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‘We won’t deliver financial stability if we don’t manage climate risks’

UK’s climate envoy talks to Down To Earth about their efforts to combat climate change and partnerships with India for a …

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Catastrophic lack of action on climate change

The UN has warned that it may not be possible to restrict temperature rise up to 2°C citing a gap between commitments and action

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COP 23: US continues to be obstructionist, reportedly using allies to push its agenda

Ideally, the US should be just an observer in the ongoing negotiations and not be allowed to determine the course of negotiations

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COP 23 at Bonn: Countries show no concern over US exit from Paris deal, see negotiations as business as usual

It was expected that countries would come prepared to Bonn with a strategy to deal with the US

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Global Carbon Pricing: The Path to Climate Cooperation

After twenty-five years of failure, climate negotiations continue to use a “pledge and review” approach: countries pledge (almost …

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Why Trump is a bad businessman

By pulling out of Paris Agreement, US loses an opportunity to expand clean energy markets and create jobs

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Once again, US walks away from global climate agreement  

Without the US being held accountable for reducing its share of emissions, the world cannot keep warming “well below 2°C”

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To withdraw from climate deal is to reject the idea of global cooperation

American pressure was fundamental in retaining voluntary emission reductions for countries and eliminating possibilities of penalties in the …

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India proposes formation of separate workstream on equity in global stocktake

There was a difference in views on interpretation over equity between developed and developing nations

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US energy secretary supports Paris Agreement, wants to renegotiate terms

Rick Perry has not elaborated on what “renegotiate” meant in terms of the Paris Agreement

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Trump's executive order sounds death knell for Paris climate pact

With the current executive order, it is evident that the US has gone back on its climate commitments

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