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Hundreds of swans found dead in Kazakhstan's nature reserve
Published on Jan 09, 2024 10:56 PM IST
The nature reserve is based around Lake Karakol, near the shores of the Caspian Sea, and is home to a variety of rare and endangered species.
AFP |
Climate concerns in Goa, Mussoorie after construction allowed in private forests
While providing relief to landowners, environmentalists express concerns about the potential damage to the micro-climate of Goa and Mussoorie after recent order
Published on Jan 09, 2024 07:18 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Cause and Effect | Why 2023 is a cautionary tale of the worsening climate crisis
The struggle between commitments and real-world actions poses challenges for addressing climate change
Published on Jan 07, 2024 08:30 AM IST
The peaks and troughs of India's quest for clean air
Only 15 of 131 cities meet the national air quality safety standards, according to data presented in the Parliament. Here's an on-ground assessment
Published on Jan 01, 2024 04:11 PM IST
Union government may clear non-forest projects built in Aravallis
The approvals will be subject to payment of penal levies, and compensatory afforestation, the minutes of a committee meeting have revealed
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 01:03 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Cause and Effect | 2024 may well break the 1.5°C-barrier for the full year
2023 broke all weather records: The ocean heat content is at an all time high. Expect global temperatures overall to continue to spike in 2024.
Updated on Dec 27, 2023 07:22 PM IST
Tannu JainJamie Mullick
EU plans to unveil roadmap for 2040 climate target early next year
The European Commission, the bloc’s regulatory arm, plans to outline options for 2040 targets on Feb. 6, according to a tentative schedule on its website
Published on Dec 22, 2023 07:39 PM IST
Bloomberg |
China air pollution worsens in 2023, first time in decade: study
2023 is the first year that China's national average PM2.5 level has increased year-on-year since the beginning of China's 'war on pollution' in 2013: study
Updated on Dec 22, 2023 03:13 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
What are the loopholes in the COP28 climate deal?
Nations struck a historic deal at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai to transition the global economy away from fossil fuels.
Published on Dec 15, 2023 07:45 AM IST
Reuters |
COP28: Adaptation draft misses key issue of climate finance
Developing countries have maintained that the financial support from developed nations on adaptation has been paltry.
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 02:46 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Dubai
India backs UAE’s transition agreement at COP28
India called for delivery of means of implementation to ensure COP28’s consensus on moving away from fossil fuels can be implied in developing countries
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 02:47 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Dubai
Global deal at COP28 as Dubai keeps Paris alive
Fossil fuels have been a topic of taboo for years in climate negotiations the very fact that there is a consensus is being seen as a victory.
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 04:43 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Dubai
Coastline in crisis | Six experts give us their climate manifesto for Mumbai
The citizens’ manifesto is a roadmap for policymakers and spans five vital topics each a cornerstone in the battle against the adverse effects of climate change
Published on Dec 13, 2023 11:03 AM IST
COP28 proposed draft calls for 'transitioning away' from fossil fuels
The new draft explicitly "calls on" all nations to contribute through a series of actions.
Published on Dec 13, 2023 09:28 AM IST
AFP |
Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas: Report
Greenland lost another 350 trillion pounds (158.7 billion metric tons) of mass from its ice sheet, extending a trend of losing land ice since 1998, report said.
Published on Dec 13, 2023 06:30 AM IST
Reuters |
COP28 goes into overtime as talks fail to bridge rift on fossil fuel phase-out
The ultimate goal of keeping average temperatures from exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era average seems to be in peril.
Updated on Dec 13, 2023 02:24 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Dubai
Indian activist, 12, storms COP28 stage, posts video: 'Children like me…'
COP28 climate summit: Licypriya Kangujam was later escorted away as the audience clapped, news agency Reuters reported.
Published on Dec 12, 2023 10:23 AM IST
US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive
"This is the last COP that we'll have a chance to be able to keep 1.5 degrees alive," US envoy John Kerry said.
Updated on Dec 12, 2023 04:36 AM IST
AFP |
Why is carbon capture a hot topic at the COP28 summit?
The captured carbon is concentrated into a form that can be transported to a place where it can be injected underground for long-term storage.
Published on Dec 09, 2023 01:15 PM IST
AP |
India, nations with high per capita emissions can't be put together: EU official
There have been concerted attempts to club India with major emitters like the US at climate negotiations despite its low per capita emissions.
Published on Dec 09, 2023 12:24 PM IST
PTI |
Extremely rare white alligator is born at a Florida reptile park
Leucistic alligators are the rarest genetic variation in the American alligator.
Published on Dec 09, 2023 05:50 AM IST
AP |
The five terms that COP28 is all about
The climate summit is set to end on December 12, and the stakes are high for residents of developing nations
Published on Dec 08, 2023 11:48 AM IST
Tannu Jain
Dozens of cities in India likely to go 3 feet under? Here is why
While the recent flooding and the damage were caused by a cyclone, it is not the sole factor contributing to the extensive devastation.
Published on Dec 07, 2023 11:27 AM IST
Earth to break record for six warmest months; 2023 set to be hottest year
As the year approaches its conclusion, 2023 is poised to break the record for the hottest year.
Published on Dec 06, 2023 02:22 PM IST
Plants don’t have ears. But they can still detect sound
Sometimes they produce it, too
Published on Dec 06, 2023 10:00 AM IST
The Economist
Current warming risks triggering at least five tipping points: Study
Tipping points are markers beyond which any changes in climate system become self-perpetuating and can lead to abrupt and irreversible impacts.
Updated on Dec 06, 2023 06:39 AM IST
Tannu Jain
2011-2020 warmest decade on record; each decade since 1990s warmer than last one
The largest positive anomalies for the decade, in places more than 2 degree C above the 1981-2010 average, were in the Arctic
Published on Dec 05, 2023 01:18 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
UN agency cites warming trend as COP28 grapples with curbing climate change
The World Meteorological Organization served up more evidence of what scientists already know – the Earth is heating
Published on Dec 05, 2023 01:15 PM IST
AP |
COP28: Updated textual building blocks draft put out options on key issues
The options include tripling renewable energy capacity globally by 2030 compared to the 2022 level to 11,000 GW and doubling the global average annual rate of energy-efficiency improvement
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 11:59 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Many small islands have no room for manoeuvre at COP28
Simply put, their goal is staving off annihilation
Published on Dec 04, 2023 10:13 AM IST
The Economist