World on 'thin ice' as UN climate report gives stark warning20 Mar, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
It's now or never for climate action: IPCC reportUnited Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres described the report as "a litany of broken climate promises". The report focuses on effo...
05 Apr, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
'Now or never' to avoid climate catastrophe, warns UNThat daunting task is still -- only just -- possible, but current policies are leading the planet towards catastrophic temperature rises, t...
04 Apr, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
'Now or never' to avoid climate catastrophe, warns UNHumanity has less than three years to halt the rise of planet-warming carbon emissions and less than a decade to slash them almost in half,...
04 Apr, 2022, 10.30 PM IST
Global emissions can be halved by 2030 with major transitions in energy sector: IPCC report"Limiting global warming will require major transitions in the energy sector. This will involve a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use,...
04 Apr, 2022, 10.05 PM IST
Religious leaders urge UN summit to fix climate crisis04 Oct, 2021, 06.03 PM IST
Global warming will hit us faster, UN body sees temperatures rising by 1.5°C in next 20 yearsClimate change has become widespread, rapid and is intensifying, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said on Monday.The gl...
10 Aug, 2021, 08.54 AM IST
Sea levels rising faster, Indian cities at high flood risk: IPCCFour Indian cities are among 45 such coastal port cities globally where even an increase of sea level by 50 cm will lead to flooding.
26 Sep, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
India must speed up renewable energy generation: ExpertsAs a relatively poor country, India will be among those most adversely affected if warming exceeds 1.5ºC.
12 Oct, 2018, 11.18 PM IST
UN climate panel calls on govts to cap temperature rise to 1.5º CThe report unequivocally states that climate-related risks are larger if global warming exceeds 1.5º C
08 Oct, 2018, 11.46 PM IST
- Encouraged that world’s largest emitters have already committed: IPCC chairman on Paris climate talks
Dr Hoesung Lee chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body that assesses climate research and i...
30 Nov, 2015, 02.34 PM IST
- UN's climate science panel gets South Korean boss
South Korean climate economist Hoesung Lee has been elected to head the UN's climate science panel, replacing Rajendra Pachauri of India, w...
07 Oct, 2015, 09.01 PM IST
- South Korean climate change expert is the new IPCC chief
South Korean climate change expert, Hoesung Lee, was on late Tuesday night elected as the new chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Clima...
07 Oct, 2015, 01.32 AM IST