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Australian Daily Cartoon Shows Indians Eating Solar Panels, Attacked as 'Racist'
A cartoon published in a leading Australian daily today depicted Indians as starving and eating solar panels, drawing rebuke with many condemning it as "racist".
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India's Stand on Climate Change Right, Says Professor Lawrence Summers
The climate has become warmer due to emissions from industrial countries and India is right in protesting against taking binding commitments that can keep it poor, an eminent economist has said.
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Aggressive Climate Pact Needed to Check Rising Emissions: Researchers
The world needs an aggressive climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming to two degrees, says an analysis of the emission targets from 159 countries.
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Beijing Air Pollution Reaches Hazardous Levels
Schools in the Chinese capital kept students indoors and parents brought their kids to hospitals with breathing ailments today as Beijing grappled with extremely severe air pollution for the fifth straight day.
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PM Modi, Francois Hollande Launch Ricky Kej's New Music Album in Paris
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and France President Francois Hollande have launched Grammy award winner Ricky Kej's new music album at the Paris climate change conference.
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Barack Obama, Xi Jinping to Meet on Sidelines of Paris Climate Conference
It's a meeting of the world's top two carbon polluters as President Barack Obama and China's leader pull up chairs at the Paris climate conference to discuss efforts to fight global warming.
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In Paris, a 'Breakthrough Energy Coalition' Starring Bill Gates, Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani
Bill Gates and some of the world's other richest entrepreneurs will join with governments from both rich and emerging countries on Monday to kick off the Paris climate talks by pledging billions of dollars of investment in clean energy technologies.
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'Climate Change' in Paris? PM Narendra Modi-Nawaz Sharif Handshake Sparks Buzz
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands and talked with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for a few minutes in Paris today, as the 21st session of the Conference of Parties or COP21, the global summit on climate change, began.
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'Virtual Trees' Turn the Eiffel Tower Green for COP21
The Eiffel Tower turned green Sunday for the opening of the Paris climate conference, marking the launch of an art project that will see "virtual trees" grow on the landmark to support reforestation.
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Paris Police Detain 208 After Climate Change Demo
French police detained 208 people and kept a total of 174 in custody, after activists clashed with police in Paris on Sunday ahead of key climate talks, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
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As France Mourns, it Also Looks Ahead to Securing Major Climate Conference
As France bowed its head in official mourning Friday for 130 people killed by terrorists, it also braced for the challenge of hosting nearly 150 world leaders who will begin arriving this weekend for a critical global summit on the environment.
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US Looking for Ambitious, Fair Agreement at Paris Summit
The US is looking for an "ambitious" and "fair" agreement at the Paris climate conference which accelerates the transition to clean energy and is applicable to all countries, America's top official on climate change has said.
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India-Led Solar Alliance May be Highlight of Paris Summit
Calling for close Sino-India cooperation for clean energy development, a state-run Chinese daily today said the India-led solar alliance may be the highlight of next week's Paris climate conference.
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India, China 'Most Affected by Weather-Related Disasters': UN Report
India and China are among the countries most affected by weather-related disasters with the two nations accounting for more than three billion disaster-affected people between 1995 and 2015, a new UN report has said ahead of the crucial Paris climate conference.
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Australian Daily Cartoon Shows Indians Eating Solar Panels, Attacked as 'Racist'
A cartoon published in a leading Australian daily today depicted Indians as starving and eating solar panels, drawing rebuke with many condemning it as "racist".
-
India's Stand on Climate Change Right, Says Professor Lawrence Summers
The climate has become warmer due to emissions from industrial countries and India is right in protesting against taking binding commitments that can keep it poor, an eminent economist has said.
-
Aggressive Climate Pact Needed to Check Rising Emissions: Researchers
The world needs an aggressive climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming to two degrees, says an analysis of the emission targets from 159 countries.
-
Beijing Air Pollution Reaches Hazardous Levels
Schools in the Chinese capital kept students indoors and parents brought their kids to hospitals with breathing ailments today as Beijing grappled with extremely severe air pollution for the fifth straight day.
-
PM Modi, Francois Hollande Launch Ricky Kej's New Music Album in Paris
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and France President Francois Hollande have launched Grammy award winner Ricky Kej's new music album at the Paris climate change conference.
-
Barack Obama, Xi Jinping to Meet on Sidelines of Paris Climate Conference
It's a meeting of the world's top two carbon polluters as President Barack Obama and China's leader pull up chairs at the Paris climate conference to discuss efforts to fight global warming.
-
In Paris, a 'Breakthrough Energy Coalition' Starring Bill Gates, Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani
Bill Gates and some of the world's other richest entrepreneurs will join with governments from both rich and emerging countries on Monday to kick off the Paris climate talks by pledging billions of dollars of investment in clean energy technologies.
-
'Climate Change' in Paris? PM Narendra Modi-Nawaz Sharif Handshake Sparks Buzz
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands and talked with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for a few minutes in Paris today, as the 21st session of the Conference of Parties or COP21, the global summit on climate change, began.
-
'Virtual Trees' Turn the Eiffel Tower Green for COP21
The Eiffel Tower turned green Sunday for the opening of the Paris climate conference, marking the launch of an art project that will see "virtual trees" grow on the landmark to support reforestation.
-
Paris Police Detain 208 After Climate Change Demo
French police detained 208 people and kept a total of 174 in custody, after activists clashed with police in Paris on Sunday ahead of key climate talks, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
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As France Mourns, it Also Looks Ahead to Securing Major Climate Conference
As France bowed its head in official mourning Friday for 130 people killed by terrorists, it also braced for the challenge of hosting nearly 150 world leaders who will begin arriving this weekend for a critical global summit on the environment.
-
US Looking for Ambitious, Fair Agreement at Paris Summit
The US is looking for an "ambitious" and "fair" agreement at the Paris climate conference which accelerates the transition to clean energy and is applicable to all countries, America's top official on climate change has said.
-
India-Led Solar Alliance May be Highlight of Paris Summit
Calling for close Sino-India cooperation for clean energy development, a state-run Chinese daily today said the India-led solar alliance may be the highlight of next week's Paris climate conference.
-
India, China 'Most Affected by Weather-Related Disasters': UN Report
India and China are among the countries most affected by weather-related disasters with the two nations accounting for more than three billion disaster-affected people between 1995 and 2015, a new UN report has said ahead of the crucial Paris climate conference.
