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Just 15 years of post-Paris Agreement emissions to lock in 20 cm of sea-le
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Potsdam [Germany], Nov 5 (ANI): Unless governments significantly scale up their emission reduction efforts, the 15 years' worth of emissions released under their current Paris Agreement pledges alone would cause 20 cm of sea-level rise over the longer term, according to new research publishe
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Thank you Greta for much needed punch in the face: Priyanka Chopra
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 4 (ANI): Teenage Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg who took the internet by storm with her stirring UN Climate Change Summit speech, got a pat from actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas who thanked her for the "much-needed punch in the face".
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'A step forward', says UN chief on Trump's impromptu appearance at climate
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 24 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said that US President Donald Trump's unexpected appearance at the Climate Action Summit is "a step forward".
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India inching towards meeting Paris Agreement targets: RK Singh at G20 min
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Karuizawa [Japan], Jun 15 (ANI): India is implementing one of the largest renewable energy expansion and energy efficiency programmes and is moving towards achieving the target to fulfill the country's commitments made in Paris Agreement, said Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister RK S
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Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Environment Minister, Babul Supriyo as M
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 1 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar on Saturday took charge as the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and said that he would continue to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of addressing climate change and other issues.
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Climate change is running faster than we are says UN chief
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand] May 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres while addressing the media on Sunday alongside Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Auckland said that Climate change is worsening.
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France opposes EU's trade negotiations with US
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], Apr 12 (ANI): France on Thursday opposed European Union (EU) trade negotiations with the United States that had withdrawn from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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Global 'waming', we need you: Donald Trump
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): US President Donald Trump, keeping up with his penchant for creating words, asked global "waming" to make a return for the "beautiful Midwest" which is currently experiencing chilling weather conditions due to a polar vortex.
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Vanuatu threatens to sue fossil fuel companies
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 18 (ANI): Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, has threatened to sue fossil fuel companies and governments aiding their practices which adds to worsening climatic conditions.
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US not to participate in Paris climate deal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 16 (ANI/Sputnik) - The United States does not intend to participate in the Paris Agreement on climate change, the US State Department said in a statement, following the United Nations climate conference in Poland's Katowice.
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Operating guidelines for Paris Agreement adopted at COP24
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 16 (ANI): All governments adopted the Paris Agreement Work Programme, or the operating guidelines for the Paris Agreement, at the COP24 here on Saturday (local time).
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Trump criticises France's 'yellow vest' protests, ridicules Paris deal
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 10 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has criticised the ongoing fourth-weekend of "yellow vest" protests across France which are being staged against the hike in fuel taxes, linking it to the "ridiculous and extremely expensive" Paris Agreement.
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