COP26 ends with watered-down coal resolution
Several nations were saddened by the watering down by India and China of crucial language on the unabated use of coal from “phaseout” to “phase down”
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Hanoi’s planned parkland lies derelict for decades
This even though a lack of green spaces in Hanoi has been a concern of inhabitants for years
20 nations to join hands in promoting electric vehicles
Japan and about 20 other economies at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow will promote investments in the sector
Beijing, Washington ink joint climate declaration
This was one of the most significant breakthroughs at the United Nations COP26 meet, in Glasgow, Scotland
Environmentalists decry Indonesia’s unclear stance on key deforestation pledge
Indonesia was among the countries that endorsed a global agreement to “halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation” by 2030
Floods hit several regions, killing seven in East Java
Areas in West Kalimantan and several parts of archipelago were hit by heavy rainfall and flooding in recent days because of the La Nina weather phenomenon
Extreme heat will cost developing nations GDP declines of up to 64%: Study
The study found that if global temperature rise reaches 2.9 deg C by the end of the century, the most vulnerable countries can expect a severe impact on their GDP
Chilly winter due to global warming, says expert
In October, La Nina, the periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the Pacific, started to affect China. Now it is the warming Arctic
Island nations fight for survival, seek liability claims against big polluters
Island nations are looking at creative ways, such as liability claims and carbon markets, at United Nations climate talks to generate the cash needed
COP26 leaders vow new drive to end deforestation by 2030
The pledge will be issued at the end of the two-day United Nations COP26 conference, which will continue for another fortnight to try to craft national plans on preventing global…