Page 24 - Global Warming

Global average temp rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius in next 20 years: UN report

UN climate panel says global temperatures in about a decade will likely blow past level that world leaders have sought to prevent

What will Earth be like in 500 yrs? Unrecognizable, if humans don't change

Five hundred years isn't very long in terms of geology.

India couldn't attend climate meet in London due to technical issues: Govt

India was among the 51 countries invited to the conference held in London.

Climate change is most critical challenge before humanity: President

The president's stress on climate change came in the wake of recent natural disasters in Himalayan states, including Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

In world hurting from floods and fire, insurance firms won't offer bailout

If it becomes too expensive to cover losses for natural disasters, insurers will pull back toward areas that are more profitable.

The many paths to a greener future

Jayant Sinha and Anshu Bharadwaj note that India is demonstrating a new paradigm in which economic growth does not have to go together with the consumption of fossil fuels and increasing emissions

Top polluter China starts carbon trade: All you need to know

Carbon allowances opened Friday at 48 yuan ($7.42) a metric ton and quickly hit a 10 per cent daily trading limit, according to people familiar with the details

Handful of cities driving greenhouse gas emissions in urban hubs: Report

Just 25 big cities - almost all of them in China - accounted for more than half of the climate-warming gases pumped out by a sample of 167 urban hubs around the world

Adani group boosting coal assets despite carbon neutral pledge: Report

Environmental nonprofit says company is making a significant negative contribution to global warming

South Asia risks water insecurity as global warming affects Himalayas

Warming-induced changes in the Himalaya-Karakoram region will impact water availability in the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins.

France going 'childfree' to control over-population, reverse global warming

French nationals are going 'childfree' in order to control overpopulation and reverse global warming as the world's population exceeds 7.8 billion people

Global financial regulators attempt to align rules on climate risks

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which coordinates financial rules for the G20 group of nations, said its "roadmap" seeks to coordinate approaches to disclosures by companies

India is targeting additional 2 bn carbon sequestration by 2030: Javadekar

On the occasion of Van Mahotsav today, the minister planted 'Parijaat' saplings at his residence

Climate change likely to impact agricultural productivity in Maha: Report

Maharashtra faces an increasing risk from climate change that is likely to impact the production of the four crops grown in the state: report

EU drafts plan to tighten carbon market, expand it to shipping, cars

The European Union wants to overhaul its carbon market to cut planet-warming emissions faster

Shaping India's green future

There are two broad development pathways for India: A net-zero approach and a low-carbon approach. Jayant Sinha prefers the former

IMF proposes setting up of an international carbon price floor

The IMF chief noted that a carbon price floor arrangement does not mean carbon taxes per se.

IMF proposes carbon price floor among emitters to limit global warming

The International Monetary Fund on Friday proposed to set up an international carbon price floor to help limit global warming and achieve the transition toward low carbon growth over this decade

India's contribution to climate change in last 200 years just 3%: Javadekar

Javadekar lauded the government's efforts to combat air pollution by introducing BS-VI emission norms for vehicles in April last year

Best of BS Opinion: The real oximeter, why poor are leaning right & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday