COP26 statement: India didn't replace coal 'phase out' with 'phase down', say govt sources
Sources also clarified that the five national goals announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot be termed as "updated Nationally Determined Goals (NDCs)".
Nov 18, 2021, 06:37 AM IST
UK PM Boris Johnson applauds PM Narendra Modi`s climate goals at COP26
"India came up with some really impressive stuff on decarbonizing their power sector, decarbonizing their economy by 2030," said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Nov 15, 2021, 23:58 PM IST
COP26 climate summit: Scope, scale and speed of climate finance have to increase considerably, says India
COP21 decision mandates that before 2025, parties shall set a new collective quantified goal from a floor of USD 100 billion per year, considering the needs and priorities of developing countries.
Nov 09, 2021, 06:35 AM IST
COP26 summit: Focus turns to climate finance after a flurry of pledges
Britain, which is hosting the COP26 meeting, will again try to set the pace, announcing 290 million pounds ($391 million) in new funding, including support for countries in the Asia Pacific to deal with the impact of global warming.
Nov 08, 2021, 15:33 PM IST
COP26: Activist Greta Thunberg calls UN climate talks a ‘failure’
“World leaders are obviously scared of the truth, yet no matter how hard they try, they cannot escape it,” she said.
Nov 06, 2021, 07:46 AM IST
COP26: 40 countries including Vietnam agree to phase out coal-fired power
Canada, Poland, South Korea, Ukraine, Indonesia and Vietnam have pledged to phase out coal and stop construction of more coal-fired power plants by the 2040s at the latest.
Nov 06, 2021, 07:25 AM IST
COP26 climate summit: 20 countries agree to stop funding fossil fuel projects abroad
The US, UK, Canada, Italy, Switzerland and New Zealand, among others, were party to the agreement, which commits to "end new direct public support for the international unabated fossil fuel energy sector by the end of 2022.
Nov 05, 2021, 07:36 AM IST
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, US' next ambassador to India, tests COVID-19 positive in Glasgow
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is "currently isolating in his hotel room in Glasgow" and has experienced 'very mild symptoms', the newspaper quoted Garcetti's spokesman Alex Comisar as saying.
Nov 04, 2021, 12:14 PM IST
COP26 Summit: Coalition worth $130 tn pledges to put combatting climate change at heart of finance
A main aim of the COP26 talks is to secure enough national promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions - mostly from burning coal, oil and gas - to keep the rise in the average global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Nov 04, 2021, 06:26 AM IST
Narendra Modi at COP26 Global Summit: Came as representative of society that believes in 'Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah'
Recalling the Paris climate conference, Narendra Modi said that summit was a sentiment and commitment for him.
Nov 01, 2021, 23:20 PM IST
