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Asia Pacific region not even moving in the right direction, UN body on Sustainable Development GoalsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 26, 2020
Asia Pacific region must speed up action on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and arrest the trends depleting its natural resources, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said in a study, Wednesday. The Asia and the Pacific SDG... Read more.. |
Business leaders come together, set up body for climate change actionBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 23, 2020
At a time when global business captains in Davos are debating how to deal with climate-change risks, top Indian philanthropists have launched India Climate Collaborative (ICC), aimed at connecting and strengthening the Indian climate community. This marks the first ever... Read more.. |
India needs structural reforms to boost growth, policymakers should lead way for climate action: UN reportBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 20, 2020
In the face of an economic slowdown, India needs to continue structural reforms necessary to boost growth, said a United Nations report Friday. The UN report ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020 (WESP)’ stated that, “The combination of fiscal stimulus and financial... Read more.. |
As climate talks wind down, pre-2020 targets take centre stageBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2019
As the Madrid climate talks neared its end, negotiators stepped up efforts to prepare compromise texts that would help the countries keep the discussions going on the contentious issues into the next year. There was also an indication that the final outcome from Madrid would... Read more.. |
India to insist on ‘differentiated responsibilities’ at Madrid climate talksBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 28, 2019
India will insist upon the principle of ‘equity and common but differentiated responsibilities’ at next week’s climate talks in Madrid, Spain. In simpler terms, it means that while all countries should do their best to fight global warming, developed countries – with deeper... Read more.. |
Climate Transparency Review Warns All G20 Countries Need to Increase NDC AmbitionBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2019
Climate Transparency has released the 2019 ‘Brown to Green’ report, an annual review of climate action by the Group of 20 (G20). The report analyzes G20 country mitigation, adaptation and finance measures, and assesses where G20 countries are in relation to 1.5°C benchmarks.... Read more.. Subject Tags: carbon capture and storage , climate action , G20 , GHG mitigation , global warming , Green Finance |
Arvind Kejriwal announces task force to monitor implementation of C40 clean air declarationBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2019
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday attended the C40 Cities Summit in Copenhagen through a video link and announced formation of a special task force to monitor implementation of 'Clean Air Cities Declaration' signed at the meet. He was scheduled to travel to... Read more.. Subject Tags: air pollution , Clean air pollution , climate action , Environmental Policy , sustainable future |
India seeks to be a leader in the Climate Change ActionBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 9, 2019
India seeks to be a leader in the Climate Change Action, as manifested by its initiatives towards reducing fossil fuel dependency and emissions, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Monday, adding that New Delhi would not limit these efforts to its own soil... Read more.. |
India Calls on Developed Countries to Increase “Scope, Scale and Speed” of Climate FinanceBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2019
The Government of India released a position paper outlining India’s perspective on climate finance. The document was issued to inform stakeholder deliberations under the Climate Finance and Carbon Pricing action area of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit on 23... Read more.. |
Collaboration with India on climate action important, says Luis Alfonso de Alba UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate SummitBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2019
The collaboration with India on climate action is quite important and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recommitted to continue leading on climate issues, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit said. "The contribution, collaboration... Read more.. |