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Reports of coal's terminal decline are premature
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): While less new coal-fired power plants are now being built in China and India, the planned expansion in the use of coal in fast-growing emerging economies, such as Turkey, Indonesia and Vietnam, will in part cancel out the reduction.
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Massive tree plantation drive launched in J-K
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): In a bid to reduce carbon output and halt global warming as per the Paris Agreement on the climate change, the Jammu and Kashmir government launched a mega-plantation drive in the valley.
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RIC reaffirm commitment to Paris Agreement
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Russia, India and China reaffirmed their commitment to work together to ensure that the modalities for implementing the Paris Agreement adopted under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change were framed to reflect equity and Common but Differentiated Res
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AIIB gives nod to USD 250 mn loan to China
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI):The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved a USD 250-million loan for a project that will reduce China's coal use by about 650,000 tons annually through connecting about 216,750 households in rural villages to the natural gas distribution network, t
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Climate offers a USD 3.1-tln investment opportunity: IFC
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): There will be about USD 3.1 trillion worth of climate investment opportunities by 2030 in India, says a recent report by International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Syria to sign Paris climate agreement, leaving US isolated
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 8 (ANI): Syria has decided to sign the Paris agreement on climate change, leaving the United States as the only country in the world outside the deal.
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India, Italy confirm full implementation of Paris Agreement
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): India and Italy in a joint statement on Monday confirmed their strong commitment to the full implementation of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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DiCaprio slams Trump for failing on climate change
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Sept 22 (ANI): Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who is flexing his voice on climate change, has slammed US President Donald Trump's inaction on climate change.
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Stop military operations, grant citizenship to Rohingya: UN chief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on Myanmar to put an end to its military campaign against Rohingya Muslims just hours after the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the nation on the situation in Rakhine state.
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Fiery talk can lead to fatal misunderstandings: UN Chief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that global anxieties about nuclear weapons are at the highest level since the end of the Cold War due to nuclear and missile tests by North Korea.
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UN chief urges global leaders to attain 'world peace' by repairing 'world
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday spotlighted several threats - including the nuclear peril and climate change and asserted on the need to create a better world.
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India to work for environment beyond Paris Agreement: Sushma Swaraj
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj has said that India will continue to work beyond the Paris Agreement.
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