Climate Plan

'Nowhere else to go': Shukla calls for efforts against climate change

Astronaut and Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Saturday urged the youth to work together to tackle shared global challenges like climate change, and avoid making the mistakes of earth in space. Shukla said travelling outside the Earth offers a profound realisation that "this is your planet, this is your home, there is nowhere else to go." Speaking at the 26th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World at his alma mater City Montessori School here, Shukla said the experience of viewing Earth from space changes a person. "It is not about a region, it is not about a city, it's about the entire planet which is your home. What happens in one place, even if we don't see it visually, will affect us a few months or a year later. That realisation becomes very deep and you come back a changed person," he said. Shukla stressed that climate change is a global crisis that demands collective action. "We are on the issue of climate change and how our Earth is changing, h

UN climate change body mulls new document on fossil fuel by Oct 2026

As hectic deliberations marked the first week of the annual climate change summit, COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago said the deliberations may come out with a new document on fossil fuel that is likely to present a roadmap for transition into a cleaner mode. However, there is a lack of in-depth data regarding fossil fuel and more information on the subject is needed before coming out with anything concrete, Lago told a press conference late Saturday night here. Although the fossil fuel roadmap is not in the formal agenda of COP30 Climate Summit here, it is being talked about by major parties after Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke about it in his opening statement. The roadmap does not need to be supportive or not supportive. It is a document... the COP30 has to present the roadmap, Lago said when asked if any roadmap is being discussed by the parties during the ongoing deliberations. Negotiators from more than 190 countries have gathered here for the annual ...

As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have most at stake

When summer heat comes to the Arara neighbourhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone down. Luis Cassiano, who's lived here more than 30 years, says he's getting worried as heat waves become more frequent and fierce. In poor areas such as Arara, those who can afford air conditioning Cassiano is one can't always count on it because of frequent power outages on an overloaded system. Cassiano gets some relief from the green roof he installed about a decade ago, which can keep his house up to 15 degrees Celsius (about 27 degrees Fahrenheit) cooler than his neighbour's, but he still struggles to stay comfortable. The sun in the summer nowadays is scary, Cassiano said. As world leaders come to Brazil for climate talks, people like Cassiano are the ones with the most at stake. Poor communities are often more vulnerable to hazards like extreme heat and supersized storms and less likely to have the ..

Just 5% of climate cooperation initiatives met goals since Paris pact: CEEW

Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, only 5 per cent of global cooperative climate initiatives have met their stated goals, while over one-fifth have stalled or become inactive, according to the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW). Published in a report, the analysis found that while global climate conferences have spurred hundreds of voluntary, multi-actor initiatives involving governments, investors, and civil society, a majority lack measurable targets, budgetary support, and accountability structures needed to sustain progress. The report, 'Ten Years of Paris Agreement: A Stocktake of Cooperative Climate Initiatives,' was launched at an event which marked 10 years of the Paris Agreement, organised by the CEEW. Between 2015 and 2025, more than 475 cooperative initiatives were launched, engaging over 40,000 entities from local governments and multilateral organisations to private investors and businesses. But the CEEW analysis of 203 such initiatives found th

World isn't transitioning away from fossil fuel; decades of robust use left

The IEA will publish its "Current Policy Scenario" this year, showing oil and gas demand won't peak this decade, overturning past assumptions, sources familiar with the draft report said

Climate technology startups stumble in a cold investment climate in India

PE/VC firms scale back as long-term needs clash with bankable returns

Climate change at COP30: India must lead, not wait for other nations

If most countries are unlikely to make strong commitments, it is relevant to ask whether India should also hold back. Climate change is too important for us to take this course

New national climate plans needed for economic growth, says UN's Stiell

UN climate negotiator urges nations to submit 'next generation' climate plans amid multiple crises

Mountain Dialogue: India, Nepal pledge deeper climate, biodiversity ties

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav met Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli to discuss cooperation on clean energy, biodiversity, and climate action during the Sagarmatha Sambaad in Kathmandu

Climate Resilience: Ajay Hinduja on Hinduja Foundation's Jal Jeevan Model

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Sustainable transport to find way into national climate action plan

