Climate Talks

"Will Exceed Expectations": PM Modi On Paris Climate Talks Targets

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 12, 2020

India is not only on track to achieve its Paris Agreement targets, but to exceed them beyond expectations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during the Climate Ambition Summit 2020 on Saturday, highlighting that the country has reduced its emission intensity by 21 per cent over 2005 levels.

Alok Sharma Gets Another Top Role In UK, Appointed Minister To Lead UN Climate Talks

Indians Abroad | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 15, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday appointed a dedicated government minister to lead the UN climate talks in Glasgow later this year, after warnings that planning for the event is "miles off track".

Solving Climate Change Requires Leadership, Common Sense: Michael Bloomberg

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 10, 2019

The world doesn't need a miracle to tame global warming, just leadership, US presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg told UN climate talks Tuesday in Madrid, calling for an end to government handouts to oil, gas and coal companies.

India Expresses "Strong Reservation" On Paris Climate Talks Rulebook

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 16, 2018

India has expressed its reservation over the lack of equity in the rules relating to global stock-taking in implementing the 2015 Paris climate change agreement. "India wishes to express its strong reservation regarding the treatment of equity in the global stock-take decision," India's lead negotiator Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday at the pl...

Climate Deal Falls Short Of Breakthrough Needed To Stop Global Warming

World News | Brady Dennis, Griff Witte and Chris Mooney, The Washington Post | Sunday December 16, 2018

Weary climate negotiators limped across the finish line Saturday after days of round-the-clock talks, striking a deal that keeps the world moving forward with plans to curb carbon emissions.

France Says "Yellow Vests" Protests No Excuse To Curb Climate Battle

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 10, 2018

France said Monday at the UN climate talks it fears certain countries will exploit the "yellow vest" protests to curb their ambitions in the fight against global warming.

"Still Not Doing Enough": UN Warns As Key Climate Talks Begin In Poland

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 3, 2018

The world is "way off course" in its plan to prevent catastrophic climate change, the United Nations warned today as nations gathered in Poland to chart a way for mankind to avert runaway global warming.

200 Nations Start 2-Week Talks To End Political Divide On Climate Change

World News | Reuters | Monday December 3, 2018

Delegates from nearly 200 nations on Sunday began two weeks of talks to tackle deep political divisions at the most important U.N. meeting on global warming since the landmark 2015 Paris deal to shift away from fossil fuels.

Amid Dire Warnings, Nations Struggle For Consensus At UN Climate Talks

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 2, 2018

With the direst warnings yet of impending environmental disaster still ringing in their ears, representatives from nearly 200 nations gather Sunday in Poland to firm up their plan to prevent catastrophic climate change.

India To Play Responsible Role At Climate Talks: PM Modi To UN Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 30, 2018

It was the Secretary General's sincere hope and expectation that in the forthcoming meeting in next week in Poland, India will pay a uniting role, will play the role of a good Samaritan.

New Agriculture Road Map At UN Climate Talks Prioritises Food Security

India News | Written by Hridayesh Joshi | Sunday May 6, 2018

After years of stalemate, agriculture discussion at climate change talks creates unusual bonhomie between rich and poor countries. The agreement to discuss the agriculture issue was reached last November at the climate summit (COP 23) in the German city of Bonn. The ongoing pre-summit negotiations also in Bonn, ahead of 2018 climate change summit t...

Keeping It Real: UN Climate Talks Struggle To Stay Relevant

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 18, 2017

The 196-nation Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, enjoins the world to cap the rise in temperature at "well below" 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), a goal barely within reach that still may not save Fiji and dozens of small island states

UN Climate Talks Deflated But Not Derailed Following US Pullout

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday November 18, 2017

Negotiations to bolster the climate-saving Paris Agreement, crafted over two decades, closed in Bonn Saturday, deflated but not derailed by Donald Trump's rejection of the treaty and defence of fossil fuels.

UN Climate Talks Wrap Up As US Defends Continued Use Of Fossil Fuels

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 17, 2017

UN negotiations on implementing the Paris climate change agreement wrap up today after two weeks of talks that were slowed down by the United States defending the use of fossil fuels.

Major Victory For India And Other Developing Countries At Bonn Climate Talks

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 16, 2017

In a major victory for India and other developing countries on pre-2020 climate actions, the developed world on Wednesday agreed to discuss the issue at the next two climate conferences in subsequent two years.