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University of Melbourne research suggests India’s plans could make sizeable difference to projectionsWhat is Cop26 and why does it matter? The complete guideThe pledges on greenhouse gas emissions on the table at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow wou…
Read MorePrime minister also makes major commitment to generating 500GW of non-fossil fuel energy by 2030India will meet a target of net zero emissions by 2070, the country’s prime minister has told the Cop26 global climate summit.Speaking at the world leaders’…
Read MorePlan presents little progress on previously announced ambitions days before vital Cop26 talksChina has published its long-awaited national plan on greenhouse gas emissions, just days before the opening of the Cop26 UN climate summit.But the plan reveal…
Read MoreDespite pushing ahead with dozens of new coal power plants, China has a new plan to increase wind and solar power in its march towards carbon neutralityChina is targeting a clean energy goal of reducing fossil fuel use to below 20% by 2060, according t…
Read MoreIn the run-up to the Glasgow conference, James Shaw admits he is unhappy with New Zealand’s track record on emissions but insists there is room for hopeNew Zealand’s climate change minister James Shaw has revealed his official and unofficial coping mec…
Read MoreMove towards renewables to hit net zero by 2060 would also pay off with saving of $1.6tn, analysis findsChina must shut down nearly 600 of its coal-fired power plants in the next 10 years, replacing them with renewable electricity generation, to meet i…
Read MoreLatest figures show increase of 2% in 2018-19 driven by energy sector and rise in methanol productionAn increase in New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions is a step in the wrong direction towards the country’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, say exp…
Read MoreTarget is in line with previous trends and could lead to greenhouse gas emissions continuing to riseChina has set out an economic blueprint for the next five years that could lead to a strong rise in greenhouse gas emissions if further action is not ta…
Read MoreImminent economic blueprint has implications for planet – and whether Paris agreement likely to be metChina is to publish a new blueprint for its economy on Friday, with vast implications for the future of the planet – including whether the goals of th…
Read MoreFourteen eminent signatories urge Canberra to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050Pacific leaders have condemned Australia’s Paris climate target as “one of the weakest”, urging Canberra to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and abandon its Ky…
Read MoreSouth Korea relies on coal for about 40% of its electricity generation, with renewables making up less than 6%South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, has declared that the country will go carbon neutral by 2050, bringing it into line with other major eco…
Read MoreBeijing now has a more ambitious long-term climate goal than Australia – and there are fears that could have a dire impact on our economyAustralia’s resistance to a mid-century net zero emissions target is likely to become increasingly unsustainable af…
Read MoreThe climate crisis and Covid-19 are crying out for international cooperation, writes the prime minister of BangladeshOne-third of my country was underwater last month. The heaviest rains in almost a decade began and have still not abated. More than 1.5…
Read MoreNow is a time for courage. It will take sacrifices from everyone for us all to survive, the president of the Marshall Islands writesMy country joined the United Nations nearly 30 years ago, in September 1991. But unless my fellow member states take act…
Read MoreNarendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous populationOver the past decade, Umeshwar Singh Amra has witnessed his homeland descend into a battleground. The war being waged in Hasdeo Arand, a rich and bio…
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