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Climate Adaptation Summit 2021
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in his addressed to the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 said that by the year 2030, India will target 450 gigawatt of renewable energy capacity. He also said that India is promoting the LED lights and is also saving 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. He also highlighted ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: CAS Online • Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 • COP 26 • Narendra Modi • Prime Minister of India • UN Climate Action Summit
International Climate Ambition Summit
On December 12, 2020, the Paris Climate Agreement completed its fifth anniversary. Paris Agreement aims to limit the increase in global warming temperatures well below two degrees Celsius, a target the world is yet to achieve. To commemorate the occasion, the United Kingdom had called for a Global Climate Summit. It is also called International ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Events Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: 2015 Paris Agreement • Climate change • Emissions Gap Report • Greenhouse gas emissions • UN Climate Action Summit • United Nations Environment Programme
73 Countries join Climate Ambition Alliance at COP25
Around 73 countries have joined the Climate Ambition Alliance (CAA) at the COP25. The alliance is led by Chile and was launched at the Climate Action Summit, New York in 2019. Both Chile and UK will work together to mobilize additional actors to join the alliance. They will also work towards COP26 that is to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: 2015 Paris Agreement • Climate Action • COP25 • Emissions Gap Report • Nationally Determined Contributions • UN Climate Action Summit • United Nations • United Nations Environment Program
UN Climate Action Summit, 2019 held in New York
The UN Climate Change Summit, 2019 was held in New York. The key focus of the summit is to accelerate the actions to implement Paris agreement. To achieve this the summit focuses in 9 independent tracks that are led by 19 countries supported by international organizations. India and Sweden are leading the “Industry Transition” track ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: UN Climate Action Summit • United Nations • World Economic Forum
Cabinet approves setting up of international Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in New Delhi
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved establishment of International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) along with its supporting Secretariat Office in New Delhi. CDRI is proposed to be launched at United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit scheduled to be held in New York, US on 23rd September 2019. Cabinet Approval ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Topics: CDRI • Disaster Management • International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure • Narendra Modi • Prime minister • UN Climate Action Summit • Union Cabinet Decisions