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Over 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
November 2, 2021 13:04 IST
The world lost 258,000 square kilometers of forest in 2020, according to Global Forest Watch.
‘Either we stop it, or it stops us’: Top quotes from COP26 climate change summit
November 2, 2021 08:06 IST
Here are quotes from key players at the COP26 World Leaders Summit.
Once a leading polluter, the UK is now trying to lead on Climate ChangeSubscriber Only
November 1, 2021 15:10 IST
Having built the world’s largest offshore wind industry, Britain has reduced emissions by 44% from 1990 levels.
COP26 Summit Live Updates: PM Modi bats for global solar power grid at COP26 summit
November 2, 2021 21:22 IST
COP26 Summit LIVE: "Solar energy is totally clean & sustainable. Challenge is that this energy is only available during daytime and dependent on weather. 'One Sun, One World & One Grid' is solution to this problem," he said.
Climate finance could make or break the COP26 summit. Here’s why
November 1, 2021 13:04 IST
Vulnerable countries will need up to $300 billion per year by 2030 for climate adaptation alone, according to the United Nations.
Climate change to displace tens of millions of East Africans by 2050: World Bank
October 28, 2021 19:32 IST
East Africa's five nations - Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi - have increasingly experienced extreme weather events in recent years.
World needs $5 trillion in annual climate finance by 2030 for rapid actionSubscriber Only
October 28, 2021 18:23 IST
A separate annual assessment by Climate Policy Initiative showed global climate finance averaged $632 billion in 2019 and 2020, a 10% rise from 2017-2018, but the rate of increase slowed from earlier years.
World should shut nearly 3,000 coal plants to keep on climate track: study
October 28, 2021 13:12 IST
TransitionZero said there are currently more than 2,000 GW of coal-fired power in operation across the world, and that needs to be slashed by nearly half
Yes, there has been progress on climate. No, it’s not nearly enough.Subscriber Only
October 27, 2021 14:20 IST
Many pledges are not yet backed up by concrete policies, and countries are not all on track to meet them.
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record in 2020, says UN
October 26, 2021 14:23 IST
The World Meteorological Organisation reports that greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade
Record rainfall as storm douses drought-stricken California
October 26, 2021 13:07 IST
The system weakened as it moved south but still dropped enough rain Monday evening to cause mudslides that closed roads in the San Bernardino Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record in 2020: UN
October 25, 2021 19:25 IST
The global average of carbon dioxide concentrations hit a new high of 413.2 parts per million last year, according to the WMO report.
Explained: What are the economic stakes of climate change?
October 25, 2021 14:22 IST
Here are 10 climate change-related questions that economic policy-makers are trying to answer:
Climate change disrupting natural cycles at drier Lake Tahoe
October 23, 2021 14:48 IST
Drought fueled by climate change has dropped Lake Tahoe below its natural rim and halted flows into the Truckee River
PM Modi to attend Glasgow climate meet, says environment minister
October 22, 2021 12:42 IST
Growing public pressure for action on climate change has spurred promises by countries and companies worldwide to contribute to the effort, which will be reviewed and amended at Glasgow.
Plastics to outpace coal’s greenhouse gas emissions in US by 2030: report
October 22, 2021 12:28 IST
The report projected that the United States plastics industry releases at least 232 million tons of greenhouse gases each year.
Climate change makes drought recovery tougher in US West
October 21, 2021 18:27 IST
For decades, California has relied on rain and snow to fill the state's major rivers and streams, which then feed a massive system of lakes that store water for drinking, farming and energy production.
New Zealand passes climate change disclosure laws for financial firms in world first
October 21, 2021 18:09 IST
Several foreign firms that meet the NZ$1 billion threshold - including Australia's four largest banks: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group - will also come under the legislation.
UK sets out net zero strategy as it gears up to host COP26
October 20, 2021 14:18 IST
Boris Johnson, who once expressed scepticism about climate change, presented his net zero strategy as a document that would put the UK at the vanguard of green economies.
U.N. blames worst South Sudan floods since 1962 on climate change
October 20, 2021 13:19 IST
The rains are expected to continue for the rest of the year, and the movement of people to higher ground was increasing the risk of conflict between communities, the UNHCR said.
Net zero: just patching over emissions or path for saving planet?
October 20, 2021 07:25 IST
Scientists say bringing global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to 'net zero' by 2050 is the way to meet the central goal of the Paris Agreement, although it was left to individual states to work out how to achieve what they signed up to.
‘Leave no one behind’: EU commissioner on climate action
October 19, 2021 15:01 IST
Frans Timmerman, the European commissioner for climate action, is urging that all nations ``leave no one behind'' and that changes are as fair as possible as the world moves toward a greener economy to address the climate crisis
Climate report: Africa’s rare glaciers soon to disappear
October 19, 2021 14:58 IST
The new report seizes on the shrinking glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya and the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda as symbols of the rapid and widespread changes to come.
South Korea commits to cutting emissions to 40% of 2018 levels by 2030
October 19, 2021 11:02 IST
South Korea aims to put 4.50 million electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles on its roads by 2025, the statement said, while adding more charging stations and infrastructure.
COP26 in Glasgow: Who is going and who is not?
October 26, 2021 13:30 IST
Here are some of the delegates who have confirmed they will attend COP 26 summit in person and those who have not.
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