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4 Degree Celsius Rise In Temperature May Cut Global GDP By 40%: Study
A team of Australian researchers on Tuesday said that 4-degree Celsius rise in global temperatures would cut world GDP by around 40 per cent by 2100 - a sharp increase from previous estimates of around 11 per cent.
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UN Confirms US' Withdrawal Notification From Paris Climate Change Agreement
The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of US President Donald Trump.
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India On Track To Meet Paris Agreement Goals, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met UN Climate Change Conference President Alok Sharma and discussed various issues related to climate change.
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No Pathway To Reach Paris Agreement Goal Without G20 Leadership: UN Chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres Sunday called on the Group of Twenty (G20) countries on the issue of climate action, adding that he sees no pathway to reach Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius goal without the leadership of the G20 nations.
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Carmakers Must Overhaul Production Plans To Hit Climate Goals: Report
The world's 14 biggest carmakers are on course to miss globally agreed climate targets, a leading sustainable finance think tank said on Wednesday, urging investors to do more to pressure boards to change their production plans. The report by the 2 Degrees Investing Initiative and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change looked at the fi...
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Arctic Temperatures To Rise 3-5 Degrees By 2050, Says UN
Even if the world were to cut emissions in line with the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement, winter temperatures in the Arctic would rise three to five degrees Celsius by 2050 and five to nine degrees by 2080, devastating the region and unleashing sea level rises worldwide, a new report by the UN Environment warned on Thursday.
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India Expresses "Strong Reservation" On Paris Climate Talks Rulebook
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...
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UN Secretary General Thanks PM Modi For Contribution To Paris Agreement
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for increasing India's contribution to the Paris Agreement for reducing greenhouse emissions and fighting climate change, according to a UN spokesperson.
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Donald Trump's Move On Paris Deal Will Not Impact Ties With India: US Diplomat
US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord will not impact US-India relations and both countries will find ways to address their differences to move forward, a US diplomat said here today.
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Donald Trump Likely To Exit Climate Accord, PM Modi's Stand Reportedly Unchanged
President Donald Trump will pull the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change, just as he pledged in his campaign, an unnamed White House official has told local media and news agencies.
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Trump Administration Calls Paris Climate Pact 'A Bad Deal For The US'
The landmark Paris climate pact was a bad deal for the US as it "front-loaded" its costs while China and India "back-loaded" theirs, causing a contraction in the American economy, the Trump administration has said. "What Paris represents is a bad deal for this country. We front-loaded our costs. China and India back-loaded theirs. That caused a con...
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Paris Climate Deal A Turning Point For Planet: Barack Obama
Welcoming the news that the Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force in 30 days, US President Barack Obama has termed it as a "turning point" for protecting the planet for future generations by avoiding some of the worst consequences of global warming.
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Ratification Of Paris Agreement Will Hurt India: CPI-M
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that India will ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change shows New Delhi is supplicant to "US global strategic interests", the CPI-M said on Tuesday.
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World Would Be Able to Arrive at a Good Climate Pact: Prakash Javadekar
Ahead of global climate summit in Paris starting next week, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today expressed hope that the world would be able to come out with a "good climate agreement" to combat global warming.
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4 Degree Celsius Rise In Temperature May Cut Global GDP By 40%: Study
A team of Australian researchers on Tuesday said that 4-degree Celsius rise in global temperatures would cut world GDP by around 40 per cent by 2100 - a sharp increase from previous estimates of around 11 per cent.
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UN Confirms US' Withdrawal Notification From Paris Climate Change Agreement
The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of US President Donald Trump.
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India On Track To Meet Paris Agreement Goals, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met UN Climate Change Conference President Alok Sharma and discussed various issues related to climate change.
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No Pathway To Reach Paris Agreement Goal Without G20 Leadership: UN Chief
UN chief Antonio Guterres Sunday called on the Group of Twenty (G20) countries on the issue of climate action, adding that he sees no pathway to reach Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius goal without the leadership of the G20 nations.
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Carmakers Must Overhaul Production Plans To Hit Climate Goals: Report
The world's 14 biggest carmakers are on course to miss globally agreed climate targets, a leading sustainable finance think tank said on Wednesday, urging investors to do more to pressure boards to change their production plans. The report by the 2 Degrees Investing Initiative and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change looked at the fi...
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Arctic Temperatures To Rise 3-5 Degrees By 2050, Says UN
Even if the world were to cut emissions in line with the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement, winter temperatures in the Arctic would rise three to five degrees Celsius by 2050 and five to nine degrees by 2080, devastating the region and unleashing sea level rises worldwide, a new report by the UN Environment warned on Thursday.
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India Expresses "Strong Reservation" On Paris Climate Talks Rulebook
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...
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UN Secretary General Thanks PM Modi For Contribution To Paris Agreement
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for increasing India's contribution to the Paris Agreement for reducing greenhouse emissions and fighting climate change, according to a UN spokesperson.
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Donald Trump's Move On Paris Deal Will Not Impact Ties With India: US Diplomat
US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord will not impact US-India relations and both countries will find ways to address their differences to move forward, a US diplomat said here today.
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Donald Trump Likely To Exit Climate Accord, PM Modi's Stand Reportedly Unchanged
President Donald Trump will pull the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change, just as he pledged in his campaign, an unnamed White House official has told local media and news agencies.
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Trump Administration Calls Paris Climate Pact 'A Bad Deal For The US'
The landmark Paris climate pact was a bad deal for the US as it "front-loaded" its costs while China and India "back-loaded" theirs, causing a contraction in the American economy, the Trump administration has said. "What Paris represents is a bad deal for this country. We front-loaded our costs. China and India back-loaded theirs. That caused a con...
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Paris Climate Deal A Turning Point For Planet: Barack Obama
Welcoming the news that the Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force in 30 days, US President Barack Obama has termed it as a "turning point" for protecting the planet for future generations by avoiding some of the worst consequences of global warming.
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Ratification Of Paris Agreement Will Hurt India: CPI-M
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that India will ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change shows New Delhi is supplicant to "US global strategic interests", the CPI-M said on Tuesday.
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World Would Be Able to Arrive at a Good Climate Pact: Prakash Javadekar
Ahead of global climate summit in Paris starting next week, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today expressed hope that the world would be able to come out with a "good climate agreement" to combat global warming.
