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400 investors with $32 trillion in assets step up climate action

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 14, 2018

The Investor Agenda launched here on Wednesday will support investors in accelerating and scaling-up the actions that are critical to tackling climate change and achieving the goals of the 2015...

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Bangkok climate conference sounds alarm ahead of UN summit

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 5, 2018

Time is running out to save the Paris Agreement, UN climate experts warned Tuesday at a key Bangkok...

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India, EU committed to respecting Paris Climate Agreement: President

By : sustainabilityo..., Jun 20, 2018

 

Emphasising on the need for clean energy and climate change, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said India and the European Union (EU) are united in their commitment to the 2015 Paris...

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Climate Action Special Envoy Bloomberg pledges $4.5 million to help UN fight climate change in line with the Paris Agreement

By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 25, 2018

The billionaire philanthropist and former Mayor of New York City, pledged last June  to make up the Secretariat’s funding shortfall, caused by US President Donald Trump’s announced withdrawal...

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1.5 Celsius climate goal 'very unlikely' but doable: draft UN report

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 15, 2018

The Paris Agreement goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius will slip beyond reach unless nations act now to slash carbon pollution, curb energy demand, and suck CO2 from the air,...

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For carbon sink target, India looks at catchment area plan

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 9, 2018

Having committed a target of creating an additional carbon sink the equivalent of 2.5 billion to 3 billion tonnes carbon dioxide by 2030, India now anticipates that it might not be able to meet...

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India got $400 million of financing for new solar and wind energy farms

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 21, 2017

Renewable energy in India is set to get a $400 million boost through a joint initiative backed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and India's Yes Bank.

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India presents $3.1 tn climate investment opportunities till 2030: IFC

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 1, 2017

India's ambitious plans to meet its climate targets under the Paris Agreement represent about $3.1 trillion worth of investment opportunities by 2030, a report by the International Finance...

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EU agrees to reform world’s largest carbon market

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2017

The European Union struck a deal today to overhaul Europe’s carbon market after 2021, a key step toward meeting its pledges to cut greenhouse gases under the Paris climate agreement....

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India asks industrialised nations to declare their financial commitments under Paris Climate pact

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 8, 2017

India has asked industrialised countries to provide clear indications of the amount of public funding that will be made available as part of their financial commitments under the Paris Agreement...

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