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COP27 negotiators still far apart on strong climate deal

By Dominic Evans and Aidan Lewis SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -Countries were far from agreeing the contours of a climate deal at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Wednesday, with the host country

COP27: Children from Global South make their presence felt at climate summit

By Gloria Dickie SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Eleven-year-old Indian climate activist Licypriya Kangujam's dogged questioning of Britain's climate minister Zac Goldsmith about the fate of

Factbox-COP27: Counting the rising cost of climate disasters

(Reuters) - Climate change has raised the cost of natural disasters, as rising sea levels and drought increase the frequency and severity of flooding and wildfires, insurers and risk modelling experts

G20 agrees to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°c – declaration

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Leaders at the G20 meeting in Bali on Wednesday agreed to pursue efforts to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, including speeding up efforts to phase down

G20 agrees to pursue efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C – declaration

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Leaders at the G20 meeting in Bali on Wednesday agreed to pursue efforts to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, including speeding up efforts to phase down

At COP27, EU says will back India’s ‘all’ fossil fuels phase out bid if coal pact ‘not diminished’

India has proposed that limiting global warming 'requires phase down of all fossil fuels', not one. Last year it opposed coal phase out, leading to adoption of phase down clause instead.

What to watch on Wednesday at COP27

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Time is ticking for COP27 negotiators, who are now in crunch time to reach a final deal for this year's U.N. climate summit in Egypt. But the top ticket item on the

Australia’s southeast remains on flood watch as river levels peak

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Flood-weary residents across Australia's southeast rushed to fortify their properties with sandbags on Wednesday as water continued to flow from overloaded dams and swollen rivers.

Turkey boosts greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030

By Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will aim to bring its greenhouse gas emissions 41% below business-as-usual levels by 2030, raising the target from 21%, Environment Minister Murat Kurum

COP27: Cities with net zero promises falling short on tracking, report says

By Gloria Dickie SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - More than half of cities with pledges to reach net zero emissions have no plan for how they'll track and report progress, an analysis published

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.