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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...
COP30: World leaders vow to walk down low-carbon progress pathOver 100 world leaders met in Belém, Brazil, ahead of COP30, reaffirming commitment to climate action. Key initiatives included the Tropica...
World on track to dangerous warming as emissions hit record high: UNNational commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5C this century -- nowhere near enough to avoid de...
World far off track to meet climate goals: UNThe UN estimated Tuesday that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10-percent emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that...
Rich over-emitting nations owe India USD 1,446 per capita until 2050 as compensation, new study saysThe researchers from University of Leeds, the UK, analysed 168 countries and quantified historical responsibility for climate breakdown, ba...
India's G20 presidency key to resolving climate finance issues: Germany's climate envoy"I think this G20 presidency is key for COP (Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and laying...
After COP27, all signs point to world blowing past the 1.5 degrees global warming limit - here's what we can still do about itAttempts at the climate talks to get all countries to agree to phase out coal, oil, natural gas and all fossil fuel subsidies failed. And c...
US climate bill keeps hope alive for halting warming at 1.5°CThe 1.5°C warming limit was enshrined into the Paris Agreement in 2015 as a shared goal of world governments. It’s a crucial threshold beyo...
How rise in Earth’s average global temperature is affecting our planet
As climate risks rise, scientists call for rules on solar engineering
How India is trying to conserve precious natural resourcesThe focus on climate change and sustainable development led to a re-engagement on the question of ensuring economic growth with the least i...
Paris climate deal should be "pragmatic": Environment Minister Prakash JavadekarIndia recently announced a "comprehensive and ambitious" pledge to reduce its greenhouse emission intensity by upto 35% by 2030 from 2005 l...
Climate deal: India seeks debate on 'lifestyles' at Paris meetIndia on Monday appealed to countries across the globe to include a debate on "lifestyles" while arriving at a climate deal.
- Climate deal: India seeks debate on ‘lifestyles’
India on Monday appealed to countries across the globe to include a debate on “lifestyles” while arriving at a climate deal when they assem...
Extravagant lifestyle in developed countries not sustainable: Prakash JavadekarEnvironment Minister Prakash Javadekar also demanded that the lifestyle issue must be debated at the Paris climate change conference later ...
We've used up our annual supply of Earth's resources-and it's only AugustLast year, we faced our ecological debt on August 19th, this year, we've reached this milestone six days earlier. Well done.
- Realise disadvantages of inaction, says Pachauri
There are elements for building on what was agreed to by some countries. Of course, to extend this understanding to all the countries prese...