Climate passport, anyone?
As climate change leads to the flooding of whole countries, a climate passport may allow the most distressed to settle in countries that have been largely responsible for the impact
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Give land rights to communities to control climate change
Community control will help protect forests and boost their role as carbon sinks, which will not only reduce global emissions but also help in preserving biodiversity and ensuring food security
India improves its climate performance
India is ahead of many major economies on climate action, but globally national governments are not showing the political will to phase out use of fossil fuels quickly enough to restrain runaway global warming
Scientists prescribe stronger climate action
As the contentious climate negotiations in Katowice in Poland entered its second week, an international collective of experts urged faster moves to avoid a global catastrophe
Consensus eludes climate talks over finance and transparency
The progress in the first week of climate negotiations in Katowice has been painfully slow, and a logjam over financial transparency can unravel agreements in other areas such as green technology transfer
Solar growth needs course correction in India
It’s been a trying time for the Indian solar power sector due to recent policy and financial headwinds, and unless they change in the favour of project developers, the going could be tough
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