This will be the first inclusion of a new mission in the NAPCC in over a decade

Clear green rules key for India to meet climate goals, says StanChart

In theory, a taxonomy would help clarify an investment's green credentials and mitigate greenwashing

Climate policies must be based on ground realities: Kirti Vardhan Singh

Policies to tackle climate change should be based on ground realities and adaptation should be included at all levels of governance, including the local level, Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh has said. Speaking at the closing session of the "India 2047: Building a Climate-Resilient Future" symposium on Saturday, the minister of state for environment said while emergency measures like heat relief programmes are important, long-term resilience needs changes in infrastructure, policy and financing. He said that ensuring financial support is crucial for including adaptation in both short-term and long-term climate actions. Caroline Buckee, a professor at Harvard University, said more detailed data is needed to identify people most at risk from climate impacts. She also highlighted the importance of timely censuses for accurate health estimates and the need for interdisciplinary approaches to understand how climate change affects health and other sectors. India conducted the last ..

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

Biden admin allocates $27 bn to clean energy before Trump transition

The move marks President Joe Biden's last-ditch efforts to secure his climate legacy before Trump takes charge

Moment of decision missed in 2024 at UN climate summit but all's not lost

2024 is set to end as the hottest year on record and the first with a global average temperature 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. It will also be remembered as the year developed nations had their last big chance to prevent the world from permanently crossing this critical threshold by funding climate action in the Global South -- and they blew it. Relentless warming fuelled record-breaking heatwaves, deadly storms, and floods that devastated lives and homes by the thousands in 2024. Millions were displaced, and all eyes turned to the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, hoping for a climate finance package capable of ramping up action in the Global South. A study published in 2023 estimated that developed countries owe around USD 170 trillion for their excessive emissions, having consumed 70-90 per cent of the total carbon budget since the industrial era. Instead, developed countries -- mandated under the UN climate regime to finance climate action in develop

Bangladesh receives $1.16 bn World Bank financing for inclusive development

These new financing will bring to the people of Bangladesh essential services such as health and water

About 1.5 mn deaths a year during 2009-2019 linked to air pollution: Study

About a million and a half deaths every year from 2009 to 2019 is potentially linked with a long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Researchers, including those at Ashoka University, Haryana, and Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, said that the entire 1.4 billion population of India live in areas having PM2.5 levels higher than World Health Organization-recommended five micrograms per cubic metre yearly average. The team also found that nearly 82 per cent of India's population, or 1.1 billion, lived in areas with yearly average PM2.5 levels exceeding those recommended by the Indian National Ambient Air Quality Standards (40 microns per cubic metre). Fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, pollution is caused by particles sized under 2.5 microns in diameter. A yearly increase in PM2.5 pollution of 10 microns per cubic metre was associated with 8.6 per cent higher annual mortality, the researchers found. Fo

Closely-watched climate case in Hague wraps up first week of testimony

A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the world wrapped its first week of arguments before the top court of the United Nations in The Hague Friday. The case, though not binding, is expected to spell out what countries are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact. The push for the International Court of Justice to hear this case comes like much of the call to address climate change from island nations that are losing territory and fear they could disappear under rising seas. The UN General Assembly asked the court last year for an opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. The stakes could not be higher. The survival of my people and so many others is on the line, Arnold Kiel Loughman, attorney general of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, told The Hague-based court. For years his country has spearheaded calls for reductions of the ...

London-Delhi can collab on best ways for a clean climate: British minister

Britain's Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West, who just visited New Delhi, which has been struggling with poor air quality in recent weeks, has highlighted the scope of sharing best practices between the two countries to move towards a cleaner climate. West, who was in India last week for a visit covering aspects such as climate, technology, health, education and development, welcomed the announcement by Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi of the relaunch of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations in the new year. "We have consistently said that we see an FTA as the floor and not the ceiling of our ambitions," West said in her keynote address at the second annual Indo-Pacific Conference in London on Monday. The minister noted that as the world's most populous country, India has a unique opportunity to help shift the dial and lead progress on climate and sustainable development. "When I visited India last week, everyone shared this enthusiasm for mutual ...