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Even 'cool' years now exceed past heat records, climate report warns
An analysis done by Our World in Data finds recent La Niña years are hotter than past El Niño years as world faces global warming challenges
 "Even 'cool' years now exceed past heat records, climate report warns")
Climate change more robust now, La Nina may lose impact soon: Report
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted an early summer this year, with above normal temperatures and intense, long heatwave spells
 "Climate change more robust now, La Nina may lose impact soon: Report")
Tiny island nation offers citizenship for 91 lakh to battle climate crisis
A tiny island nation, Nauru, is selling citizenships worldwide to help relocate its citizens to a safer, higher ground to protect from rising threats of climate change
 "Tiny island nation offers citizenship for 91 lakh to battle climate crisis")
SDGs hard to achieve without meeting climate agreement goals: IPCC chair
With temperature having exceeded 1.5°C last year, if only temporarily for the moment, the world is entering a zone where the risks of climate change are high
 "SDGs hard to achieve without meeting climate agreement goals: IPCC chair")
Strengthen NDCs, int'l cooperation to reduce climate change effects: Yadav
This comes as global temperatures continue to rise. After 2024, January was the warmest month on record, with temperatures 1.75°C higher than pre-industrial levels
 "Strengthen NDCs, int'l cooperation to reduce climate change effects: Yadav")
Regulating an uncertain climate: Who controls geoengineering fixes?
UNEP has estimated that if current trends and policies continue, warming by the end of the century is likely to be somewhere between 1.9 and 3.1 degrees Celsius
 "Regulating an uncertain climate: Who controls geoengineering fixes?")
Why does the world's biggest climate fund want India, China to step up?
Trump has upended humanitarian aid, development and climate finance sectors by halting funding. The US leader has also exited the Paris Agreement climate treaty and the World Health Organization
 "Why does the world's biggest climate fund want India, China to step up?")
Sour season: Climate change is shrinking Delhi's strawberry harvest
Farms in Palla village are known for producing multiple varieties of strawberries, including Winter Down, Camarosa, Chandler, and Sweet Session
 "Sour season: Climate change is shrinking Delhi's strawberry harvest")
India's climate future lies in renewable energy, says Bhupender Yadav
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that climate change impacts both developed and developing nations, but the historical burden of emissions lies with the Global North
 "India's climate future lies in renewable energy, says Bhupender Yadav")
India, EU discuss ways to strengthen collaboration on climate change
In a post on X, Yadav said they discussed opportunities to further strengthen the scientific and technical collaboration in fields of resource efficiency, circular economy and recycling of waste
 "India, EU discuss ways to strengthen collaboration on climate change")
Critical minerals recovery from waste needs multipronged strategy: Report
Technological development, capacity building and supply chain integration are also needed for the recovery of these minerals from waste, according to a recent Ficci-Deloitte report
 "Critical minerals recovery from waste needs multipronged strategy: Report")
Green Frontier Capital to invest Rs 100 cr in climate-tech firms this year
Founder Sandiip Bhammer says the climate tech-focused VC firm only invests in companies that address three 'D's: decarbonisation, digitisation, and disruption
 "Green Frontier Capital to invest Rs 100 cr in climate-tech firms this year")
Green plan: IPCC gathers to draft outlines of seventh assessment report
IPCC Chair Jim Skea said it was a "pivotal session" for the delivery of the next report on global climate science
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BS Manthan: Bhupender Yadav to discuss India's climate policy in new era
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, is slated to address the role of India's climate actions amid a 'new climate order' at Business Standard Manthan on Feb 27
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President Trump creates uncertainty for world's most cited climate report
US government scientists participating in the IPCC's global assessments were issued a stop-work order from the Trump administration, according to media reports late last week
 "President Trump creates uncertainty for world's most cited climate report")
Bad news for the earth: Climate action scepticism rises among policymaker
Germany less committed to climate action would swing Europe in a very different direction from the one it has been going for some time
 "Bad news for the earth: Climate action scepticism rises among policymaker")
India needs $700 bn in power sector to meet net-zero target: Moody's
The sector, which currently is highly dependent on coal-fired generation, has to make significant decarbonisation investments for the country to meet its emission cut goals
 "India needs $700 bn in power sector to meet net-zero target: Moody's")
India surpassing key climate goals, can grow faster with clean energy: UN
India is already meeting and exceeding key climate targets and has a real opportunity to grow even faster, using clean energy and industry, UN climate change chief Simon Stiell has said.
 "India surpassing key climate goals, can grow faster with clean energy: UN")
World looks to India as global adaptation leader: UNFCCC's Simon Stiell
Says adaptation will be the focus area for all nations, urges India to accelerate its clean energy efforts, lauded LiFE mission and says India could be an example for the world on climate action
Green cover in India absorbed more carbon than it emitted annually: Study
Scientists also studied how different types of vegetation across India help absorb CO2 each year
 "Green cover in India absorbed more carbon than it emitted annually: Study")