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West has double standards on climate change, says Goyal

Charging the Western nations with adopting double standards in their approach to climate change, Indian Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday urged them to...

Change of guard 100 days into Paris climate pact

US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Washington some days ago and signed a joint statement reiterating their resolve...

Japan endorses plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions

The Japanese government on Tuesday committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by endorsing a plan to achieve its goal by more than a...

Clean energy policies could save 175,000 US lives by 2030

Reducing US climate emissions enough to avoid a two degree Celsius increase in global warming could prevent up to 175,000 pollution-related premature deaths nationwide...

Climate change causes water shortage in Ghana

Parts of Ghana are reeling under acute water shortage as taps have stopped running and raw water sources are drying up. A combination of drought...

Air pollution kills over 5.5 million people annually

More than 5.5 million people worldwide die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution, and India and China together account for...

Canada, US, Mexico to cooperate on climate change

Canada, the US and Mexico signed a deal in Winnipeg, Canada, on Friday to tap into energy cooperation among the three countries, National Resources...

US climate change ruling raises doubts in India, China: NYT

The US Supreme Court's surprise decision to halt President Barack Obama's climate change regulation could imperil the Paris accord and raise doubts in India...