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G20 urges 'strong and effective action' on climate change

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 17, 2014

The world's most powerful economies Sunday urged "strong and effective action" on climate change, catapulting the issue onto the final statement of G20 talks despite pressure from Australia to stick to economic matters. 
 
The grouping, which includes the world's...

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Fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 says IPCC

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014

The unrestricted use of fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change, a UN-backed expert panel says. THe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says in a stark report that most of the world's electricity can...

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UN climate change report: India at risk, say report authors

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 3, 2014

A crucial United Nations report on climate change released on Sunday telling governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 is "both an opportunity and a challenge for India", said an expert from India involved in preparing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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India won’t give new deal in UN Climate Summit

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 16, 2014

India is expected to stick to its tough stand on climate negotiation and make no new announcement at the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's climate summit in New York this month, which UN officials said would be a major turning point in the global approach to the issue. ...

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A Major Accounting Firm Just Ran the Numbers on Climate Change

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 16, 2014

With every year that passes, we're getting further away from averting a human-caused climate disaster. That's the key message in this year's "Low Carbon Economy Index," a report released by the accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.
 
The report highlights an "...

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India, EU stress need for global pact on climate change

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 15, 2014

India and the European Union Friday stressed the need for a global agreement on climate change at the UN Conference in Paris next year. During their meeting, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and European Union Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard discussed...

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This business of climate change

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 8, 2014

Paris 2015 is the buzzword among the global climate change community today, when the countries would negotiate a long-term agreement on climate change.
The road to Paris is also dotted with two events this year — the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit in New York in...

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Whither India: Modi faces climate choice as 2015 deal nears

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 14, 2014

India’s new government stands accused of scrapping policies aimed at protecting the environment, two months ahead of a major UN climate summit to be hosted by Ban Ki-moon.

A series of documents outlining the relaxed rules were released by the Ministry for Environment,...

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Deep emissions cuts needed by 2050 to limit warming - U.N. draft

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2014

Deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions of 40 to 70 percent by mid-century will be needed to avert the worst of global warming that is already harming all continents, a draft U.N. report showed.

The 26-page draft, obtained by Reuters on Thursday, sums up three U.N....

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Brazil, South Arica, India and China chalk out plan for climate negotiations

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2014

Meeting for the first time since the UN-sponsored climate change negotiations in Warsaw last November, ministers of the four BASIC countries—Brazil, South Arica, India and China-—sought to craft a common position for the next round...

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