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Climate Pledges Still Off Track To Limit Temperature Rises: UN Report
International climate pledges remain far off track to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a UN report released Wednesday, less than two weeks ahead of high-stakes negotiations to tackle global warming.
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In Landmark Climate Pledge, China Promises To End Coal Funding Overseas
China will stop funding coal projects overseas, President Xi Jinping announced Tuesday, all but ending the flow of public aid for the dirty energy contributing to the climate crisis.
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Amazon Launches Climate-Friendly Program to Help Shop for Sustainable Products
Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, announced the launch of a climate-friendly program on Wednesday to help customers shop for sustainable products, as part of its commitment to be net carbon neutral by 2040.
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Amazon’s Carbon Footprint Grew 15 Percent Last Year Despite Green Pledges
Amazon said Tuesday that its carbon footprint rose 15 percent last year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment.
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Infosys Joins Amazon-Backed Climate Pledge. "Big Thanks," Says Jeff Bezos
Infosys has joined The Climate Pledge and committed to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced today.
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Amazon India Introducing Electric Delivery Rickshaws, Pledges to Have 10,000 EVs on Road by 2025
Amazon India on Monday announced that it has started rolling out its electric vehicle delivery fleet in the country, with the goal to have 10,000 such vehicles on the roads by 2025. The move comes as part of the company’s global Climate Pledge, as announced in September last year.
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Philippines Reviewing 'Crazy' Climate Pledges: Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines is reviewing its "crazy" commitment to severely cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the Paris climate deal, new President Rodrigo Duterte has warned.
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Questions Rise Over $100 Billion Climate Change Financing Progress
A day before the crucial climate conference in Paris, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das today questioned the "correctness" of an OECD report claiming significant progress on a roadmap for USD 100 billion a year climate change financing by 2020.
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Climate Pledges Still Off Track To Limit Temperature Rises: UN Report
International climate pledges remain far off track to limit temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a UN report released Wednesday, less than two weeks ahead of high-stakes negotiations to tackle global warming.
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In Landmark Climate Pledge, China Promises To End Coal Funding Overseas
China will stop funding coal projects overseas, President Xi Jinping announced Tuesday, all but ending the flow of public aid for the dirty energy contributing to the climate crisis.
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Amazon Launches Climate-Friendly Program to Help Shop for Sustainable Products
Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, announced the launch of a climate-friendly program on Wednesday to help customers shop for sustainable products, as part of its commitment to be net carbon neutral by 2040.
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Amazon’s Carbon Footprint Grew 15 Percent Last Year Despite Green Pledges
Amazon said Tuesday that its carbon footprint rose 15 percent last year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment.
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Infosys Joins Amazon-Backed Climate Pledge. "Big Thanks," Says Jeff Bezos
Infosys has joined The Climate Pledge and committed to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced today.
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Amazon India Introducing Electric Delivery Rickshaws, Pledges to Have 10,000 EVs on Road by 2025
Amazon India on Monday announced that it has started rolling out its electric vehicle delivery fleet in the country, with the goal to have 10,000 such vehicles on the roads by 2025. The move comes as part of the company’s global Climate Pledge, as announced in September last year.
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Philippines Reviewing 'Crazy' Climate Pledges: Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines is reviewing its "crazy" commitment to severely cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the Paris climate deal, new President Rodrigo Duterte has warned.
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Questions Rise Over $100 Billion Climate Change Financing Progress
A day before the crucial climate conference in Paris, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das today questioned the "correctness" of an OECD report claiming significant progress on a roadmap for USD 100 billion a year climate change financing by 2020.
