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Infosys joins Amazon, signs Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbonThe Climate Pledge calls on signatories to be net-zero carbon across their businesses by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Accord’s goal of ...17 Jun, 2020, 10.18 AM IST- UN selects Mexican diplomat Patricia Espinosa as next chief of its climate change bodyMexico’s ambassador to Germany, Patricia Espinosa, will be the new UN climate chief. She will play an important role in implementing the Pa...03 May, 2016, 09.01 PM IST
- Platform for cities and cos for their climate actions by UNAs the world is looking for various options to galvanise different forces for taking actions against the challenges of climate change, the ...22 May, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
- Switzerland becomes first country to submit its climate action plan ahead of Paris talksShowing the world how to move forward in chalking out climate action plan, Switzerland on Friday became the first member country to the UN ...27 Feb, 2015, 10.37 PM IST
- India must pursue economic growth in a clean way: Christiana Figueres, UN climate change headChristiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, says developing countries have to break the myt...27 Jan, 2015, 01.31 PM IST
- $650 billion spent on climate projects globally in 2011-12UN reports that "around 95 per cent of global total climate finance is spent on mitigation or cutting emissions with 5 per cent on adaptati...04 Dec, 2014, 12.44 PM IST
- Lima Climate Change Conference: Over 190 nations negotiate historic climate dealAs the third-largest emitter, India is at the forefront of the conference because it has yet to announce a post-2020 climate action plan.02 Dec, 2014, 01.15 PM IST
- Fossil fuel industry should go green: UNChristiana Figueres urged the fossil fuel industry and investors to go green as the world continues to hurtle towards dangerous levels of w...16 Jan, 2014, 03.55 AM IST
- Time is running out to counter adverse impacts of climate change: Christiana FigueresTime to take action to counter adverse impacts of climate change is running out, and countries must scale up their efforts to reduce emissi...06 Nov, 2013, 03.57 PM IST
- Jairam Ramesh wants developed nations spared of emission targetsAsking developed countries to enhance their greenhouse gas emission reduction targets is "filibustering" and not a goal worth pursuing, env...03 Jul, 2011, 06.55 AM IST
- UN official lobbied for private biofuel firms during India visitThe United Nations' top climate official exceeded her brief by a mile pushing the interests of private bio-fuel companies backed by the int...02 Jul, 2011, 01.01 AM IST
- Japan says no to second commitment Kyoto Protocol periodThe climate talks in Cancun has suffered a setback with Japan reiterating that it will not sign on a second commitment period for the Kyoto...03 Dec, 2010, 12.53 AM IST
- Cancun Summit kicks off amid ‘note’ rowControversy broke out on a “note” circulated by the chair of the Bali track of the negotiations. The note dwells on the “possible elements”...01 Dec, 2010, 01.18 AM IST
- Tech to help control climate: FigueresMovement in technology would go a long way in getting in climate change.11 Jun, 2010, 03.00 AM IST
- Negotiators at Bonn working hard to win trust before Cancun climate change conferenceAt Bonn’s Hotel Maritim negotiators from 194 countries are hard at work, not just hammering out details but at rebuilding trust among natio...10 Jun, 2010, 03.28 AM IST
- Christiana Figueres new executive secy of UN climate bodyCosta Rica's chief negotiator Christiana Figueres has been appointed executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim...19 May, 2010, 02.27 AM IST
- Ban Ki-moon appoints Costa Rican as new UN climate chiefUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica to be the next head of the United Nations Framework Conven...18 May, 2010, 10.16 AM IST
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