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US, China and India snub Boris Johnson’s climate meeting
The leaders of big polluters China, India and the U.S. will all swerve a climate meeting hosted by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in New York on Monday. Johnson will “press countries to deliver on …
https://www.netzerowatch.com/us-china-and-india-snub-un-boris-johnsons-climate-meeting/
Leaders of China, India, and other major economies snub Joe Biden’s climate forum
A number of key world leaders were notably absent from President Joe Biden’s Friday morning climate forum. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, representing the two countries the scientific community believes are the linchpins in effectively …
Leaders of China, India, and other major economies snub Joe Biden’s climate forum
A number of key world leaders were notably absent from President Joe Biden’s Friday morning climate forum. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, representing the two countries the scientific community believes are the linchpins in effectively …
Coal boom in China and India sends prices soaring
The price of thermal coal used to generate electricity is nearing a record high as surging demand in China and India collides with a reluctance to invest in new capacity in a world heading for decarbonization. While coal is sometimes …
https://www.netzerowatch.com/coal-boom-in-china-and-india-send-prices-soaring/
Maldives & most Pacific-Indian Ocean islands expanding, not sinking, scientists reveal
A global-scale analysis of 221 islands in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans reveals “a predominantly stable or accretionary trend in the area of atoll islands worldwide” throughout the 21st century. The Maldives islands alone expanded by 37.5 km² from …
Vijay Jayaraj: India’s energy priorities are a major roadblock for Net Zero and COP26
This November, political leaders from the West will attempt to formalise a more radical emission reduction strategy at the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. However, with the growing opposition to Net Zero plans and other extreme emission reduction policies like the …
China, India ignore UN deadline to update emissions targets in COP26 warning shot
In a warning shot across the bows of Joe Biden and Boris Johnson, China, India and 85 other nations have decided to ignore a UN deadline to submit its pledges for cutting CO2 emissions in time for the UN climate …
COP26 in trouble as India asks rich nations to reduce per capita emission by 2030
NEW DELHI: At a time when rich nations, backed by the UN climate body, have pitched for brining all emitters on board to commit for ‘net-zero’ emission goal or carbon neutrality by around mid-century, India has come out with a …
India & other developing nations may sink COP26 over carbon border tax
India and other developing nations will oppose plans by the European Union and the U.S. to penalize imports of carbon-intensive goods to curb emissions at the UN climate summit to be held in Glasgow this November. “It is the most regressive …
https://www.netzerowatch.com/india-other-developing-nations-may-sink-cop26-over-carbon-border-tax/
India, Australia, China, Russia pushing ‘massive’ coal expansion
Coal producers are actively pursuing 2.2 billion tonnes per annum of new mine projects around the world, a growth of 30 per cent from current production levels, a new report from Global Energy Monitor said on Thursday. The first-of-its-kind analysis …
https://www.netzerowatch.com/india-australia-china-russia-pushing-massive-coal-expansion/
China, India, US & EU spur rebounding global CO2 emissions
The world economy is roaring again, and it has the emissions to prove it. Global carbon dioxide emissions were up 7.4% through the first four months of the year, according to Carbon Monitor, an academic research project that monitors daily CO2 …
https://www.netzerowatch.com/china-india-us-spur-rebounding-global-co2-output/
Despite Biden’s climate deal, India is set to forge ahead with fossil fuel acceleration
India will not reduce its growing dependence on fossil fuels but will invest in renewable technology as a requirement under various international climate agreements. During the recently concluded Leaders’ Summit on Climate, India and the U.S. signed the India-US Clean …