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UN chief urges faster shift to 'net zero' after report shows climate threat

New climate report details urgent need to cut emissions

Climate ministers meet in Copenhagen for 1st high-level meeting since COP27

The political high-level meeting in the Danish capital will focus on catalyzing the implementation of the outcomes from COP27

Fight between countries over emissions targets holds up UN climate report

Publication of a major new United Nations report on climate change is being held up by a battle between rich and developing countries over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations. The report by hundreds of the world's top scientists was supposed to be approved by government delegations Friday at the end of a weeklong meeting in the Swiss town of Interlaken. The deadline was repeatedly extended as officials from big nations such as China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, as well as the United Nations and the European Union haggled through the weekend over the wording of key phrases in the text. The report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is meant to cap a series that digests vasts amounts of research on global warming compiled since the Paris climate accord was agreed in 2015. A summary of the report was approved early Sunday, but three sources close to the talks have told The Associated Press that there is a risk that agreement on the main tex

Joe Biden's climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow oil project

When Elise Joshi was at the White House last year, her eyes welled with happy tears as President Joe Biden hosted thousands of supporters to celebrate groundbreaking legislation targeting climate change. "In that moment, I felt a lot of hope that the administration was listening to us," said Joshi, a California college student who is a leader of Gen-Z for Change, a coalition of young activists on social media. Now Joshi is planning to return to Washington, but for a very different reason. She's outraged that administration officials approved the Willow project, a large-scale oil drilling proposal in Alaska, and she's organising a protest with compatriots from around the country. Joshi's pivot underscores the political fallout that Biden is facing over Willow and the tension between honouring his promises on climate change and the nation's energy needs. The president made fighting global warming a central part of his agenda, and White House officials are quick to defend efforts to p

40% of Indians face flood risk if temperature rises by 2 degrees: Report

1 out of 3 people globally will be threatened by flooding in a 1.5 degrees Celsius warming scenario, which could happen as early as 2030, says report

In US, the climate briefly turns on ESG

ESG is a framework that investors - $8 trillion by some reckoning - have adopted for making investment decisions

Cold, hard facts should guide climate policy, says United Nation's chief

The head of the United Nations called on Monday for scientists to serve up cold, hard facts to push governments into making policies that curb climate change before a key global warming threshold is passed. His comments came as experts and officials from around the world gathered for a week-long meeting in the Swiss Alpine town of Interlaken to finalise the last of seven reports issued by the global body's panel of top scientists since the Paris climate accord was forged in 2015. In a video address to delegates, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change could not come at a more pivotal time. Our world is at a crossroads and our planet is in the crosshairs, he said. We are nearing the point of no return; of overshooting the internationally agreed limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) of global warming. That threshold, agreed in Paris almost eight years ago and measured against average temperatures duri

Climate change insurance: Poor reach, reliance on fossil fuel key issues

India's challenge is that the insurance coverage and penetration vary by lines of business and the low penetration problem is acute

Hot, cold, and deadly: The human cost of India's extreme temperatures

In January, northern India bore the brunt of cold waves, and now as the summer begins, temperatures are soaring

Zombie virus: What is it and how climate change can trigger its spread

Scientists have revived the 'zombie' virus from Arctic's permafrost that was trapped for 48,500 years. Why have they done this and what risk it poses to you?

The spectre of coal over climate change as electricity demand soars

Record summer heat has sent electricity demand soaring. Despite the focus on renewables, thermal power will meet additional demand, sending sustainability targets for a toss

High on promise

Details of High Seas Treaty will have to be worked out

Climate change, glacier topography, morphology control glacial retreat

A scientific study has discovered that the glacier retreat rate is controlled by climate change, the topographic setting and morphology of the glacier.

Coal vs gas, or coal and gas?

Coal is bad, and so is natural gas, when it comes to climate change. Then why is it that the Western world, which has to date built its economy on dirty coal, is now wedded to gas as its dream fuel?

Is Venice, Maldives, Tundra on your travel bucket list? Make a move before it's too late

Have you been planning on gliding through the serene canals of Venice on a gondola or skiing in the Alps? Well, fulfill your dreams now, before it is too late. Watch the video to know why

Tata group aiming at net-zero emission by 2045, says VC Noel N Tata

Tata Steel Vice-Chairman Noel N Tata on Friday said the issue of climate change can no longer be ignored and Tata group was aiming at net-zero emission by 2045. Noel Tata was here to pay homage to Tata Steel founder and doyen of Indian industries Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, on his 184th birth anniversary. Tata Steel CEO and Managing Director T V Narendran and other senior officials of Tata group of companies also paid tribute. The theme of this year's celebrations is Geennovation-Make Tomorrow Green. Addressing a gathering at Bistupur Postal Park, Noel N Tata said, We have developed a project that covers the entire Tata Group-Aalingana (embrace) which aims net-zero emissions by 2045, pave the way for circular economy through sharing, reusing and recycling; and preserve and restore nature and biodiversity". Noel Tata visited Tata Workers Union office, besides Steelennium Hall where the exhibition on this year's theme, Geennovation, was organised. The Tata Steel Vice-Chairman also

Quad committed to supporting Pacific Island countries: Joint statement

The Quad grouping of countries issued a joint statement opposing any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo or increase tensions in the area

World Bank nominee Ajay Banga is a 'big believer' in climate science

Banga added that he's preparing to embark on a three-week trip to both creditor and borrower nations to shore up support for his nomination

European Union's carbon tax may hurt metal exports, says GTRI report

"High tariff walls will disrupt world trade," the think tank said

Suzuki Motorcycle launches scooters compliant with latest emission norms

Suzuki Motorcycle India on Wednesday said it has launched a range of scooters, which conform with the upcoming stricter emission norms, priced between Rs 79,400 to Rs 97,000 (ex-showroom Delhi). The company's 125cc scooters, including Access 125, Avenis and Burgman Street, get the latest on-board diagnostics (OBD2-A) system. Suzuki has also introduced E20 fuel-compliant engines on the Access 125, Avenis and Burgman Street range. "Suzuki's powerful 125cc engine which delivers high performance and has been ruling riders' hearts is now E20 (petrol with 20 per cent ethanol) and OBD2-A compliant. We plan to gradually make our entire product portfolio compatible to E20 fuel," Suzuki Motorcycle India Executive Vice President (Sales, Marketing and After Sales) Devashish Handa said in a statement.