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Ex UK minister Alok Sharma knighted | List of British Indians in high honours
1 year, 11 months ago

Ex UK minister Alok Sharma knighted | List of British Indians in high honours

Hindustan Times  

Alok Sharma, an Indian origin minister under the previous Boris Johnson government who oversaw Britain's COP26 presidency, has received knighthood for his contribution to combating climate change. Agra-born Sharma was knighted by King Charles III in his first New Year Honours list released on Friday in London. Recipients in the New Year Honours List have been awarded for their outstanding …

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Cop26 agreement: Is the world any closer to meeting the 1.5C global temperature rise target?
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26 agreement: Is the world any closer to meeting the 1.5C global temperature rise target?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow has entered its final days after almost two weeks …

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COP26: What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact?
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: What’s in the Glasgow Climate Pact?

Al Jazeera  

UK, the host of COP26, says the Glasgow Climate Pact keeps alive hopes of averting the worst impacts of global warming. “But its pulse is weak, and we will only survive if we keep our promises.” Targeting fossil fuels The pact for the first time includes language that asks countries to reduce their reliance on coal and roll back fossil …

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What is in the latest draft of the Cop26 climate change agreement?
3 years, 1 month ago

What is in the latest draft of the Cop26 climate change agreement?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. • The document voices “alarm and utmost concern” that human activities have already caused around 1.1C of global warming …

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'No Drama Sharma': Meet Agra-Born UK Minister Who Presided Over COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

'No Drama Sharma': Meet Agra-Born UK Minister Who Presided Over COP26

News 18  

Alok Sharma was hardly a household name in Britain, let alone the rest of the world, when appointed to lead the UN climate talks now reaching a climax in Glasgow. Reflecting on his own role, the self-effacing former UK business secretary said on Thursday: “People sometimes describe me as ‘No Drama Sharma’.” The nickname is modelled on the former US …

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Explained: Important terms and issues from UNFCC's COP26 summit you need to know
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained: Important terms and issues from UNFCC's COP26 summit you need to know

Firstpost  

The Paris accord set a target for limiting global warming but left it up to each country to submit its own emissions reduction targets, known as Nationally Determined Contributions. The U.N. climate summit, known as COP26 this year, brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow to haggle over the best measures to combat global warming. NDCs The Paris accord …

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Biden takes aim at China and Russia at G20 as COP26 climate summit kicks off in Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden takes aim at China and Russia at G20 as COP26 climate summit kicks off in Glasgow

ABC  

The G20 meeting in Rome has wrapped up with few concrete agreements on tackling climate change, raising fears momentum may be lost as the UN climate summit begins in Glasgow. Key points: US President Joe Biden slams Russia and China for not bringing proposals to deal with climate change World leaders are now gathering in Glasgow to discuss efforts to …

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COP-26 is our last best hope, says president Alok Sharma opening the climate summit
3 years, 1 month ago

COP-26 is our last best hope, says president Alok Sharma opening the climate summit

Firstpost  

The Indian-origin cabinet minister called upon more than 120 world leaders gathered for the World Leaders’ Summit to do their bit for the planet Glasgow: The COP26 summit is “our last best hope” to agree on implementing the Paris Agreement, which limits the rise in global temperatures and keeps the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius alive, summit President Alok Sharma …

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'Our last, best hope to keep 1.5 degrees in reach': COP26 President as climate summit opens in Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

'Our last, best hope to keep 1.5 degrees in reach': COP26 President as climate summit opens in Glasgow

India TV News  

The newly opened summit remains “our last, best hope to keep 1.5 in reach,” said Alok Sharma, the British government minister chairing the Glasgow talks, known as COP26. India yet to set climate change target India, the world’s third biggest emitter, has yet to follow China, the U.S. and the European Union in setting a target for reaching ‘net zero’ …

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Cop26: Activists heckle ‘hypocrite’ Alok Sharma at youth climate event
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26: Activists heckle ‘hypocrite’ Alok Sharma at youth climate event

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Activists have interrupted a speech by Alok Sharma, the government minister who is president of …

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COP26: World gathers amid calls to avert climate disaster
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: World gathers amid calls to avert climate disaster

Al Jazeera  

COP26 aims to keep alive a target of capping global warming at 1.5C, amid warnings of disastrous climate catastrophe. COP26 president Alok Sharma opened the two-week summit saying the talks were “last, best hope” to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C alive. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged world leaders attending the UN climate change conference in …

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Why are activists calling for Cop26 to be cancelled?
3 years, 1 month ago

Why are activists calling for Cop26 to be cancelled?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Our concern is that those countries most deeply affected by the climate crisis and those countries suffering from the …

