Climate Change

Over 130 companies, including Nestle, Unilever, Mahindra Group, and Volvo Cars, are urging political leaders to agree on a timeline to phase out fossil fuels at the upcoming U.N. climate summit. The companies, with nearly USD 1 trillion…
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The Paris Agreement (PA) had mandated a periodic five-yearly cycle of assessments of climate action called the Global Stocktake (GST) starting in 2023. GST is a process involving both country Parties i.e. governments, as well as non-party…
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A crucial meeting on climate "loss and damages" ahead of COP28 ended in failure on Saturday, with countries from the global north and south unable to reach an agreement, according to sources involved in the talks. The agreement to set up a…
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India’s stance at COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, centres around the importance of adaptation and equity in addressing climate change. Leena Nandan (Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change,…
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The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on Thursday that every year, around 2,000 million tonnes of dust enter the atmosphere, “darkening skies and harming air quality in regions that can be thousands of…
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The COP28 Presidency launched the ‘COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health’ as part of its commitment to make health a central element of the climate agenda. The Presidency made the announcement at the World Health Summit in Berlin, where…
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EU countries' climate ministers on Monday approved the bloc's negotiating position for this year's U.N. COP28 climate summit, agreeing to push for a world-first deal to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels. The agreement sets up the…
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In a groundbreaking move, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has partnered up with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to unveil the 'Greening Capacities Initiative.' This partnership comes as an integral component of the ministry's…
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Ahead of the UN Climate Summit, or COP 28, set to held in Dubai in November-December this year, the Union government has notified two initiatives—a green credit programme focusing on afforestation and water conservation and an ecomark…
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The Ministry of Education, Abu Dhabi has joined forces with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to introduce the ‘Greening Capacities Initiative.’ This collaboration aims to achieve the goals outlined in the Green Education…
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