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COP28 set to kick off in Dubai from Nov 30; UAE hopeful for deal on renewa
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (COP28), is set to kick off in Dubai on Thursday, where the host country is hoping to land a deal on the tripling of renewable energy and double the energy efficiency improvement rate by 2030.
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‘We are not powerless’ to overcome climate crisis, COP28 President-Design
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, addressed today the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York, where he reminded the international community that “we are not powerless” to overcome the climate crisis and urged the world
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“Humanity has opened gates to hell”: UN Secretary General António Guterres
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
“Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects. Distraught farmers watching crops carried away by floods. Sweltering temperatures spawning disease,” he said in a speech to open the Climate Ambition Summit, happening alongside the UN General Assembly in New York, as per CNN.
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UN Secretary General urges leaders to declare 'state of climate emergency'
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday addressed the 2020 Climate Ambition Summit, calling on leaders to declare "a State of Climate Emergency" until they achieve carbon neutrality necessary to save the Earth for future generations.
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India not only on track to achieve Paris Agreement targets but to exceed t
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): India is not only on track to achieve its Paris Agreement targets but to exceed them beyond expectations, Prime Minister Modi said on Saturday.
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Boris Johnson to announce end of UK's support to fossil fuel sector overse
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will stop funding and promoting fossil fuel projects overseas as part of the country's transition to low-carbon energy to tackle climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce, as he opens the Climate Ambi
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Climate Ambition Summit to mark 5 years of Paris Agreement begins today
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12 (ANI): The United Nations, United Kingdom and France will be holding Climate Ambition Summit 2020, in partnership with Chile and Italy on December 12, five years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement.
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