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Fish population declining in the Sundarbans
Human activity, in addition to the various impacts of climate change, is putting pressure on fish density and diversity in the Indian Sundarbans
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Weak workplan wounds Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement, itself a compromise that is not enough to combat climate change, was further weakened in the details as the work programme was signed off in the annual UN climate summit
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Political will vital to tackle India’s air pollution: WHO
India’s severe air pollution can only be combatted through strong political action, even as the World Health Organisation warned that health costs of climate change have become unacceptable
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Coal and cars drive up emissions growth
The growth of global carbon dioxide emissions has picked up pace again after a brief slowdown, making it more difficult to restrain global warming, and adding urgency to the shift away from fossil fuels
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