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Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets, UN chief 'disappointed'By : Sustainability ..., Dec 16, 2019
The longest UN climate talks ended here on Sunday with no deal on carbon markets as delegates from almost 200 countries failed to come up with more ambitious targets to cut greenhouse gases to fulfil the terms of the 2015 Paris agreement, prompting UN chief Antonio Guterres... Read more.. Subject Tags: carbon market , Climate Finance , climate goals , COP , GHG emissions , Paris Agreement |
As climate talks wind down, pre-2020 targets take centre stageBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2019
As the Madrid climate talks neared its end, negotiators stepped up efforts to prepare compromise texts that would help the countries keep the discussions going on the contentious issues into the next year. There was also an indication that the final outcome from Madrid would... Read more.. |
India Announces a “Green Window” to Catalyze Climate FinanceBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 12, 2019
To meet India’s massive 450 gigawatts of clean energy target, Indian officials announced new financing approach to boost investment in clean energy during the climate talks in Madrid this week. The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), the country’s premier... Read more.. Subject Tags: clean energy finance , Climate Finance , climate goals , Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency |
India to insist on ‘differentiated responsibilities’ at Madrid climate talksBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 28, 2019
India will insist upon the principle of ‘equity and common but differentiated responsibilities’ at next week’s climate talks in Madrid, Spain. In simpler terms, it means that while all countries should do their best to fight global warming, developed countries – with deeper... Read more.. |
Investment to fight climate change dropped 11 per cent to $546 billion last yearBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2019
Global climate finance reached a record high of $612 billion in 2017 driven by renewable energy and lower-carbon transport capacity additions in China, US and India and increased public commitment to energy efficiency but dropped 11 per cent to $546 billion in 2018 due to... Read more.. |
India, US and China saw biggest rises in greenhouse gas emissions last year: ReportBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 7, 2019
India, the US and China saw some of the biggest rises in greenhouse gas emissions last year due to booming energy consumption dominated by fossil fuels, putting global climate goals at risk, according to a new report. Emissions jumped 6.3% in India, rose 3.4% in the US and 2.... Read more.. |
Erratic weather boosts energy demand, denting climate goalsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2019
Extreme temperatures around the globe drove a sharp acceleration in energy demand and carbon emissions last year, oil giant BP said on Tuesday, issuing a stark warning that the world risks... Read more.. |
Governments, firms call on EU to set net-zero emissions goalBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 22, 2018
A group of European Union governments and companies have called for the bloc to set a path for net-zero emissions by 2050 in its long-term climate strategy next week. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , climate goals , emissions control , EU , global warming , long term climate strategy |