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]Alok Sharma made president of UN climate conference in Glasgow
COP26, the conference of parties of UN climate negotiations, will be the largest summit the UK has ever hosted, bringing together representatives from nearly 200 countries, including leaders, experts, and campaigners.
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Covid-19 pandemic pushes UN Climate Summit COP26 to November 2021
Alok Sharma, business secretary in the Boris Johnson government and the COP26 president, said: “While we rightly focus on fighting the immediate crisis of the coronavirus, we must not lose sight of the huge challenges of climate change”.
Updated on May 29, 2020 05:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By Prasun Sonwalkar
World getting hotter, more dangerous faster than thought: UN chief
The Paris agreement was adopted by 195 parties at the UN climate conference “COP 21” held in the French capital in 2015 with an aim to reduce the hazardous greenhouse gas emissions.
Updated on Dec 12, 2019 07:28 AM IST
Madrid | By Press Trust of India
‘Shortness of breath, wet eyes’: Pollution pods at UN Climate summit give visitors feel of Delhi smog
One or two minutes inside London-based artist Michael Pinsky’s pollution pods at the UN Climate Conference in Madrid and visitors begin experiencing shortness of breath.
Updated on Dec 11, 2019 05:50 AM IST
Madrid | By Press Trust of India
India’s rain pattern getting affected by global climate crisis
In a report published on Wednesday, climate scientists pointed out that the Indo-Pacific warm pool, a stretch of ocean where the temperature remains above 28°C in the winter months, has doubled in size between 1981 ans 2018.
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 03:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Mumbai | By Jayashree Nandi and Snehal Fernandes
Paris climate agreement non-negotiable, no compromise on basic principles: India
India and the other developing countries strongly resisted their move, citing the historical responsibility of the developed nations in emitting carbon dioxide, contributing to global warming.
Published on Dec 13, 2018 09:10 AM IST
Poland | By Press Trust of India