COP 26

Oil, gas and coal representatives will have to disclose their industry ties at future climate meetings, the UN says. For years, fossil fuel employees have been able to attend without having to be clear about their relationship with their…
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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved India's updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Climate Agreement. According to the updated NDC, India now stands committed to reducing the emissions intensity of its GDP by…
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The visiting President of COP26 or Conference of parties Alok Sharma has said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown "real leadership" on climate change with initiatives like ISA or international solar alliance and the CDRI or…
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The Pacific Island Forum leaders have called on its dialogue partners to ensure that COP 27 builds on the achievements of COP 26. Secretary-General, Dr Filimon Manoni hopes that COP 27 delivers clear progress on turning pledges to concrete…
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Mauritanian diplomat and head of the UN body to combat desertification Ibrahim Thiaw has been appointed interim executive secretary of UN Climate Change. Thiaw will take over the role when Patricia Espinosa, who has been in the job six…
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The dangers of climate change have been well reported for years. But what's had less attention is how the world could effectively tackle the issue. Yesterday, UN scientists laid out a plan that they believe could help people avoid the…
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India has proved it is second to none in combating climate change and it had made robust and enhanced pledges in Glasgow during COP-26, said India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Monday. Addressing the…
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India introduced multi-faceted initiatives to mitigate climate change - from the world's largest railway carrier becoming Net-Zero by 2030 to saving 40 billion tonnes of emission through LEDs it announced at the UN Climate Change Conference…
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He made the remark while launching the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) as part of Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) at COP26 Summit in Glasgow. The Hon’ble PM said, “The past few decades have proven…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rome in Italy and Glasgow in the UK between October 29 and November 2 to attend the G-20 summit and the world leaders’ summit of the COP-26 conference respectively, the ministry of external affairs…
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