Over 165 countries to attend signing ceremony for Paris climate agreement
More than 165 UN member states are expected to attend a high-level signing ceremony for Paris climate agreement, including an estimated 60 heads of state and heads of government, a UN spokesman said here on Thursday.
Apr 22, 2016, 07:11 AM IST
Paris climate deal fair: China
Top emitter China today welcomed the landmark Paris climate agreement, saying it is fair in splitting responsibility between developed and developing countries and heralded "a new beginning in international cooperation".
Dec 13, 2015, 19:43 PM IST
Climate justice has won, no winners or losers: PM Narendra Modi on Paris deal
US President Barack Obama called the accord "huge", and touted US leadership in reaching the agreement.
Dec 13, 2015, 13:25 PM IST
Paris Climate Agreement: Is India a winner or loser?
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar felt the pact could have been more ambitious.
Dec 13, 2015, 09:45 AM IST
India cheers as Paris delivers ''historic'' climate accord
India immediately welcomed the pact, saying it was balanced and addressed most of its concerns.
Dec 13, 2015, 07:35 AM IST
Ready to help countries implement climate pact: World Bank
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Saturday welcomed the historic global climate agreement reached in Paris, saying the World Bank was ready to help countries deal with climate change.
Dec 13, 2015, 06:39 AM IST
Paris climate talks by the numbers
Tonnes of greenhouse gas produced by the conference, equal to the annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of 4,420 cars over the course of a year.
Dec 13, 2015, 05:47 AM IST
Scientists welcome climate pact but still alarmed
Climate scientists Saturday welcomed a pact to battle global warming as a major political advance, but warned of a gaping hole -- the lack of a detailed roadmap for cutting greenhouse gases that cause the problem.
Dec 13, 2015, 05:43 AM IST
Highlights of the proposed UN climate accord
The agreement identifies climate change as "an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet".
Dec 13, 2015, 05:31 AM IST
Planned UN climate deal blow to fossil fuels: Green groups
A global accord to tame global warming at UN talks in Paris on Saturday will be a huge blow to the fossil-fuel business, Greenpeace and other prominent environment groups predicted.
Dec 13, 2015, 05:28 AM IST
Tears, cheers and selfies as climate pact sealed in Paris
The roughly 2,000 ministers, negotiators and activists in the cavernous plenary hall on the outskirts of the French capital took to their feet in a joyous uprising as their French hosts beamed onstage.
Dec 13, 2015, 05:24 AM IST
World 'met the moment' with historic climate accord: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama on Saturday praised the "strong" and historic" accord hammered out in Paris, which he said could mark "a turning point for the world" on climate change.
Dec 13, 2015, 05:17 AM IST
Time to turn words into climate action: IMF chief
"The Paris Agreement is a critical step forward for addressing the challenge of global climate change in the 21st century," Lagarde said in a statement.
Dec 13, 2015, 01:52 AM IST
Engineering climate: From pariah to saviour?
Once dismissed as dangerous science fiction, schemes to stave off global warming by re-engineering Earth`s climate may well gain in traction as a result of the Paris agreement.
Dec 13, 2015, 01:39 AM IST
Know: How the world found common ground in landmark climate accord
After four years of global negotiations, two weeks of intense talks and more than a few sleepless nights, climate officials from almost 200 nations meeting in Paris are on the cusp of a landmark accord to arrest climate change.
Dec 13, 2015, 01:31 AM IST
