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Paris climate treaty: Over 190 states agree on milestone rulebook; COP24 chief says 'its been a long road'
• 6 years agoDespite the agreement, states already dealing with devastating floods, droughts and extreme weather made worse by climate change said the package agreed in the mining city of Katowice lacked the bold ambition to cut emissions the world needed.
France's carbon tax sparked gilets jaunes protests, but popular climate policy is possible
• 6 years agoThe demonstrators in yellow jackets have rallied around one particular government policy: a looming hike in fuel taxes in France.
COP24: Civil society groups term Katowice draft 'weak'; developing nations demand more funds to fight climate change
Karthikeyan Hemalatha • 6 years agoCivil society organisations from India as well as other countries have dubbed the draft rulebook released at COP24, UN Conference on Climate Change, in Katowice, Poland, as weak and inadequate to fight the challenges that the world faces
Climate change talks: COP24 fails to adopt key report as US pitches fossil fuels, India and Australia keep mum
Karthikeyan Hemalatha • 6 years agoThe US, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Russia tried to downplay the landmark IPCC report
COP24 Poland: UN chief Antonio Guterres to nudge climate negotiators on Paris rulebook
Ians123 • 6 years agoWhile UN Chief will have no direct role in the negotiations, his presence was expected to help nudge the talks towards a positive conclusion
UN COP24 climate talks hit slump after clash between developed, developing nations
Karthikeyan Hemalatha • 6 years agoDeveloping nations insist burden of climate change mitigation can't be equally placed on all countries.
COP24 climate talks see pleas from small island nations for urgent climate action
• 6 years agoAmong pleas made for climate action plans, small islands facing the threat of oblivion express concerns.
COP24 Poland: Four days to go for UN to ensure urgent, ambitious climate action
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoPoorer countries want assurances of financial support to take steps & address climate change.
India can save thrice its GDP by scaling up climate goals if historical emitters pay
Indiaspend • 6 years agoIndia needs to double down on goals to increase tree cover, but that may still not be enough.
UN climate talks at COP24 shift to nitty-gritty details of Paris Agreement goals
• 6 years agoDecisions on crunch issues, include financial aid for poor countries, are expected next week.