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There's only a 10% chance of limiting global warming to 2.7°F, study says
2 years, 8 months ago

There's only a 10% chance of limiting global warming to 2.7°F, study says

Daily Mail  

There is at most a 10 per cent chance of limiting global warming to 2.7°F unless 'substantially' more is done to hit net-zero pledges this decade, a study says. However, the more ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement – to keep warming to 2.7°F or below – has only a 6-10 per cent chance of being achieved, they say. So …

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‘Declaration of war’: Pacific islands blast COP26 pledges
3 years ago

‘Declaration of war’: Pacific islands blast COP26 pledges

Al Jazeera  

Nations most vulnerable to climate change say rich world must step up, meet goal to limit temperature rise to 1.5C. It was the Pacific’s expectation that this would be firmly and irreversibly secured in Glasgow,” Satyendra Prasad, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations in New York told Al Jazeera. It is that simple – period.” In …

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Was Cop26 a success?
3 years, 1 month ago

Was Cop26 a success?

The Independent  

Does it go far enough to limit warming to 1.5C? Whether the pact goes far enough to meet the crucial target of limiting warming to no more than 1.5C compared with pre-industrial levels is far from certain. Glasgow had been billed as a key moment in the process of keeping 1.5C within reach - coming after the Paris Agreement, which …

COP26 climate deal includes historic reference to fossil fuels but doesn’t meet urgency of the crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 climate deal includes historic reference to fossil fuels but doesn’t meet urgency of the crisis

CNN  

Glasgow, Scotland CNN — Nearly 200 nations reached a climate agreement on Saturday at COP26 with an unprecedented reference to the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis, even after an 11th-hour objection from India that watered down the language around reducing the use of coal. He orally made India’s requested amendment, changing the text to a phasing “down” …

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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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Cop26: What has been achieved and agreed by leaders at the climate summit?
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26: What has been achieved and agreed by leaders at the climate 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. The main goal of Cop26 – and its unofficial strapline – is to “keep 1.5 alive”, meaning countries must …

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Climate finance isn’t charity, says Indian minister at COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate finance isn’t charity, says Indian minister at COP26

Associated Press  

GLASGOW, Scotland — India’s environment and climate minister says rich countries have “an obligation, responsibility, duty and a vow” to provide climate finance to developing nations and should deliver on an unfulfilled promise to raise $100 billion a year. A draft deal under negotiation noted “with regret” that rich nations had failed to meet their promise to provide $100 billion …

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COP26 draft text calls for tougher emissions pledges by 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 draft text calls for tougher emissions pledges by 2022

Al Jazeera  

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries will work from the draft to strike a final deal before the summit ends on Friday. The first draft of the “COP cover decision” asks countries to “revisit and strengthen the 2030 targets in their nationally determined contributions, as necessary to align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal by the end of 2022.” The Paris …

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Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India at CoP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India at CoP26

The Hindu  

Scientists and Climate activists have long been seen as alarmist for suggesting that global warming and climate change will destroy Planet Earth, but by this week, and the 26th meeting of the Conference of Parties or CoP 26, it was world leaders that were making dire predictions and some new commitments. And there was some suspense, given that: - Climate …

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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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Climate finance could make or break COP26 summit. Here’s why
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate finance could make or break COP26 summit. Here’s why

Live Mint  

At the U.N. climate conference, expect one theme to drown out the cacophony of pledges from countries and companies around the world: money. Developed countries confirmed last week they had failed to meet a pledge made in 2009 to provide $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020. "Their credibility is now shot," said Saleemul Huq, an adviser to …

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As world leaders meet in Glasgow, a look at what COP26 aims to achieve
3 years, 1 month ago

As world leaders meet in Glasgow, a look at what COP26 aims to achieve

Hindustan Times  

Climate activists, environmentalists, world leaders and policymakers from around 200 countries are meeting in Glasgow, Scotland to take part in United Nations' climate summit, the 26th Conference of Parties, to broker a deal to save the planet from impending ecological disaster. A participant walks past a COP26 UN Climate Change Conference' poster on the first day of the COP26 UN …

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PM Modi arrives in UK for COP26 summit; will hold bilateral talks with Johnson
3 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi arrives in UK for COP26 summit; will hold bilateral talks with Johnson

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Glasgow on Sunday for the COP26 climate summit and bilateral talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the United Nations meet. Modi’s bilateral meeting with Boris Johnson is expected to take place soon after Monday’s opening ceremony, which will include cultural performances and a speech by the UK Prime Minister. …

