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The representatives of the US and China continued the exchanges on the issue of tackling climate change at the ongoing Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg on Friday branded the UN climate summit in Glasgow a "failure" after a week of negotiations produced what some experts have called vague promises to cut emissions. "It is not a secret that COP26 is a failure," Thunberg told thousands of youth protesters at a march in the Scottish city. She called the COP26 talks "a two-week long celebration of

At the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made significant announcements, including the bold pledge of India becoming net zero by 2070. Besides the net zero target, Modi also raised India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of achieving 450 giga watt non-fossil energy capacity to 500 giga watt by 2030. IMF Welcomes India's Announcement at COP26 Summit on Renewables, Net Zero Target by 2070.

India's significant investment in renewables and climate change adaptation policies suggest it is well-positioned to take further steps to reach this new target, said Gerry Rice, Director, Communication Department, IMF.

Moderate progress this week was checked by the release of the Global Carbon Project's annual report, which showed that emissions from gas and coal will rise in 2021 by more than they dropped during the pandemic.