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  The COP26 is being held from October 31 to November 12 under the presidency of the UK which is partnering with Italy for the event India has not only exceeded the Paris commitments but has now also set an ambitious agenda for the next 50 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday after he took part in two days of intense discussions with world leaders at the climate summit on the future of the planet. Prime Minister Modi said this in a tweet while leaving for home after concluding his five-day official visit to Rome and Glasgow where he attended the G-20 Summit and the  COP26 UN Climate Change  Conference respectively. “Departing from Glasgow after two days of intense discussions about the future of our planet. India has not only exceeded the Paris commitments but has now also set an ambitious agenda for the next 50 years,” Modi tweeted. “It was wonderful to see many old friends in person after a long time, and meet some new ones. I am thankful to our host PM @...

  England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not improve its defence against more extreme weather brought by  climate change England will be hit hard by floods like those that devastated Germany this summer if the country does not improve its defence against more extreme weather brought by climate change, a governmental agency said Wednesday. In a report, the Environment Agency warned of hotter, drier summers, more and worse flooding, rising sea levels and greater demand on water supplies due to  global warming . It predicted that even with a rise of 2 degrees Celsius in global average temperature — below the level of warming that has been projected — England’s winter rainfall will increase 6 per cent but summer rainfall will be down 15 per cent by the 2050s. The report also warned that London’s sea level is expected to rise by between 23 centimeters and 29 centimeters (9 to 11 inches) by the 2050s, and around 45 ...