US joins ‘ambition coalition’ at UN climate talks
By AFP Le Bourget (France): The United States said Wednesday it had united with the European Union and 79 developing countries to jointly push for an ambitious accord in Paris to curb global warming....
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Paris: India on Thursday strongly asserted that the goal of capping global warming to within 1.5 degree Celsius from pre-industrial times will require developed countries to “massively” reduce their...
View ArticleIndia not fully satisfied with new climate draft: Prakash Javadekar
PARIS: India on Thursday said several of its concerns, including voluntary pledges of nations on climate change, have not been incorporated in the new draft which “is the starting point for the final...
View ArticleWith landmark climate accord, world marks turn from fossil fuels
BY ALISTER DOYLE AND BARBARA LEWIS, REUTERS PARIS: The global climate summit in Paris forged a landmark agreement on Saturday, setting the course for a historic transformation of the world’s fossil...
View ArticleClimate deal reflects seriousness to preserve earth: World Bank
By PTI WASHINGTON: The world bank has welcomed the “historic” agreement reached on climate change draft in Paris, saying the deal reflects aspiration and seriousness to preserve the planet for future...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon terms Paris deal ‘monumental triumph’ for planet Earth
By PTI PARIS: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has termed the historic climate change agreement reached in Paris as a “monumental triumph” for planet Earth that will set the stage for achieving an end to poverty...
View ArticleWorld leaders welcome historic climate pact
NEW DELHI: The world leaders led by US President Barack Obama on Sunday welcomed the adoption of a legally-binding pact seeking to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, calling it a...
View ArticleParis climate deal weak and unambitious: CSE
PARIS: The climate change agreement adopted is “weak and unambitious” and does not include any “meaningful” targets and have discharged developed nations from their historical responsibility, an...
View Article92% Indians perceive climate change as a major threat: Survey
MUMBAI: A total of 92 per cent Indians polled by independent market research company Ipsos view global warming and climate change as major threats. India ranks seventh among the 24 countries surveyed,...
View Article2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change: Experts
AFP PARIS: When future generations write the history of humanity’s faltering quest to repair Earth’s climate system, 2015 will have its own chapter. Nature, along with the usually fractious family of...
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