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Amitav Ghosh's The Great Derangement shows dangers of denial, inaction on climate change
Dinesh C Sharma • 8 years agoThe Paris Agreement is a plan to maintain global inaction on climate change and not a plan to mitigate its adverse effects or to prevent further impacts due to temperature rise, as Amitav Ghosh has concluded in his new book, The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
India should take lead in amending Montreal Protocol: Experts
Ians • 8 years agoWith India ratifying the world's first comprehensive climate agreement earlier this month, another global treaty that eventually aims to phase out a heat-trapping substance — hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs — and replace them with climate-friendly alternatives, will require India's leadership role, say environmentalists.
EU ratifies landmark Paris agreement on climate change
• 9 years agoEU environment ministers agreed Friday to fast-track the ratification of the landmark Paris agreement on climate change, despite the fact that some national parliaments have yet to approve the deal.
Climate change: 20 countries to join the Paris agreement to fight against global warming
• 9 years agoAt least 20 countries are expected to formally join the Paris Agreement on climate change this week, greatly improving the pact's chances of coming into force just a year after it was negotiated in the French capital, UN officials say.
Combating climate change: India, US reaffirm their commitment to Paris deal
• 9 years agorime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Tuesday committed themselves to join the Paris climate change deal this year, which would provide a "significant global momentum" towards implementation of the historic agreement, a top White House official said.