Tag: climate change

India, US to pursue actions to collaborate on climate crisis, 2030 agenda for green technologies
10Apr By Our NewsroomNo Comments
World

India, US to pursue actions to collaborate on climate crisis, 2030 agenda for green technologies

The United States and India have affirmed their shared desire” to combat climate change and will pursue actions to collaborate on a 2030 agenda for clean and green technologies in the service of the planet.This comes after the US Special Presidential Envoy for climate John Kerry and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed US-India cooperation on addressing the climate crisis.Both leaders discussed US-India cooperation on addressing the climate crisis and raising global ambition heading into President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate April 22-23, the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year, and beyond, the US State Department said.According to a readout from the US Department of State, Kerry and Prime Minister Modi
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Biden administration to release more climate policies, urges China to toughen emissions target
24Jan By Grace TsoiNo Comments
China, World

Biden administration to release more climate policies, urges China to toughen emissions target

The United States’ top climate advisers on Saturday said that the Joe Biden administration will release more policies to tackle climate change next week and urged China to toughen one of its targets on greenhouse gas emissionsGina McCarthy, the White House’s national climate adviser, did not say what policies would be released. However, a report says that Biden will unveil a second round of executive orders as soon as January 27 that include an omnibus order to combat climate change domestically and elevate the issue as a national security priority.“We’ve already sent signals on the things that we don’t like that we’re going to roll back, but this week you’re going to see us move forward with what’s the vision of the future,” McCarthy told a virtual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors
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