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UN warns world set for 2.7C rise on today's emissions pledges

COP26 climate talks could be the last chance to curb warming

Let COP26 be COP of actions in finance, technology support: India at UN

As nations head into the crucial climate summit in Glasgow, India has said that the conference should not be just promises and pledges and the world needs rapid and deep emission cuts in this decade rather than distant targets. "Science has time and again clearly stated the urgency of accelerated climate action. Recent incidents of extreme weather events across the world corroborate what science is telling us, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said. Addressing the high-level meeting Delivering Climate Action for People, Planet & Prosperity' convened by President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid on Tuesday, Yadav said the world needs rapid, sustained, and deep emission cuts in this decade rather than distant targets. "However, the current discourse on climate ambition seems to be shifting the goalposts." The high-level summit was convened just days before world leaders gather for the United Nations Framework Convention .

What is COP26 and why does it matter? A guide to Glasgow climate talks 2021

COP26's aim is to curb emissions, keep the goal of 1.5 degrees of global warming within reach, sort out rules for a carbon market and raise billions in climate finance. Here's your roadmap to COP26

India among world's top 10 for climate tech investment: Report

India ranks ninth in the list of top 10 countries for climate technology investment over the past five years and Indian climate tech firms received USD 1 billion in venture capital (VC) funding from 2016 to 2021, according to a new report released in London on Tuesday. Five Years On: Global climate tech investment trends since the Paris Agreement', by London & Partners and Dealroom.Co, analysed the trends in the sector since the last United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) in Paris and ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow next week. It found that venture capital investment into climate tech companies globally has skyrocketed since the Paris Agreement, with the US and China leading the global top 10 with USD 48 billion and USD 18.6 billion investment between 2016 and 2021 respectively. The UK comes in at No. 4 with USD 4.3 billion after Sweden at USD 5.8 billion. Countries around the world need to work together so that we can collectively change business practices and commit to .

World set to miss goal of $100 billion climate aid pledged to poor

A target for rich countries to provide poor nations with $100 billion in aid each year to tackle global warming will be missed, officials said

Major oil producer Saudi Arabia announces net-zero emissions by 2060

The announcement was made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in brief scripted remarks at the start of the kingdom's first-ever Saudi Green Initiative Forum

ESG goals: L&T aims to be carbon neutral by 2040 and water neutral by 2035

The company's aim to achieve carbon neutrality is much ahead of the Paris Agreement deadline of 2050

Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals, says study

The disparity between climate goals and fossil fuel extraction plans termed the production gap will widen until at least 2040, the report found.

Global warming must stay below this level for west Antarctica's ice sheet

Scientists expect sea-level rise will exacerbate the damage from storm surges and coastal floods during the coming decades

Google to ban ads appearing next to climate denial content

The new rules will prohibit ads for, and monetisation of, content that contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change

India houses half of all people vulnerable to life-threatening heat

The researchers found that more than half the people on Earth who face life-threatening heat stress caused by climate change live in India

UN to world leaders: To curtail warming, you must put more efforts

Pressure keeps building on increasingly anxious world leaders to ratchet up efforts to fight climate change

Equity index giant MSCI to give 10,000 firms global warming ratings

The firm is launching Implied Temperature Rise scores, which estimate whether a firm's activities and plans are consistent with keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius

Resting on climate action a $11 trillion opportunity for India: Report

India must act now to prevent the country losing USD 35 trillion in economic potential over the next 50 years due to unmitigated climate change, a new report from the Deloitte Economics Institute said

India's climate mitigation plans face a threat as Earth warms

Companies such as Hero Future Energies have started investing in digital solutions that help monitor weather changes, and plan generation accordingly

Global sizzling: July was hottest month in 142 years, NOAA says

Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, US weather officials announced.

0.6 degree C rise in temp led to 3x extreme events in India since 1950

While IPCC says that warming by at least 1.2 degree Celsius seems inevitable by end of century, 0.6 degree Celsius rise over a century has increased the frequency of extreme rains and floods

IPCC climate report vindicates our 'Polluter Pays' stand, says govt

The report has estimated that under all growth scenarios, the planet's warming level will touch 1.5 degree Celsius

A warning to India

Climate concerns must feature in all aspects of public policy

'Code red': United Nations scientists warn of worsening global warming

Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released by United Nations