Climate Change

India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning fossil fuels are expected to increase by 4.6% in 2024, the highest among major economies, according to a new report by Global Carbon Project, an organisation that quantifies the world’s…
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A new report released by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) executive secretary Simon Steil in Baku on Thursday recommended that COP29 negotiations on climate finance should focus on mobilising $1 trillion…
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Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction -- and climate change is the chief culprit, a new report said on Wednesday. The updated risk assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature…
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A formal submission by China, India and some other countries to discuss climate change-related trade measures such as those introduced in the European Union (EU) delayed the opening plenary of the climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on…
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Washington’s top climate envoy sought to reassure countries at the COP29 talks Monday that Donald Trump’s re-election would not end US efforts to tackle global warming. Trump’s sweep of the presidential vote has cast a long shadow over the…
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India is expected to focus on issues aligned with national priorities for sustainable development, energy security, and climate actions, and reiterate its call for respecting the equity and principle of Common But Differentiated…
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Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn. The latest round of UN climate…
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Ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP29), the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for an end to reliance on fossil fuels and advocates for people-centred adaptation and resilience. Launching the COP29 special report…
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This year is “virtually certain” to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor Copernicus said Thursday, days before nations are due to gather for crunch UN climate talks. The European agency said the…
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The recent years have seen the rise in the frequency and intensity of fires. The vulnerability of heritage against fire is increasingly in the spotlight, raising alarm about the irreversible loss of cultural sites, biodiversity and…
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