COP21
With US back in, time for fresh start for Paris Agreement
January 22, 2021
True to his campaign promise, within hours of taking office, the newly elected President of the United States, Joe Biden, annulled his predecessor Donald Trump’s decision on June 2017 to exit the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, paving way for the world’s largest economy an...
Read MoreAustralian bush fires
February 5, 2020
Will the unprecedented bushfires in Australia force the government and people to face the fact of hazards that climate change can inflict on them and others?
Read MoreSégolène Royal – Envoyée spéciale pour la mise en œuvre de l’ASI
March 9, 2018
Née lors de la COP 21, l’Alliance solaire internationale (ASI) est une initiative lancée conjointement par l’Inde et la France le 30 novembre 2015 pour développer l’usage de l’énergie solaire dans 121 pays à fort ensoleillement, situés entre les tropiques du Cancer...
Read MoreKolkata gets global recognition for tackling climate change
December 3, 2016
Kolkata bags the best cities of 2016 award along with Paris and nine other cities across the globe for its inspiring and innovative efforts towards climate change and solid waste management. At the C40 Mayors Summit held in Mexico City, the capital of West Bengal was the only Ind...
Read MoreL’Agence française de développement finance le métro de Nagpur, au Maharashtra
November 18, 2016
Le gouvernement indien et l'Agence française de développement (AFD) ont signé le 17 novembre un accord portant sur une facilité de crédit de 130 millions d'euros pour le financement du projet de métro de Nagpur, une des grandes villes de l’Etat indien du Maharashtra (Cent...
Read More2016 most likely the hottest year on record
November 16, 2016
As COP22 entered its second week, WMO published a report stating that 2016 is likely the hottest year on record, with world leaders such as Trump urged to take action.
Read MoreL’Inde a ratifié l’accord de Paris sur le Climat le 2 octobre
September 29, 2016
L’Inde, jusqu’alors peu encline à ratifier rapidement l’accord de Paris sur le Climat, l’a finalement fait le 2 octobre. En avril dernier, l’Inde avait formellement signé l’accord de Paris, aux côtés de plus de 170 pays, lors de la cérémonie spéciale org...
Read MoreClimate Agreement
April 22, 2016
On the occasion of Earth Day, the Paris Climate agreement was signed by 175 countries. Representatives from more than 170 nations gathered at United Nations headquarters in New York to sign the Paris agreement on climate change on April 22. During the opening for signature, 175 s...
Read MoreCOP21 Global Climate Agreement
April 20, 2016
Around 150 countries will sign the Paris agreement on April 22, 2016, during the signing ceremony in New York. On 22 April 2016, approximately 150 countries under the United Nations framework convention will show up in New York to sign the agreement on climate change, sending a m...
Read MoreEnergie solaire au Rajasthan
February 15, 2016
Le géant français de l’énergie Engie (ex-GDF Suez) a remporté des projets pour le développement d’unités d’énergie solaire en Inde pour un total de 140 MW (mégawatts) installés: deux implantations de 70 MW chacune, dans l’Etat indien du Rajasthan (Nor...
Read MoreSolar energy in Rajasthan
February 10, 2016
French energy giant Engie (ex-GDF Suez) has won 140 MW (Megawatts) solar energy projects: two units of 70MW each, in two sites in the Indian State of Rajasthan (North). The French group has offered, through its subsidiary SolaireDirect, INR 4.35/kWh (kilowatt-hour) for this tende...
Read MoreImpact of Climate Change on the Hills
February 3, 2016
Enroute Chandrashila peak at 4000 metres in Tungnath region of Uttarakhand, the villages still await to receive the first snowfall in the middle of January. Additionally, the reduced rainfall once again impacted agricultural output, thanks to climate change. “We are in the midd...
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