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Meet climate campaigner Pushpanath Krishnamurthy, who walked from London to Glasgow during COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Meet climate campaigner Pushpanath Krishnamurthy, who walked from London to Glasgow during COP26

India Today  

Pushpanath – ‘Push’ – Krishnamurthy is a British citizen, originally from Bangalore, India, who spent three decades at the leading edge of development work across three continents, with NGOs such as Oxfam and Save the Children. In December 2009, Push embarked on his first long walk – his ‘Walk for Climate Justice’ – from Oxford, UK, to Copenhagen, Denmark, 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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As PM Modi Heads To COP26, Why India's Batting For 'Climate Justice' to Beat Global Warming
3 years, 1 month ago

As PM Modi Heads To COP26, Why India's Batting For 'Climate Justice' to Beat Global Warming

News 18  

PM Narendra Modi will be in attendance as the crucial COP26 climate summit gets underway in Glasgow from October 31, where India is expected to make a strong pitch for “climate justice” and showcase the steps it has taken to do its bit for keeping global temperature rise in check. Ahead of the 26th Conference of Parties to the UN …

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Two-week long COP26 climate meet formally opens in Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

Two-week long COP26 climate meet formally opens in Glasgow

The Hindu  

The U.N. climate summit in Glasgow has formally opened, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries on how to tackle the common challenge of global warming. Following Sunday’s opening gavel, officials began addressing a raft of procedural matters before leaders from around the world gather in Scotland’s biggest city Monday to lay out their countries’ …

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Dutch, Canadian leaders hope for climate progress at G-20
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch, Canadian leaders hope for climate progress at G-20

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Canada and the Netherlands are counting on the weekend Group of 20 summit in Rome to make significant progress toward clinching an acceptable deal at the United Nations climate meeting starting immediately afterward. After a bilateral meeting Friday with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The Hague, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the timing …

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Modi holds talks with top EU leaders ahead of G20, COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Modi holds talks with top EU leaders ahead of G20, COP26

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Italy and held an extensive discussion covering trade and investment ties, climate change, COVID-19, global and regional developments. PM @narendramodi met European Council President Charles Michel @eucopresident & European Commission President @vonderleyen. After the meeting, …

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Pope Francis: COP26 must offer concrete hope to future generations
3 years, 1 month ago

Pope Francis: COP26 must offer concrete hope to future generations

India Today  

Political leaders must give "concrete hope" to future generations that they are taking the radical steps neededto tackle climate change when they meet at COP26, Pope Francis said in a message released in Friday. The United Nation's COP26 summit runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 in Glasgow, Scotland, and Pope Francis called for a "renewed sense of shared responsibility …

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Modi to meet Pope on his way to COP26 climate meeting
3 years, 1 month ago

Modi to meet Pope on his way to COP26 climate meeting

The Hindu  

Ahead of his visit to the U.K. to attend the G20 meet and the COP-26 World Leaders Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Pope Francis in the Vatican City during a visit to Italy, where he will also participate in the first in-person G20 summit since the beginning of the pandemic. The October 29-31 meetings in Italy will be …

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PM Modi to visit Italy and UK to attend G20, COP-26 World Leaders' Summit. Details
3 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi to visit Italy and UK to attend G20, COP-26 World Leaders' Summit. Details

India TV News  

Ahead of his visit to Italy and the UK to attend the G20 meet and COP-26 World Leaders' Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said in Rome he will hold discussions on global economic and health recovery from the pandemic, while in Glasgow he will highlight the need to comprehensively address climate change issues, including equitable distribution of carbon …

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EXPLAINED: 'Net Zero', $100Bn Fund, What Will Be India's Focus At Glasgow COP26 Climate Meet?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINED: 'Net Zero', $100Bn Fund, What Will Be India's Focus At Glasgow COP26 Climate Meet?

News 18  

India is the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Further, pointing to India’s progress on renewables — the country is looking to generate 450GW by 2030 — PM Narendra Modi had said in August this year that “today, India is the only country in the group of G20 countries, which is moving fast towards achieving its climate goals", adding that …

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Infographic: Who is attending COP26?
3 years, 1 month ago

Infographic: Who is attending COP26?

Al Jazeera  

Leaders from around the world and other notable figures set to meet in Glasgow to discuss climate crisis. World leaders, leading scientists and environmental activists will converge this week in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 26th Conference of Parties, an annual event focused on issues related to the climate crisis and global emissions. This year’s conference comes a few months after …

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