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We need a forest-led COP27
2 years, 2 months ago

We need a forest-led COP27

The Hindu  

In September, a study published in the journal Science said earth may have already passed through five dangerous tipping points due to the 1.1°C of global heating caused by humanity to date. In 2003, Ken Caldeira at the Carnegie Institution found that the world would need a nuclear plant’s worth of clean-energy capacity every day between 2000 and 2050 to …

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COP26 pledges need a new climate of cooperation
3 years ago

COP26 pledges need a new climate of cooperation

The Hindu  

As world leaders converged in Glasgow for the COP26, there were some notable absentees. Although the country is yet to significantly transit to renewable energy, accounting only 22.5% of nationwide electricity production, India has been leading the global movement towards solar power. Compared to China’s 28.4%, the U.S.’s 19.8% and some North European country’s 100% transition to renewable energy for …

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India at COP26 says its solar energy capacity increased 17 times in 7 years; now at 45 GW
3 years, 1 month ago

India at COP26 says its solar energy capacity increased 17 times in 7 years; now at 45 GW

The Hindu  

India on Sunday told the UN climate summit here that its solar energy capacity stands at about 45 gigawatts after it increased 17 times in the last seven years, asserting that although the country represents 17% of the global population, its historical cumulative emissions are only 4%. Making a statement on behalf of India, J R Bhatt, Adviser/Scientist in the …

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As COP26 Vows to End Deforestation, a Lesson Closer Home From Odisha’s Nayagarh
3 years, 1 month ago

As COP26 Vows to End Deforestation, a Lesson Closer Home From Odisha’s Nayagarh

The Quint  

On 2 November 2021, fourteen community rights and community forest resource rights titles from twenty-four villages in Nayagarh district were approved by the Odisha government under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006. One, the nature of the titles is such that two or three villages ‘jointly’ hold the title, a first in the country, as possibly …

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Steny Hoyer introduces $9 billion bill to meet Biden’s COP26 deforestation pledge
3 years, 1 month ago

Steny Hoyer introduces $9 billion bill to meet Biden’s COP26 deforestation pledge

CNN  

CNN — After President Joe Biden entered the US into a global pledge at COP26 to end and reverse deforestation, a top Democrat in the House introduced a bill Wednesday to put financial weight behind Biden’s commitment. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s legislation would establish a $9 billion trust fund at the US State Department to finance bilateral forest conservation …

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Cop26: More than 100 leaders promise to halt deforestation by 2030
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26: More than 100 leaders promise to halt deforestation by 2030

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 More than 100 national leaders will make a promise during the Cop26 summit to stop …

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World leaders at COP26 will pledge multibillion-dollars to end world's deforestation by 2030
3 years, 1 month ago

World leaders at COP26 will pledge multibillion-dollars to end world's deforestation by 2030

Firstpost  

The signatories include Brazil and Russia, which have been singled out for accelerating deforestation in their territories, as well as the United States, China, Australia and France. World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action …

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COP26: More than 100 countries pledge to end deforestation by 2030
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: More than 100 countries pledge to end deforestation by 2030

Al Jazeera  

Agreement is underpinned by $19bn in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. We also need to connect all the dots all the way to the ground, to engage communities and Indigenous communities in solutions.” Monday’s agreement vastly expands a similar commitment made by 40 countries as part of the 2014 New York Declaration on Forests …

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Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav interview | ‘We will discuss access to technology and finance at COP26’
3 years, 1 month ago

Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav interview | ‘We will discuss access to technology and finance at COP26’

The Hindu  

Ahead of his departure to Glasgow, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav outlined India’s key concerns at the COP negotiations and said his ministry’s policy was to balance the challenges posed by infrastructure development in forests. We’ve working in a way to ensure development as well as giving importance to the rights of tribals as well as protecting the forest. On …

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India will oppose ‘unfair’ carbon border tax plans at COP26
3 years, 5 months ago

India will oppose ‘unfair’ carbon border tax plans at COP26

Live Mint  

India and other developing nations will oppose plans by the European Union and the US to penalize imports of carbon-intensive goods to curb emissions at the global climate summit to be held in Glasgow this November. “It is the most regressive proposal” with “no principle of equity adhered to,” Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Vandana Gombar …

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