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Climate projections again point to 2.7C rise if policies don't improve

The research partnership Climate Action Tracker on Thursday released its latest projections of how greenhouse gas emissions may dangerously raise the global average temperature

Air pollution behind additional 1.5 mn premature deaths annually: Study

Fine pollution particles (PM2.5) may be responsible for 1.5 million additional premature deaths around the globe each year, according to a study which found that low levels of air pollution are dangerous than previously thought. The World Health Organization's most recent estimates are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely each year due to long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution referred to as PM2.5. The latest study, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests that the annual global death toll from outdoor PM2.5 may be significantly higher than previously thought. That is because the researchers found that mortality risk was increased even at very low levels of outdoor PM2.5, which had not previously been recognised as being potentially deadly. These microscopic toxins cause a range of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancers. "We found that outdoor PM2.5 may be responsible for as many as 1.5 million additional deaths around the glob

COP27: India insists on new global climate finance target by 2024

Developing countries require substantive enhancement in climate finance from the floor of USD 100 billion per year to meet their ambitious goals and rich countries need to lead the mobilisation of resources, India has stressed at the ongoing UN climate summit COP27. At COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009, developed countries had committed to jointly mobilise USD 100 billion per year by 2020 to help developing countries tackle the effects of climate change. Rich countries, however, have repeatedly failed in delivering this finance. Developing countries, including India, are pushing rich countries to agree to a new global climate finance target -- also known as the new collective quantified goal on climate finance (NCQG) -- which they say should be in trillions as the costs of addressing and adapting to climate change have grown. At a high-level ministerial dialogue on NCQG at COP27 on Wednesday, India highlighted that climate actions to meet the NDC targets require financial, technological,

From Nazca Lines to the Mona Lisa, a history of unique climate protest

The protests, meanwhile, do reveal the anger and frustration activists feel, especially with the decision of Egyptian authorities and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

What is the Mangrove Alliance for Climate?

India has joined the newly-formed Mangrove Alliance for Climate at the ongoing UN climate conference in Egypt. What is this alliance? And what does it plan to achieve? Here's more

Burst sewage pipe adds to infrastructure woes at UN climate conference

First there was no water. Then there was too much of the wrong kind. Attendees of this year's UN climate conference in Egypt found themselves stepping over streams of foul-smelling fluid Wednesday after a pipe or tank holding liquid waste appeared to have burst near one of the venue's main thoroughfares. The incident was the latest of several infrastructure and planning problems that have emerged this week during the conference, which runs through Nov. 18. Participants have complained that basic necessities such as drinking water and food are not available or require lengthy queuing under the simmering Sinai sun. Floors sometimes buckle and toilet paper in the various venues has frequently run out. The problems raise broader issues about planning for an event meant to help solve climate change and promote green living. Giant AC units blow cold air into vast tent-like buildings with little insulation and doors wide open. Empty rooms are brightly lit into the night. Solar panels, win

US, China meet for climate talks as Xie says door is open on his side

Both men are interested in resuming talks on curbing methane, combating deforestation and accelerating the green transition, according to people familiar with the matter

Developing countries to seek commitment on finance, tech at COP27

India will push developed countries for "action" on climate finance and technology transfer to help developing nations adapt to climate change, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said ahead of the 27th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP) to UNFCCC. The minister said India will also emphasise that it is one of the few countries which has met the 2015 climate goals set in Paris, and stress on climate justice and sustainable lifestyles through Prime Minister Narendra Modi's LIFE movement which stands for "Lifestyle for Environment". "COP27 should be COP for action in terms of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building. This is our overall approach. India will seek clarity as to what is being termed as climate finance whether it is grants, loans or subsidies. Public and private finance should be separate...adaptation finance and mitigation finance should be equal.These issues will be taken up strongly," the minister told reporters here on Thursday. US

CDRI announces Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund at COP27

Around $50 mn in financial commitments have already been announced for IRAF

India still a long way from cutting its dependence on coal-fired plants

India is the world's second-largest coal-producing nation (770 million tonnes per annum) and coal accounts for 50 per cent of the 407.79 Gw of electricity generation in the country

What is the Mangrove Alliance for Climate, and what does it aim to achieve?

Spearheaded by the UAE in partnership with Indonesia, MAC was launched at the COP27 Summit in Egypt to scale up and accelerate the conservation and restoration of the mangrove forests

COP27: India, China on track to overachieve 2030 UN climate targets

The analysis on India and China's electricity sector highlights how renewable energy is slowly replacing fossils

Best of BS Opinion: Managing expectations, the state of states & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

COP27: CDRI to propose climate-change adaptation projects on Nov 17

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav says country 'making swift progress' in building such systems

COP27 hosts launch plan to build climate resilience for 4 billion by 2030

In response to devastating impacts of climate change affecting vulnerable people all over the world, COP27 Presidency launched the Sharm-El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda

COP27: Polluters must pay for climate change, poor nations tell rich

Small island states already buffeted by violent ocean storms and sea-level rise called on oil companies to shell out some of the recent profits, while developing African states called for more funds

Mangroves as carbon sink: India joins five-nation alliance at COP27

India is among the first five countries to join the MAC, at the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt

Recession, climate change, Ukraine war: Kant lists challenges before G20

The former Niti Aayog chief executive said that climate change was another big crisis that the world faced, impacting larger nations, as well as threatening to submerge smaller island nations

The opaque world of climate reporting

Investors, lenders, and stakeholders need a basis to accurately assess the impact of climate change on company operations. Sebi's climate change-reporting framework is well-intended but not adequate

At COP27, India supports early warning systems on climate impacts

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav says country 'making swift progress' in building such systems