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COP29: As deadline looms, nations, blocs reject draft negotiating textSubscriber Only
November 22, 2024 08:06 IST
Several countries, including India and Saudi Arabia, objected to references being made to one particular paragraph in GST which had asked all countries to transition away from fossil fuels, triple renewable energy by 2030, reduce emissions of non-CO2 gases including methane, and phase-down coal, among other things.
Rio omits fossil fuel phase-out mention, Baku feels the pinchSubscriber Only
November 20, 2024 02:28 IST
That could undo a very significant, though symbolic, victory that was achieved in Dubai at last year’s climate conference.
Not much help from G20, COP29 gets back to resolving finance deadlockSubscriber Only
November 20, 2024 02:16 IST
The COP29 meeting here is trying to finalise a comprehensive agreement on climate finance to enable greater flows of money for climate action.
New climate change report warns of rising floods, droughts, and threats to India’s food security
November 17, 2024 19:14 IST
The report projects that by 2057, India’s annual maximum temperature will rise by 1.5°C under the moderate emissions scenario, with this increase occurring a decade earlier under the high-emissions pathway.
Freeze in finance deal, COP29 looks to G20 in Brazil for helpSubscriber Only
November 17, 2024 08:27 IST
Countries in Baku are trying to negotiate an agreement — New Cumulative Quantitative Goal or NCQG on climate finance — that will mobilise at least one trillion USD every year for climate action around the world.
Only 16% of past carbon credits represented actual emission cuts: StudySubscriber Only
November 17, 2024 02:33 IST
The study published in Nature journal looked at projects that together generated carbon credits worth one billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Under the Paris Agreement, more robust carbon trade mechanisms are being created, with some progress expected to happen at the ongoing COP29 meeting in Baku.
In 6 years, China must reduce carbon emissions by at least 66%: StudySubscriber Only
November 16, 2024 11:08 IST
The analysis, by Carbon Action Tracker (CAT), means that the 1.5 degree Celsius global climate target would be missed if China did not cut down its emissions.
Not at WTO, COPs, where do you want to discuss CBAM: India, China confront EUSubscriber Only
November 16, 2024 08:14 IST
China and India, along with other BASIC country partners Brazil and South Africa, have been complaining against the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) introduced by the EU last year.
COP29: Argentina walks out, French minister cancels trip to BakuSubscriber Only
November 15, 2024 07:55 IST
French Minister of Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate and Risk, Agnes Pannier-Runacher, cancelled her Baku trip after Azerbaijan’s President blamed France for alleged human rights violations
Nature-based interventions more powerful for climate crisis, says SadhguruSubscriber Only
November 12, 2024 18:12 IST
Attending the COP29 meeting here in Baku, Sadhguru said the world was still not fully appreciative of the large benefits of efforts like soil regeneration and organic farming that can be done with minimal investments.
European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
November 7, 2024 09:37 IST
Stanford University climate scientist Rob Jackson put it in starker terms. “I think we have missed the 1.5 degree window,”
Trump could turn the clock back, yet again, on climate actionSubscriber Only
November 7, 2024 01:30 IST
Trump has been severely critical of Joe Biden’s energy policies, many of which have been manifested through the incentives provided for clean energy in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Is climate change lighting a fuse under Iceland’s volcanoes?
October 27, 2024 16:57 IST
The small number of studies to date of the interaction between retreating ice and volcanoes in other parts of the world, scientists said, mean the research underway in Iceland will help create a template for what could happen elsewhere.
Ahead of UN climate conference, developed countries want more nations to contribute to climate financeSubscriber Only
October 24, 2024 12:43 IST
The draft NCQG text has listed out a few options for the criteria that might be used to identify new contributors to climate finance.
COP29 in Baku: Azerbaijan to launch new climate fund at this year’s conferenceSubscriber Only
September 18, 2024 01:09 IST
As Azerbaijan hosts COP29 in its capital city from November 11 to 22, the main agenda will be an agreement on climate finance.
What are mountain glaciers and why do they matter?Subscriber Only
August 15, 2024 21:55 IST
Cold climate cultures are struggling to deal with this loss.In 2019, a funeral ceremony was held at Iceland's Okjökull Glacier, said to be the first lost to global heating.
Most tree planting campaigns fail. What has to change?Subscriber Only
August 11, 2024 16:59 IST
Many tree planting campaigns falter because they plant the wrong trees at the wrong time in the wrong place.
July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief
August 8, 2024 19:40 IST
But July 2024 ’s average heat just missed surpassing the July of a year ago, and scientists said the end of the record-breaking streak changes nothing about the threat posed by climate change.
Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade: Study
August 7, 2024 21:41 IST
During that time, between 2016 and 2024, the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef ecosystem and one of the most biodiverse, suffered mass coral bleaching events.
India not responsible for climate crisis, should not repeat West’s mistakes: Commonwealth SG
July 31, 2024 19:37 IST
In an interview with PTI, Scotland said India has the opportunity to lead a just and equitable energy transition by sharing expertise and technology within the 56-nation club called Commonwealth, which represents 2.7 billion people.
Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs
July 27, 2024 22:04 IST
As the warming Earth sizzled through a week with four of the hottest days ever measured, the world focused on cold, hard numbers that showed the average daily temperature for the entire planet.
How to solve water shortage in citiesSubscriber Only
July 25, 2024 14:47 IST
With half the world’s populations now living in urban areas and that number projected to swell to around 6.5 billion by mid-century, shoring up city water supplies represents a significant challenge. Failure to do so could result in widespread shortages.
Weather extremes grip globe: Rainfall, heatwaves, and wildfires
July 19, 2024 05:33 IST
These severe weather occurrences are happening more often and with increased severity compared to the past.
Unusual stratospheric warming occurring over South Pole
July 16, 2024 02:25 IST
The strength of the polar vortex can vary throughout winter. This influences weather patterns in the layer of the atmosphere below it, called the troposphere, where most of our weather occurs.
Global weather models indicate delayed emergence of La NinaSubscriber Only
July 15, 2024 13:50 IST
Earlier this year, IMD said the emergence of La Nina during the latter half of India’s monsoon season could bring above-normal rainfall over the country.
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