World pledges to save 'Mother Earth' despite Trump's snub to climate pact
China and Europe pledged on Friday to unite to save what German Chancellor Angela Merkel called "our Mother Earth", standing firmly against President Donald Trump`s decision to take the United States out of the Paris climate change pact.
Jun 03, 2017, 10:21 AM IST
Trump poised to announce decision on global climate deal
Trump said on Twitter on Wednesday night he would make the announcement at 3 p.m.
Jun 01, 2017, 23:19 PM IST
Earth Day special: India signs climate pact along with over 170 states at UN
As many as 175 countries, including India, China and the US, signed the Paris Agreement on climate change at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, which coincided with 'International Mother Earth Day'.
Apr 22, 2016, 23:38 PM IST
CPI-M calls Paris accord 'deeply flawed'
The CPI-M on Thursday called the Paris climate pact "deeply flawed", and accused the Indian government of bowing "to the US designs in imposition of huge constraints" on New Delhi.
Dec 17, 2015, 20:40 PM IST
Climate talks head for final phase, India promises positivity
Environment Ministers from across the globe will strive this week to transform a draft that has conflicting proposals into a concrete climate pact to cap greenhouse gas emissions amid India's assertion that it is going for the high-stakes talks with positivity.
Dec 06, 2015, 15:17 PM IST
Climate pact an 'act of defiance' after Paris attacks: Obama
Obama used his speech to over 150 world leaders to salute Paris and its people for "insisting this crucial conference go on" just two weeks after the attacks.
Nov 30, 2015, 23:09 PM IST
The rich world must take greater responsibility for climate change, writes PM Modi in Financial Times
Nearly 150 world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi gathered in Paris on Monday to attend the official start of the much-anticipated climate summit.
Nov 30, 2015, 16:50 PM IST
Paris climate summit: Huge stakes, deep divides
Still reeling from the worst terrorist attacks in French history, Paris will host nearly 140 world leaders gathering next week to spearhead a climate pact tasked with keeping Earth liveable for humanity.
Nov 23, 2015, 23:19 PM IST
French President Hollande to visit China next week
French President Francois Hollande will make a state visit to China on November 2-3 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, with climate change high on the agenda, Hollande's office has announced.
Oct 27, 2015, 03:30 AM IST
Talks on climate deal heat up over bill for global warming
The trillion-dollar question of who should pay for global warming is coming to a head in talks on an international climate pact, as developing countries worry they won't get enough money to tackle the problem.
Oct 24, 2015, 09:44 AM IST
