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
Category: Negotiations
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
India to achieve emissions control targets well ahead of time
India said at the ongoing Katowice climate summit that it is well on track to meet its energy capacity and emissions intensity goals in 2020, 10 years ahead of its pledge under the Paris Agreement
UN pleads for climate action, US remains sceptic
The annual summit opens in the coal mining city of Katowice in Poland, with no sign of agreement over how much money industrialised countries may provide to combat climate change
Governments leading world to disastrous warming: UN
Not enough governments are on track to cut carbon emissions, but the private sector could be the saviour if coal, oil and gas subsidies are removed, UN Environment has suggested in it emissions gap report
Change world to control climate change, say experts
It will need fundamental change to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees, but not doing so will cost much more, warns Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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