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Private Sector To Accelerate Global Energy Transition Drive

The government may lay a foundation, a policy framework, but it is the private sector that has the potential to take that giant leap in terms of research and development to push the transition pedal harder

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There has been a real retrenchment in USA with respect to climate policy: Michael Greenstone

In an exclusive interview with Anurit Kanti of BW BusinessWorld, Greenstone shares his views on the policy transitions from President Obama’s administration to President Trump’s administration and bilateral relations between India and USA.

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Javadekar Gets A Promotion After Eventful Two Years In MoEF

It has been a turnaround for Javadekar, who was earlier stripped of the charge of two key departments of Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs as a Minister of State

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Disequilibrium | A Differentiated Compromise But Faultlines Remain

India has to try and achieve scaling up of renewable energy prospects from the current 12 to 29 per cent and scaling down coal usage for electricity from 61 to 57 per cent over the next decade. A herculean task with many billions of dollars required for investment.

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With Landmark Climate Accord, World Marks Turn From Fossil Fuels

Hailed as the first truly global climate deal, committing both rich and poor nations to reining in rising emissions blamed for warming the planet, it sets out a sweeping, long-term goal of eliminating net manmade greenhouse gas output this century

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World Leaders Hail Paris Deal On Climate Change

India calls the adoption of the landmark climate change deal as a 'historic day' that promises a 'better future' and creates a 'chapter of hope' in the lives of seven billion people

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Developed Countries Not Fulfilling Their Obligations On Climate Change: India

India strongly puts across its point that durable agreement at Paris cannot be crafted by diluting historical responsibilities or by putting the polluters and the victims at the same level

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India's Role In Climate Change

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be closely watched as a global leader, and his vision of global emissions reductions will be judged

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Fuelling Its Growth With Coal, India Champions The Poor In Paris

India's hardline position in global climate talks has made it a potential villain for Western nations as it warns that its greenhouse emissions, mostly from burning dirty coal, may keep rising past the middle of the century

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Paris, Nairobi & First World Imperialism

A close look at global economic negotiation challenges faced by countries like India. For two decades and more, Third World economies like India have been demanding that the G-7 countries stop subsiding their farm produce so that exports from poor economies have a chance to compete

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Modi Underlines Paris Climate Summit's Significance For India's Future

The Indian pavilion at COP21 showcases the country's commitment to climate change and renewable energy initiatives

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Climate Change A Global Challenge, Must Act With Urgency, Says Narendra Modi

Asserting that climate change is a major global challenge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the world must act with urgency to craft a comprehensive, equitable and durable agreement to limit global warming

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Narendra Modi Pulls Up Rich Nations On Climate Change

In a blunt warning to rich nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told developed countries which powered their way to prosperity on fossil fuels that it would be "morally wrong" if they shift the burden of reducing emissions on developing countries like India

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World Leaders In Paris For Crucial UN Climate Summit

Nearly 150 world leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gathered here on Monday to attend the official start of the much-anticipated climate summit aimed at reaching a historic deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming

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Modi, Obama To Meet On Sidelines Of Paris Climate Conference

US President Barack Obama will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Paris summit next week as part of an effort to forge a strong global agreement on climate change, the White House has announced

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