Un Climate Summit
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COP27 summit adopts resolution to fund poor nations for damages caused by natural calamities
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the COP27 has taken an important step towards ensuring justice.
Scroll Staff
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COP27: UN climate summit has begun in Egypt with little hope of success
Hope for a strong outcome is perhaps at its lowest in the three-decade history of global climate negotiations.
Joydeep Gupta
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If India wants to fulfil its 2030 climate promises, it must take stronger steps: UN report
The report provides the latest assessment of scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions.
Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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How the East India Company tried to use paintings to lionise Robert Clive – and failed
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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Readers’ comments: ‘Most Kerala Hindus are already lost’
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The bullet train syndrome perpetuates an elitist approach to the Indian Railways
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Odisha train accident: Anti-collision system was not available on route, says Railways
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Rich countries have no right to label India and China as the villains of the Glasgow climate summit
While the world berated developing countries for weakening the latest coal resolution, few questioned the new fossil fuel projects in developed nations.
Daniel Parsons, The Conversation & Martin Taylor, The Conversation
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Glasgow climate summit was high on words, but low on action
The diluted pact will not put the world on track to avoid catastrophic global warming, but it does represent progress.
Soumya Sarkar
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Glasgow climate pact: An economist explains why India did not commit to coal phase out
Without historical emitters agreeing to enhanced finance, the agreement wasn’t perfect in the first place, says Ulka Kelkar of World Resources Institute, India.
Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: Satirist Urvish Kothari proposes awards for diverse responses to the wrestlers’ protest
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Watch: Ukrainian soldiers send a message to Russia with a parody of Oscar-winning song ‘Naatu Naatu’
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Eco India, Episode 226: We are producing much more than we can recycle. How can we change this?
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Watch: Devastating sandstorm sweeps across the Suez Canal in Egypt, causing death and closing ports
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Watch: Comedian mimics Bollywood celebrities explaining their absence from Cannes Film Festival
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Five loopholes that the UN climate change conference has left for the fossil fuel industry
Until future climate negotiations put a ban on new fossil fuel projects, the industry will continue to thrive.
Jeremy Moss, The Conversation
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Explainer: What Modi promised at the COP26 climate change meet – and what that means for India
However, with dilutions in environmental laws at home, ambitious announcements abroad will not go far in fighting the climate crisis.
Ishan Kukreti
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G20 leaders’ empty talk on climate action has cast a shadow on the Glasgow summit
While world leaders agreed that substantial action was needed to contain global warming, they made few real commitments.
Caitlin Byrne, The Conversation & Susan Harris Rimmer, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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‘School of Lies’ review: An overloaded saga of secrets and trauma
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‘Mumbaikar’ review: A dated, draining exercise
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Review: In ‘Fire in the Mountains’, the enormous burden of womanhood
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Four key issues to watch as world leaders meet in Glasgow for the climate change summit
At COP26, countries are discussing how they will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving global warming.
Rachel Kyte, The Conversation
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Opinion: For a more just UN Biodiversity Framework, bridging the North-South divide is crucial
The 30×30 biodiversity conservation proposal, which is largely developed by scientists from the US and Europe, could be disastrous for the poorer nations.
Subhankar Banerjee
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Activist Greta Thunberg, 15 others file UN complaint against 5 nations over climate change inaction
France, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, and Turkey were named for failing to uphold their promises under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs GB as it happened: India win shootout bonus after thrilling draw
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Thailand Open Super 500, semifinals as it happened: Lakshya Sen goes down against Kunlavut Vitidsarn
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WTC Final: Australia and India brace for The Oval Test after closely fought Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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French Open 2023: Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni lose in second round to end Indian challenge
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Manchester City’s dominance: How Pep Guardiola has created a powerful identity for English champions