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U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the Transforming Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change event on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit at Dubai Expo, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 1, 2023. REUTERS

COP28 lines up new climate pledges, but do they work?

Unlike official summit decisions, which must be passed by consensus among the nearly 200 countries, voluntary pledges can be made quickly, and boldly, without the worry of one party objecting.

Representational Image: Bloomberg

Tripling renewable energy by 2030 'ambitious but doable'

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Climate change depletes Bangladesh's GDP by 9.4% in 2022

Disadvantaged groups are more exposed to climate effects and less able to recover from damages. A Bangladeshi family travels to a safer location as water enters new areas after the cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh in 2009. Photo: Abir Abdullah

Climate and inequality entwinement imperils us all

Herons are seen on the Piraiba river before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations, in Belem, Para state, Brazil August 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

Amazon rainforest destruction slows sharply year to date, report says

Illustration: Collected

Climate change already reducing global GDP

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and others attend the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Ten key moments in the climate change fight

Earlier in September, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolted Pakistan at a depth of 10 km, the NCS stated. File Photo Hindustan Times

Minutes apart, earthquake swarm strikes Pakistan, New Guinea, Xizang

A thermal power plant is seen near residential buildings in Beijing, China November 21, 2018/ Reuters

Analysis - China turns to households in fight to slash carbon emissions

The Cop28 summit would be held in Expo City in Dubai, the UAE. Photo: Collected

Making sense of an oil kingdom's climate summit

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Eat less meat is message for rich world in 'Food’s First Net Zero Plan'

A satellite imagery of the world's largest iceberg, named A23a, seen in Antarctica, November 15, 2023. Courtesy of European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-3/Handout via REUTERS

World's largest iceberg breaks free, heads toward Southern Ocean

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European Central Bank threatens 20 banks with fines after climate-risk warning