Paris Climate Agreement

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The US last week formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Climate accord, a landmark global agreement which brought together 188 nations, including India, to combat global warming. (Photo: File)

Garbage dropped by China, India into sea 'floats into Los Angeles': Trump

Terming climate change as 'complex issue', Trump said he considers himself to be, 'in many ways, an environmentalist, believe it or not'.

13 Nov 2019 3:36 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron at the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Macron jibes at Trump for leaving Paris deal, lauds India's efforts

On Sunday, heads of 23 nations and 10 ministerial representatives gathered in New Delhi for alliance's first summit.

11 Mar 2018 8:14 PM

The commentary said that the Trump administration had 'backtracked' on policies supported by his predecessor, Barack Obama, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and US participation in the Paris climate agreement. (Photo: AP)

US govt shutdown exposed ‘chronic flaws’, says Chinese media

Funding for federal agencies ran out at midnight on Friday in Washington after lawmakers failed to agree on a stopgap funding bill.

21 Jan 2018 12:54 PM

‘This is the first time since the CAT began tracking action in 2009 that policies at a national level have visibly reduced its end of century temperature estimate.’ (Photo: Representational/File)

Strong climate policies in India, China point toward less severe global warming

‘It is clear who the leaders are here: in the face of US inaction, China and India are stepping up,’ a researcher said.

15 Nov 2017 7:42 PM

‘I have been speaking out that his vision is politically short-sighted, and economically irresponsible and scientifically wrong,’ Ban said on the sidelines of a London peace walk. (Photo: AFP)

Trump on ‘wrong side of history’, says Ban Ki Moon as US gears to pull out of Paris accord

Trump announced in June the start of a 3-yr process to pull out of the 2015 agreement, signed by 195 countries.

24 Oct 2017 1:42 PM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Hope Trump will rethink decision on Paris climate deal: Rajnath Singh

It has to be seen, the home minister added, in what circumstances the US president made the statement on the Paris accord.

06 Jun 2017 12:08 PM

Amid Trump climate turmoil, France to push stability in India talks

Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

03 Jun 2017 12:46 PM

Under the Paris deal made in 2015, world nations vowed to take steps to keep the worldwide rise in temperatures ‘well below’ two degree Celsius from pre-industrial times. (Photo: File/Representational)

US' Paris accord exit may lead to 0.3 degree rise in global temperatures: UN

A WMO official, however, said that the likely impact of Trump's widely-condemned decision remains far from clear.

03 Jun 2017 11:43 AM

US could withdraw from Paris climate pact, UK disappointed by reports

A US withdrawal from the 196-party pact signed in Paris 18 months ago would deal a devastating global efforts to combat climate change.

01 Jun 2017 12:13 PM

India, China pay too little to help poor countries: Trump on Climate Pact

An administration source said earlier that Trump admin officials would likely to decide whether to keep the US in the climate deal.

28 Apr 2017 11:12 AM

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