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Paris Agreement is 'fatally flawed', says Trump
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump said he is "glad" that people in Paris have reached a conclusion on skyrocketing fuel prices, reiterating that the Paris Agreement is "fatally flawed."
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COP24 conference: World Bank pledges $200 billion to combat climate change
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 04 (ANI): The World Bank on Monday pledged to commit as much as USD 200 billion from 2021 to 2025 towards fighting the threat of climate change during the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP 24) summit here.
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'We are in deep trouble with climate change' - UN Sec-Gen at COP 24
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 3 (ANI): The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres opened the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24) here and pushed all parties to finalise the Paris Agreement Work Programme.
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UN Secretary-General lauds PM Modi for his commitment on climate change
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonia Guterres thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his commitment to tackling climate change.
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US' position on Paris Agreement remains unchanged
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): The Donald Trump administration's position on the 2015 Paris Agreement remains unchanged and the United States intends to withdraw from the climate deal as soon as it is eligible to do so, when the COP24 - the 24th Session of the Conference of the Partie
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India takes strong steps towards achieving Paris Agreement goals
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], Oct 20 (ANI): Government of India took an important step toward its goals for low-carbon, climate-resilient development with the approval of a US$ 43 million grant from the Green Climate Fund, supporting climate resilience of millions of people living in the coastal states
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Rapid, far-reaching changes needed to cap global warming at 1.5°C
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Incheon [South Korea], Oct 8 (ANI): Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a new assessment.
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Honouring PM Modi is a fitting tribute to making our planet clean: Swaraj
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday asserted that honouring Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the United Nations 'Champions of the Earth' award is a fitting recognition of his leadership towards making the planet a cleaner place.
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Combating climate change rooted in India's ethos: Swaraj
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj has reiterated India's commitment to combat the climate change, saying, "it is rooted in our ethos."
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India, EU committed to respecting Paris Agreement
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Jun 19 (ANI): Emphasising on the need for clean energy and climate change, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said India and the European Union (EU) are united in their commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement.
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IEF '18: Energy sector key to India's economic growth, says Swaraj
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on Thursday underscored that the energy sector was a key engine for an increment economic growth of the country.
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Reduce inequalities to resolve India's environment challenges: Experts
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 10 (NewsVoir): Echoing the global concern and concluding a high-level conference titled "Reducing Inequalities in India by 2030: Challenges and Way Forward in Implementing SDG 10", key note speakers and panelists highlighted that economic equality is key to solving env
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