COP28: Initiative to speed up energy transition, reduce emissions
Dubai, Dec 2 (IANS) At the World Climate Action Summit, COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber on Saturday unveiled the Global Decarbonization Accelerator (GDA) — a...
Category : Climate Change
Over 120 countries back COP28 UAE Climate and Health Declaration
Dubai, Dec 2 (IANS) Over 120 countries backed the COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health on Saturday, delivering a breakthrough moment for health in...
COP28: New partnership to accelerate energy transition in Africa
Dubai, Dec 2 (IANS) A new partnership between UNOPS and SEforALL will support governments, donors and other stakeholders to accelerate the energy transition in Africa...
Global leaders ignoring early warning signals of climate crisis: King Charles III
Dubai, Dec 2 (IANS) King Charles III of the UK told the Conference of Parties (COP) 28 Summit here on Friday that global leaders were...
PM Modi thanks UN chief for support to India’s G20 presidency
Dubai, Dec 2 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, on the sidelines of the COP28 summit in Dubai on...
134 countries sign declaration to address global emissions, protect farmer lives
Dubai, Dec 2 (IANS) The COP28 Presidency on Friday announced that 134 world leaders have signed up to its landmark agriculture, food and climate action...
India achieved emission intensity-related target 11 years ago: PM Modi at COP28
Dubai, Dec 1 (IANS) Firmly stating that climate action must be based on equality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India achieved emission...
Amid rising pollution levels, summit in Manila to promote clean air across Asia
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) With effects of air pollution felt hard in Asia, especially in India, the 11th Better Air Quality (BAQ) conference, taking...
‘Humanity has opened the gates of hell’ for climate catastrophe: Guterres
United Nations, Sep 21 (IANS) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday issued the grim warning, “Humanity has opened the gates of hell”, as he...
UK announces $2 bn aid, biggest single funding commitment to Green Climate Fund
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The UK Prime Minister on the second day of G20 Summit announced the contribution of $2 billion to the Green...
G20 poured record levels of public money into fossil fuels in 2022: Report
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) In 2022, G20 members spent $1.4 trillion to support fossil fuels and they could raise an additional $1 trillion per...
PM Modi urges G20 for Int’l legally binding document to end plastic pollution
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon the G20 to work on an international legally binding document to end...
US climate envoy John Kerry arrives on 5-day visit to India, meets Sitharaman
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry, who arrived in India on Wednesday on a five-day visit, met...
NASA to track climate change amid rising global temperatures
New York, July 22 (IANS) Even as global temperatures are reaching record highs, US space agency NASA aims to keep a track and find possible...
World Bank Prez calls for greater role for private sector in climate fight
Washington, June 12 (IANS) Ajay Banga, the World Bank’s new President, called for the private sector to play a larger role to help emerging countries in...
India has been raising issue of climate justice as poor nations have suffered: PM
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India has been raising the issue of climate justice, as due to the...
World is on track for 2.7-degree C of heating and ‘phenomenal’ human suffering: Study
London, May 23 (IANS) Global heating will drive billions of people out of the “climate niche” in which humanity has flourished for millennia, a study has...
Plastic pollution could reduce by 80% by 2040: UNEP
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Plastic pollution could reduce by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using...
Sri Lanka issues red warning over strong winds, rough seas
Colombo, May 10 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for fishing boats over strong winds and rough seas in the southeast...
GREEN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP HAS STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INDIA AND DENMARK: LOK SABHA SPEAKER
INDIA’S FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE WILL UNITE WHOLE WORLD AS ONE FAMILY: LOK SABHA SPEAKER/जलवायु परिवर्तन के विरुद्ध भारत का संघर्ष संपूर्ण विश्व को एक परिवार के रूप में जोड़गा: लोकसभा अध्यक्ष … DANISH PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS CALLS ON LOK...
G7 nations set to expand solar, wind power capacity by 2030
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The G7 climate change, energy, and environment ministers of rich nations wrapped up their two-day meeting in Sapporo with an agreement...