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Was the COP26 climate summit a missed opportunity for India?
3 years, 1 month ago

Was the COP26 climate summit a missed opportunity for India?

Live Mint  

At the recently concluded United Nations conference of parties summit on tackling climate change, India was widely criticised for its key role in weakening crucial language on coal phase-out, resulting in a watered-down version of the Glasgow Climate Pact. While its 2070 target met with scepticism for being too distant, most observers lauded India for its ambitious 2030 targets, given …

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Cop26 agreement: What’s in the final text?
3 years, 1 month ago

Cop26 agreement: What’s in the final text?

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. Countries ‘requested’ to set tougher 2030 climate plans A crucial element of the new deal is a request for …

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COP26 wraps with nations agreeing to deal aimed at averting climate catastrophe
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 wraps with nations agreeing to deal aimed at averting climate catastrophe

India Today  

UN climate talks in Scotland ended with a global agreement that aimed at least to keep alive hopes of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius, and so maintain a realistic chance of saving the world from catastrophic climate change. The overarching aim set by conference host Britain was one that climate campaigners and vulnerable countries had found far too …

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The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists
3 years, 1 month ago

The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists

NPR  

The fossil fuel industry turned out in force at COP26. So did climate activists Enlarge this image toggle caption Alastair Grant/AP Alastair Grant/AP GLASGOW, Scotland — You might think the fossil fuel industry would steer clear of the United Nations climate summit. Enlarge this image toggle caption Frank Langfitt/NPR Frank Langfitt/NPR Earlier this week, Russia hosted executives from BP and …

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China and US announce deal to boost cooperation on climate change
3 years, 1 month ago

China and US announce deal to boost cooperation on climate change

Al Jazeera  

China and the United States, the world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by reducing methane emissions, protecting forests and phasing out coal. In a joint statement announced at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the countries said they had reached an agreement to redouble efforts to …

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COP26: COVID stimulus packages fail to address climate change adaptation, says U.N. report
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26: COVID stimulus packages fail to address climate change adaptation, says U.N. report

The Hindu  

Developing countries need to spend up to 10 times more public money than current levels to implement climate adaptation measures that would minimize harm caused by more frequent droughts, flooding and other weather extremes, according to a United Nations report published on November 4. But in 2019, climate financing to developing countries for mitigating emissions, adaptation, planning and implementation was …

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As Scott Morrison faces COP26, here's how Australia can solve its climate change mess
3 years, 1 month ago

As Scott Morrison faces COP26, here's how Australia can solve its climate change mess

ABC  

In Australia, we've spent the last 14 years watching our politicians knock each other off over it. We're going to outline how Australia's transition towards zero emissions could work over the next decade and what's happening now. We've still got a way to go, but already about 30 per cent of Australia's power every day is generated by renewables, and …

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‘We’re already in a living hell’: Greta Thunberg joins young climate activists outside Cop26 to demand faster action
3 years, 1 month ago

‘We’re already in a living hell’: Greta Thunberg joins young climate activists outside Cop26 to demand faster action

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 Young climate activists from across the world took to the streets of Glasgow on Monday …

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CoP26 | The race to tackle global warming
3 years, 1 month ago

CoP26 | The race to tackle global warming

The Hindu  

The COP26 UN Climate Change Conference opening in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday has raised expectations, just as the COP21 conference in Paris did six years ago, that there will be determined action by 2030 on the defining challenge before humanity. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced a postponement of the event in 2020, nearly 120 countries are now ready to engage …

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Cop26: Leaked documents reveal the countries lobbying UN to water down climate crisis response
3 years, 2 months ago

Cop26: Leaked documents reveal the countries lobbying UN to water down climate crisis response

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. Climate Change: COP26 might change our world Among the comments was a call to “omit” a statement that the …

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More than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050 says UN report
3 years, 2 months ago

More than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050 says UN report

Firstpost  

Most of the flood-related deaths and economic losses were recorded in Asia, where river flood warning systems require strengthening, said the WMO. More than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050, the United Nations warned Tuesday, urging leaders to seize the initiative at the COP26 summit. Already in 2018, 3.6 billion people had inadequate access to water …

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Rewild and protect land to ensure climate and nature crises are tackled together, scientists urge ahead of Cop26
3 years, 3 months ago

Rewild and protect land to ensure climate and nature crises are tackled together, scientists urge ahead of Cop26

The Independent  

Wild spaces across the world must be restored and protected if the world is to successfully get to grips with the twin climate and nature crises, scientists have said. Ahead of Cop26, the pivotal climate summit taking place in November, researchers called for “major systemic changes” to tackle the world’s mounting environmental challenges. “There’s been growing consensus that the climate …

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China, US deal on climate change fails before COP26: report
3 years, 3 months ago

China, US deal on climate change fails before COP26: report

Al Jazeera  

Beijing rebuffs US proposal to accelerate climate efforts, including public commitment to stop financing of coal-fired power plants. “China already has its own plans and road map for achieving its climate goals,” Chinese leaders told US climate envoy John Kerry, the report quoted a source as saying. Li Shuo, a senior global policy adviser for Greenpeace East Asia, told SCMP …

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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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Climate science report ‘critical for success’ of COP26: UN
3 years, 4 months ago

Climate science report ‘critical for success’ of COP26: UN

The Hindu  

Nearly 200 nations started online negotiations on Monday to validate a UN science report that will anchor autumn summits charged with preventing climate catastrophe on a planetary scale. Another milestone since the last IPCC tome: the Paris Agreement has been adopted, with a collective promise to cap the planet’s rising surface temperature at “well below” two degrees Celsius above late-19th …

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Committee on Climate Change: Britain falling short on climate goals
3 years, 6 months ago

Committee on Climate Change: Britain falling short on climate goals

CNN  

London CNN Business — The United Kingdom will fail to meet its “historic climate promises” if the government doesn’t urgently put policies in place to reach its goal of decarbonizing the economy, according to its official climate watchdog. The Climate Change Committee, which advises the government on emissions targets, warned Thursday in its annual progress report that Prime Minister Boris …

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Downing Street Denies Report PM Boris Johnson Wants David Cameron to Lead Climate Summit
4 years ago

Downing Street Denies Report PM Boris Johnson Wants David Cameron to Lead Climate Summit

News 18  

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office on Sunday denied a report that he wanted his predecessor David Cameron to take over from business minister Alok Sharma as president of next year’s United Nations COP26 climate change summit. Earlier, ITV political editor Robert Peston said on Twitter that Johnson was keen for Cameron to take the job, but Cameron had not …

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