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UN chief warns world on ‘one-way ticket to disaster’ over climate
3 years, 2 months ago

UN chief warns world on ‘one-way ticket to disaster’ over climate

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says he is ‘very concerned’ upcoming COP26 in Glasgow will fail. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said the world’s current climate situation is “a one-way ticket for disaster”, reiterating the urgency of agreement at the COP26 climate conference at the end of the month. Guterres said on Thursday that such an increase was “obviously a one-way ticket …

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Government urged to stop new oil drilling in Surrey ahead of Cop26
3 years, 2 months ago

Government urged to stop new oil drilling in Surrey ahead of Cop26

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson’s government has been urged to change course over its support for new oil …

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‘Cop26 is not a photo op’: UK calls on leaders to honour climate promises at Glasgow summit
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Cop26 is not a photo op’: UK calls on leaders to honour climate promises at Glasgow summit

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world’s most polluting countries must come forward with tougher plans for how they reduce …

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COP26 chief Alok Sharma calls on the G20’s climate laggards to ‘step up’
3 years, 2 months ago

COP26 chief Alok Sharma calls on the G20’s climate laggards to ‘step up’

CNN  

London CNN — COP26 President Alok Sharma called out the G20 nations that have not increased their pledges on climate ahead of the international talks in the Scottish city of Glasgow, which begin in less than three weeks, alluding to nations like China, India, Australia and Saudi Arabia. “So I say to those G20 leaders, they simply must step up …

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COP26 head to visit India next week
3 years, 4 months ago

COP26 head to visit India next week

Live Mint  

The president of the UN Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, to be held in Glasgow later this year, and UK government’s climate chief Alok Sharma is to visit India next week to meet the leaders of a country that is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after the US and China. “Alok Sharma is expected to visit India …

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Time running out to make climate promises ‘a reality’ and avoid Cop26 failure, Boris Johnson warned
3 years, 4 months ago

Time running out to make climate promises ‘a reality’ and avoid Cop26 failure, Boris Johnson warned

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A senior Conservative warned the prime minister had yet to make his “promises a reality”, …

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IPCC report: UK calls for all countries to produce tougher climate plans to keep 1.5C goal in reach
3 years, 4 months ago

IPCC report: UK calls for all countries to produce tougher climate plans to keep 1.5C goal in reach

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy All countries must produce tougher climate plans to keep the Paris Agreement’s target of limiting …

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UN Climate Summit in November Last Chance, Warns UK's Indian-origin Chief
3 years, 4 months ago

UN Climate Summit in November Last Chance, Warns UK's Indian-origin Chief

News 18  

Alok Sharma, the UK minister in charge of the COP26 climate summit talks in Glasgow in November, on Sunday warned that the meeting hosted by Britain later this year is the world’s last chance to get a grip on climate change. The Indian-origin Cabinet minister, who is the President-designate of the United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26 in Glasgow …

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PM Modi meets COP26 President, discuss India-UK cooperation on climate change
3 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi meets COP26 President, discuss India-UK cooperation on climate change

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Alok Sharma, President of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference and held discussions on India-UK cooperation on climate change agenda and upcoming COP26. Earlier today, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar also met Alok Sharma and discussed important issues, for negotiations to be held in Glasgow later this …

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British Indian minister Alok Sharma given sole charge of UN climate summit
3 years, 11 months ago

British Indian minister Alok Sharma given sole charge of UN climate summit

India TV News  

Alok Sharma, one of the Indian-origin ministers in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, has relinquished his role as Business Secretary in a mini-reshuffle to take sole charge as President of COP26 – the United Nations climate summit scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland, in November. Downing Street said on Friday that Johnson had asked Sharma to take on the new charge …

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Indian-origin UK Minister Alok Sharma Given Sole Charge of UN Climate Summit
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian-origin UK Minister Alok Sharma Given Sole Charge of UN Climate Summit

News 18  

Alok Sharma, one of the Indian-origin ministers in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, on Friday relinquished his role as Business Secretary in a mini-reshuffle to take sole charge as President of COP26 the United Nations climate summit scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland, in November. Downing Street said Johnson had asked Sharma to take on the new charge to drive forward …

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British Indian minister Alok Sharma given sole charge of UN climate summit
3 years, 11 months ago

British Indian minister Alok Sharma given sole charge of UN climate summit

The Hindu  

Alok Sharma, one of the Indian-origin ministers in U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet, on Friday relinquished his role as Business Secretary in a mini-reshuffle to take sole charge as President of COP26 – the United Nations climate summit scheduled for Glasgow, Scotland, in November. Downing Street said Mr. Johnson had asked Mr. Sharma to take on the new charge …

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