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An Expert Explains: The evolution and essentials of India’s climate policy
11 Apr 2024 06:58 GMT
The 1990s were a time of great change in India and the world, which led to the forging of new policies in many areas, including on the environment. The Rio Summit of 1992 saw the emergence of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( …
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Moving forward with Nepal’s Green Hydrogen Policy 2024
03 Mar 2024 04:03 GMT
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Green hydrogen topics, including green ammonia, hydrogen fuel cells, and green urea, have regained traction in Nepal recently, drawing attention from universities to government agencies. The study published in 2008 by Prof …
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A closer look: Pakistan’s climate strategy beyond conferences
22 Dec 2023 06:58 GMT
To a large extent, the blame for the non-materialisation of climate finance lies with developed countries. However, developing countries like Pakistan are also at fault for ineffective self-advocacy.
The devastation that Pakistan faced from the floods in …
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Geopolitics Of Climatic Discourses, Global South And India’s Role
13 Dec 2023 02:46 GMT
The global discourses on climatic change are largely shaped by narratives set by the Global North over the years. On the other hand, the Global South countries are facing the heat of climate change largely due to the lopsided economic and industrial …
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Option in Global Stocktake draft opens possibility of including India, China in list of historical emitters of greenhouse gases
11 Dec 2023 08:37 GMT
Finance and coal phase out are other red lines in text for several developing countries, say experts
The last draft of the Global Stocktake text has effectively proposed including India and China in the list of countries with historical responsibility for …
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Energy laws update
10 May 2024 10:11 GMT
As countries work towards transforming their power grids we focus on the efforts of two nations to regulate and navigate these changes
Tangled wires: Energy laws in India
India does not have a single codified law that caters for all energy sources. Instead …
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UPSC Key | Forest fires, Pulitzer honours, Child labour and more
08 May 2024 12:49 GMT
🚨 The Indian Express UPSC Essentials brings to you the April edition of its monthly magazine. Click Here to read. Share your views and suggestions in the comment box or at manas.srivastava@indianexpress.com🚨
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Climate Change challenging South Asia: A way forward to Adaptation and Mitigation
10 Oct 2022 16:46 GMT
… of Climate Change, South Asia
South Asian region is susceptible to … Change (UNFCC), under Kyoto Protocol aims that developed … the case of Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh (Parry et al … among Pakistan and India, Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as India …
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Won’t accept prescriptive messages on climate goals: India at Bonn talks
07 Jun 2023 21:42 GMT
… above pre-industrial levels. India intervened during a technical … on global mitigation pathways, India emphasized that “the models … the pre-2020 timeframe (Kyoto Protocol period), historical contribution of … December. Read here: Asia-Pacific’s climate change …
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Climate justice: Hope of humanity
01 May 2024 19:10 GMT
In a world already mired in socioeconomic and political injustices, climate injustice adds more injury. Prior to prioritising climate justice, understanding injustice serves as a key to imagining the bigger picture. More than a century and a half of …