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In Munich, Nirmala Sitharaman stresses on differentiated climate action responsibilities

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In Munich, Nirmala Sitharaman stresses on differentiated climate action responsibilities

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking at the Munich Security Dialogue on February 14, 2026. Credit: Screengrab from video on X/@nsitharamanoffc Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for differentiated responsibility among countries towards mitigating climate change , based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle. Speaking at the on Saturday (February 14, 2026), Ms. Sitharaman also asked countries to share…

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Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world

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Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world

Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet. Greenland is where climate change, scarce resources, tense geopolitics and new trade patterns all intersect, said Ohio University security and environment professor Geoff Dabelko. The world’s largest…

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Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows

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Worst drought on record lowers Amazon rivers to all-time lows

A man rides a boat in front of the sandbanks at the Solimoes River, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River, during a Greenpeace flyover to inspect what the National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (Cemaden) says is the most intense and widespread drought Brazil has experienced since records…

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European court ruling puts cautious Swiss in climate bind

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European court ruling puts cautious Swiss in climate bind

Rosmarie Wydler-Walti and Anne Mahrer, of the Swiss elderly women group Senior Women for Climate Protection, attend the hearing of the court for the ruling in the climate case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland, at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France April 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Switzerland…

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Geoengineering isn’t a snappy situation cure, however a expensive gamble

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Geoengineering isn’t a snappy situation cure, however a expensive gamble

When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires strike the headlines, population get started asking for quick fixes to climate change. The U.S. executive simply introduced the first awards from a US$3.5 billion fund for initiatives that guarantee to tug carbon dioxide out of the breeze. Policymakers also are exploring extra invasive types of geoengineering − the planned, large-scale manipulation of Earth’s herbal methods. The underlying…

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