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Sitharaman discusses need to enhance financial flows to developing countri
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday underscored the need to enhance financial flows to developing countries beyond USD100 billion to strengthen climate action in her meeting with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climat
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US, Arab countries commit to accelerating climate action
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and a number of Arab countries have agreed to accelerate climate action, US and Arab countries' senior officials said in a joint statement upon the conclusion of the United Arab Emirates Regional Climate Dialogue.
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Access to climate finance critical for development and recovery: ADB
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 1 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called access to climate finance a key priority for Asia and the Pacific as governments design and implement a green and resilient recovery from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
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Quad leaders agree to create working groups on vaccine, critical technolog
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): The leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) on Friday agreed to set up three working groups to facilitate vaccine distribution and innovative technologies and to strengthen climate actions globally.
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India at UNSC calls on countries to fulfill pre-2020 climate change commit
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): India on Tuesday at the UN Security Council called for countries to fulfill their pre-2020 commitments on climate change adding that the idea of climate action should not be to move the climate ambition goalpost to 2050.
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India, UK reiterate commitment to climate action ahead of COP26 summit
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], February 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Alok Sharma, President-designate of 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) on Tuesday reiterated their commitment to climate action ahead of the COP26 summit.
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ADB, Japan to strengthen cooperation on clean energy in ASEAN region
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Feb 2 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation to enhance their joint efforts to promote clean energy in southeast Asia.
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MoRTH signs MoU with Austria on technology cooperation in road infrastruct
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of Austria on technology cooperation in the r
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India has practically achieved pre-2020 climate action targets: Prakash Ja
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday launched the "India Climate Change Knowledge Portal" through a virtual event where he said that India has practically achieved its pre-2020 climate action targets. Read More
Arsenal become first PL club to join UN Sports for Climate Action Framewor
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 16 (ANI): Arsenal on Monday became the first Premier League club to sign up to the United Nations (UN) Sports for Climate Action Framework.
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UN, member states regret US withdrawal from Paris agreement on climate cha
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), along with UN member states Chile, France, Italy and the UK, have expressed regret over Washington's decision to exit the Paris accord on climate change but said they would continue t
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Aviation leaders commit to green recovery amid COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 5 (ANI): Aviation industry leaders have reiterated that long-term climate action should be a priority alongside economic recovery in the coming years.
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