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China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targetsThe world's two most populous countries are among dozens that ignored the deadline of July 30 set by the UN climate change agency to provid...31 Jul, 2021, 08.31 PM IST- Earth is healing as world carbon pollution falls 17% during peak of coronavirus pandemicThis is the biggest annual drop in carbon emissions since World War II.22 May, 2020, 04.00 PM IST
- Earth warming at faster rate than in last 2,000 years: StudyThermal extremes across the world cannot be inferred from regional temperature phenomena like the oft-mentioned "Medieval Warm Period" in E...25 Jul, 2019, 03.16 PM IST
- UN climate talks open in Poland with calls for urgent action to save the world03 Dec, 2018, 09.50 AM IST
- Climate talks open with calls for action to save worldIndia is represented by a 17-member team, led by environment minister Harsh Vardhan, at the 24th edition of the conference of parties (COP2...03 Dec, 2018, 05.57 AM IST
- Paris pledges only a third of what is needed to avoid worst impacts of climate change, says UNEP emission gap reportNational pledges on emission reduction, made by countries from across the globe under the Paris Agreement, will only bring a third of what ...31 Oct, 2017, 03.49 PM IST
- Surging heat may limit aircraft takeoffs globally: StudyDuring the hottest parts of the day, 10 to 30 per cent of fully loaded planes may have to remove some fuel, cargo or passengers, or else wa...14 Jul, 2017, 01.12 PM IST
- Natural gas now preferred over coal as it burns cleanerPower plants around the world are stepping up their use of gas as a fuel because it burns cleaner than coal -and in the US, at least, it's ...21 Apr, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
- CSE calls for equity in climate negotiationsWith nations from across the globe gearing up for a crucial climate summit in Paris, the Delhi-based think-tank, Centre for Science and Env...05 Nov, 2015, 09.21 PM IST
- UN panel 95% sure humans causing global warmingThere is more certainty than ever before that earth is warming under "human influence", said a report compiled by the UN’s Intergovernmenta...28 Sep, 2013, 05.41 AM IST
- 50 of world's top 500 firms worst polluters: StudyFifty of the 500 biggest listed companies in the world account for emission of 73% of 3.6 billion metric tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG), ...13 Sep, 2013, 02.53 AM IST
- 50 of world's top 500 firms worst polluters: StudyFifty of the 500 biggest listed companies in the world account for emission of 3.6 billion metric tonnes, or 73% of the total greenhouse ga...13 Sep, 2013, 02.51 AM IST
- Emission impossible: Weather's turning on climate changeAre we too late? Or is there time to arrest the rollercoaster ride to doomsday predictions? Either way, has the science of climate change e...05 Jun, 2013, 06.33 AM IST
- US temperature could increase by 10 degrees by century end: ReportThe US might experience an increase of 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century if steps to address the climate change issue across ...12 Jan, 2013, 02.01 PM IST
- Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour campaignMajor landmarks plunged into darkness on Saturday as a symbolic energy-saving exercise unfolded across the globe, calling for action on cli...28 Mar, 2009, 10.59 PM IST
- Climate change spells more killer fires in OzAustralia could be in for more forest fires in the coming decades like the ones that have devastated southern Victoria and claimed at least...19 Feb, 2009, 12.06 AM IST
- Desi response to global heating neededBut the fact remains that many of the dire, long-range predictions on global warming are based on climate models similar to those that cann...27 Apr, 2007, 03.12 AM IST
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