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Paris climate agreement: Rulebook to be finalised by Dec 2018

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 24, 2017

At the end of the two weeks of talks, negotiators agreed to keep working through the year to be able to finalise by December 2018 the rulebook to implement the Paris Agreement....

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Alternatives put on table to break pre-2020 impasse at COP23

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2017

Negotiators have so far failed to break the ice on the issue of pre-2020 impasse here during the ongoing UN climate change conference. Though an alternative has been put forward to make some...

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25 C40 Cities Commit to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2017

Just weeks after 12 C40 mayors signed the C40 Fossil-Fuel-Free Streets Declaration in an effort to curb air pollution and improve the quality of life for urban dwellers while tackling climate...

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BASIC nations bat for finances, technology to fight climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 15, 2017

Batting for adequate financial and technology resources to assist the developing world, BASIC countries, including India, on Tuesday emphasised the need for openness, transparency and the...

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Developing countries ask rich nations to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2017

Developing countries including India have asked the rich nations to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2013-2020), guiding their climate action for next three years, by...

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EU agrees to reform world’s largest carbon market

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2017

The European Union struck a deal today to overhaul Europe’s carbon market after 2021, a key step toward meeting its pledges to cut greenhouse gases under the Paris climate agreement....

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India asks industrialised nations to declare their financial commitments under Paris Climate pact

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 8, 2017

India has asked industrialised countries to provide clear indications of the amount of public funding that will be made available as part of their financial commitments under the Paris Agreement...

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HSBC pledges $100 bn of finance by 2025 to combat climate change

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 7, 2017

HSBC has pledged to provide $100 billion in financing and investment by 2025 to help combat climate change, the bank said on Monday.

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Paris pledges only a third of what is needed to avoid worst impacts of climate change, says UNEP emission gap report

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 2, 2017

National pledges on emission reduction, made by countries from across the globe under the Paris Agreement, will only bring a third of what is needed to avoid worst impact of climate change, says...

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Big Oil's $1 billion fund backs new cement, engine technologies

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017

A $1 billion fund created by top energy companies to curb climate change will back technologies being developed by U.S. cement maker Solidia Technologies and engine maker Achates Power, it said...

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