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Climate Change, Future Of Fossil Fuels: Key Issues At COP28 Climate Summit
Following a year of record heat and drought, this year's UN climate summit will feature a contentious set of issues for countries working to find common ground in tackling climate change.
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2023 Set To Be Hottest Year On Record, Say Scientists
The high temperature is a result of burning of fossil fuels, which pumped in heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere.
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"Last Hope To Keep 1.5 Degrees In Reach": Climate Talks Chief Alok Sharma
Global COP26 climate negotiations are the "last, best hope" to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C alive, said summit president Alok Sharma as he opened the meeting on Sunday.
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"Act Immediately" To Keep 1.5 Celsius Climate Goal In Reach: COP26 Host
COP26 President Alok Sharma on Tuesday asked world leaders to slash their emissions "immediately" to avoid failure at next month's summit and keep the Paris climate goals in play.
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Britain To Set More Ambitious Target To Cut Emissions
The announcement also comes ahead of the U.N.'s Climate Ambition Summit on Dec. 12, which Britain is jointly hosting and marks the fifth anniversary of the international Paris climate agreement.
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Climate Pledges "Misleading", Greta Thunberg Tells UN Summit
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday accused wealthier nations of inventing ways to avoid slashing their greenhouse gas emissions, branding their climate action "misleading" at a summit in Madrid.
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India "Walking The Talk" On Climate Change Commitments: Prakash Javadekar At COP 25
India is "walking the talk" in its climate change commitments and has reduced emission intensity by 21 per cent of its GDP while also being on track to achieve the goal of 35 per cent emission reduction as promised in the Paris summit in 2015, Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.
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Russia Joins Paris Climate Accord Ahead Of Key Summit
Russia's prime minister on Monday gave formal support to the Paris climate agreement, just hours ahead of a key summit trying to tackle ever increasing gas emissions.
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India Pitches For Financial Support By Nations Ahead Of UN Climate Summit
In the run up to two key UN summits on Climate Change, India has raised the pitch for finance and technology support to developing nations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals of keeping a global average temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius.
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United States Remains Outlier As G20 Split Over Tackling Climate Change
After much wrangling, the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday agreed to disagree on fighting climate change, with the United States dissenting from a commitment to carry out the 2015 Paris climate change agreement.
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India Expresses "Strong Reservation" On Paris Climate Talks Rulebook
India has expressed its reservation over the lack of equity in the rules relating to global stock-taking in implementing the 2015 Paris climate change agreement. "India wishes to express its strong reservation regarding the treatment of equity in the global stock-take decision," India's lead negotiator Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday at the pl...
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At G20 Meet, Trump Reiterates Decision To Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement
US President Donald Trump, ahead of a tariffs showdown with China, diverged with G20 partners at summit talks Saturday in refusing to back global action on climate change and by watering down past pledges to fight trade protectionism.
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All Eyes On Talanoa Dialogue As Nations Seek To Stop Temperature Rise
The 24th annual global climate change summit, known as Conference of Parties (CoP), will be held in December at Katowice in Poland. CoP is the highest decision-making body under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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On Eve Of Climate Summit, Emmanuel Macron Reminds Donald Trump Of 'Responsibility To History'
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday reminded his US counterpart Donald Trump of his responsibility to history over his decision to quit the Paris climate change agreement, in an interview aired on CBS.
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Overnight Talks At Bonn End With Deal To Keep 2015 Climate Deal On Track
The Bonn Climate Summit in Germany came to an end on Saturday with almost 200 nations keeping the 2015 global agreement to tackle climate change on track after marathon talks overshadowed by US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out.
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Climate Change, Future Of Fossil Fuels: Key Issues At COP28 Climate Summit
Following a year of record heat and drought, this year's UN climate summit will feature a contentious set of issues for countries working to find common ground in tackling climate change.
-
2023 Set To Be Hottest Year On Record, Say Scientists
The high temperature is a result of burning of fossil fuels, which pumped in heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere.
-
"Last Hope To Keep 1.5 Degrees In Reach": Climate Talks Chief Alok Sharma
Global COP26 climate negotiations are the "last, best hope" to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C alive, said summit president Alok Sharma as he opened the meeting on Sunday.
-
"Act Immediately" To Keep 1.5 Celsius Climate Goal In Reach: COP26 Host
COP26 President Alok Sharma on Tuesday asked world leaders to slash their emissions "immediately" to avoid failure at next month's summit and keep the Paris climate goals in play.
-
Britain To Set More Ambitious Target To Cut Emissions
The announcement also comes ahead of the U.N.'s Climate Ambition Summit on Dec. 12, which Britain is jointly hosting and marks the fifth anniversary of the international Paris climate agreement.
-
Climate Pledges "Misleading", Greta Thunberg Tells UN Summit
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday accused wealthier nations of inventing ways to avoid slashing their greenhouse gas emissions, branding their climate action "misleading" at a summit in Madrid.
-
India "Walking The Talk" On Climate Change Commitments: Prakash Javadekar At COP 25
India is "walking the talk" in its climate change commitments and has reduced emission intensity by 21 per cent of its GDP while also being on track to achieve the goal of 35 per cent emission reduction as promised in the Paris summit in 2015, Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday.
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Russia Joins Paris Climate Accord Ahead Of Key Summit
Russia's prime minister on Monday gave formal support to the Paris climate agreement, just hours ahead of a key summit trying to tackle ever increasing gas emissions.
-
India Pitches For Financial Support By Nations Ahead Of UN Climate Summit
In the run up to two key UN summits on Climate Change, India has raised the pitch for finance and technology support to developing nations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals of keeping a global average temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius.
-
United States Remains Outlier As G20 Split Over Tackling Climate Change
After much wrangling, the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday agreed to disagree on fighting climate change, with the United States dissenting from a commitment to carry out the 2015 Paris climate change agreement.
-
India Expresses "Strong Reservation" On Paris Climate Talks Rulebook
India has expressed its reservation over the lack of equity in the rules relating to global stock-taking in implementing the 2015 Paris climate change agreement. "India wishes to express its strong reservation regarding the treatment of equity in the global stock-take decision," India's lead negotiator Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday at the pl...
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At G20 Meet, Trump Reiterates Decision To Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement
US President Donald Trump, ahead of a tariffs showdown with China, diverged with G20 partners at summit talks Saturday in refusing to back global action on climate change and by watering down past pledges to fight trade protectionism.
-
All Eyes On Talanoa Dialogue As Nations Seek To Stop Temperature Rise
The 24th annual global climate change summit, known as Conference of Parties (CoP), will be held in December at Katowice in Poland. CoP is the highest decision-making body under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
-
On Eve Of Climate Summit, Emmanuel Macron Reminds Donald Trump Of 'Responsibility To History'
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday reminded his US counterpart Donald Trump of his responsibility to history over his decision to quit the Paris climate change agreement, in an interview aired on CBS.
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Overnight Talks At Bonn End With Deal To Keep 2015 Climate Deal On Track
The Bonn Climate Summit in Germany came to an end on Saturday with almost 200 nations keeping the 2015 global agreement to tackle climate change on track after marathon talks overshadowed by US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out.
