The scientists who popularised carbon capture have a warning about itThey feel the strategy is being misused to delay essential fossil fuel reductions. Many nations are overshooting targets, relying on future...
13 Nov, 2025, 10.17 AM IST
World, business leaders hope to keep momentum in fight against climate change despite USGlobal leaders are meeting in New York to boost climate action. The UN climate summit aims to strengthen plans for reducing fossil fuel use...
23 Sep, 2025, 10.47 AM IST
Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate changeSo far only a dozen of the 195 nations that signed the 2015 Paris climate agreement have filed their national plans for cutting emissions b...
11 Feb, 2025, 10.08 AM IST
A big climate goal is getting further out of reachThe report by Climate Action Tracker, a research group, estimates that the climate and energy policies pursued by governments around the wo...
15 Nov, 2024, 10.48 AM IST
Earth's warming trajectory remains unchanged for 3 years as UN climate talks persistDespite ongoing international climate talks, projections show global temperatures are still on track to rise by a concerning 2.7 degrees Ce...
14 Nov, 2024, 06.12 PM IST
COP hosts set to increase combined oil and gas production by 33% by 2035, says reportAzerbaijan, the UAE, and Brazil, hosts of upcoming UN climate conferences, plan to increase their oil and gas production by 33% by 2035. Th...
26 Sep, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
Climate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming projected, yet there's more current painDubai hosts United Nations talks for a global stock take on the progress of the Paris climate agreement. The latest assessments show that t...
29 Nov, 2023, 10.36 AM IST
Most major nations lag in acting on climate-fighting goals"Even if Europe meets all of its climate goals and the rest of us don't, we all lose," said Kate Larsen, head of international energy and c...
20 Jul, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
Months after pledge, India yet to submit emissions targetsWhen asked about the delay during an unrelated event in the capital New Delhi on Tuesday, Indian environment minister Bhupender Yadav downp...
04 Mar, 2022, 01.29 PM IST
How much are countries pledging to reduce emissions?Under the 2015 Paris climate deal, countries are free to set their own national goals for tackling global warming. Some, like Russia, have ...
02 Nov, 2021, 11.50 AM IST
View: By transforming its transport sector, India can reduce air pollution and fossil fuel import dependencyIndia’s domestic action will significantly impact global emissions. Just as it has emerged as one of the leaders in renewable energy, it co...
25 Dec, 2020, 11.30 PM IST
UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt peopleThe WMO report found that worsening global warming is being seen in all seven key climate indicators, but it said the problem is more than ...
02 Dec, 2020, 07.38 PM IST
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declares 'climate emergency'The centre-left leader said the challenges posed by global warming meant parliament's declaration -- an act undertaken by more than a dozen...
02 Dec, 2020, 10.03 AM IST
View: The time is now to usher in a Green Industrial RevolutionBecause while the world has been dealing with the coronavirus, the dangers of global warming have continued to become more evident. From ca...
01 Dec, 2020, 10.23 AM IST
Fossil fuel firms risk wasting $2 trillion on uneconomic projects: Carbon TrackerAs much as 27% of the envisaged investment in Indian coal production by 2025 may not be needed, the Carbon Tracker Initiative warned today.
25 Nov, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
What do pledges from leading countries, including India mean to global climate?Over the last 12 months, major countries started announcing their commitments to climate change mitigation, and some came up with specific ...
06 Oct, 2015, 05.28 AM IST
Slow progress since Earth Summit 20 years agoTwenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio pledged to save the environment, observers and policy makers agree swifter action is required to...
12 Jun, 2012, 11.33 PM IST