep global warming below 2 degree Celsius.