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UN talks on treaty to curb plastic pollution open in Busan

Plastic waste has accumulated to over 10 billion tonnes since the 1950s, filling landfills and clogging sewage systems, streams and rivers, ending up in the ocean

Participants attend at the opening ceremony of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Monday. (AP)

world news

Published on Nov 25, 2024 09:49 PM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Cause and Effect | Understanding the real threats of a civilisation collapse

Amidst increasing climate-related crises, experts warn that civilisation collapse isn't just a dystopian concept from movies—it's a real possibility.

environment

Published on Apr 20, 2024 09:21 PM IST

ByTannu Jain

Revealing developed countries’ emission trajectories

This paper has been authored by Max van Deursen and Sumit Prasad, CEEW.

ht insight

Published on Feb 04, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

Carbon capture, storage emerge as a contentious issue after COP28 meet

The UAE Consensus has urged countries to adopt various mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

A person points at a stack of trays holding treated limestone, used to absorb CO2 from the air, at Heirloom's new plant, in Tracy, California, on November 9. (REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Dec 25, 2023 05:04 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Climate-focused policies are key to building resilient infrastructure

A movement to enhance resilience across India's districts, cities, and communities needs to begin now

Attention to operation and maintenance (O&M) is critical. Lack thereof was evident from this year’s Delhi floods, caused in part due to jammed floodgates on the Yamuna barrage.(HT Photo)

opinion

Published on Dec 18, 2023 09:11 PM IST

ByJyoti Parikh, Gaurav Bhatiani

Delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from fossil fuels

The agreement was approved without the floor fight many feared and is stronger than a draft floated earlier in the week that angered several nations.

Within minutes of opening Wednesday’s session, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled in approval of the central document — an evaluation of how off-track the world is on climate and how to get back on. (AP)

world news

Published on Dec 14, 2023 01:00 AM IST

AP |

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.

Plenary session at COP28 in Dubai. (AFP)

environment

Updated on Dec 14, 2023 02:46 AM IST

ByJayashree 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

UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber and UAE chief negotiator Hana Al-Hashimi with others on Wednesday. (AP)

environment

Updated on Dec 14, 2023 02:47 AM IST

ByJayashree 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.

environment

Updated on Dec 14, 2023 04:43 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, Dubai

A big deal in Dubai

The consensus on realising a future without oil, gas and coal is a major achievement. The focus will now be on implementing it

COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (C) applauds among other officials before a plenary session during the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 13, 2023.(AFP)

editorials

Published on Dec 13, 2023 09:00 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

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.

People during a protest at the COP28 summit in Dubai on Tuesday. (AP)

environment

Updated on Dec 13, 2023 02:24 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, Dubai

The road ahead for the UN: Reform or else perish

The UNSC must undergo transformative changes to stay true to its founding principles and effectively address the complex challenges of our times

Members of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York. (Reuters File Photo)

opinion

Published on Dec 11, 2023 11:16 PM IST

ByRuchira Kamboj

Confront the wrath of the climate crisis, now

Is there still room to entertain the belief that the climate crisis will organically resolve itself?

2023 is on track to become the hottest year in human civilisation spanning over 125,000 years. (HT Archive)

opinion

Published on Dec 11, 2023 06:32 PM IST

ByShashi Shekhar

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains

A resolution is not expected but the template is likely to be set in Dubai for future negotiations on global climate finance

COP28 UN Climate Summit is being held in UAE (AP Photo)

opinion

Published on Dec 11, 2023 06:32 PM IST

ByRR Rashmi

Funding the climate burden

COP28 has operationalised the loss and damage fund, but developed nations need to commit more to meet the looming challenges

Activists hold placards and shout slogans during a protest, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday. (REUTERS)

editorials

Published on Dec 08, 2023 10:16 PM IST

ByHT Editorial

Affordability and permanence of biochar as a carbon removal solution

This article is authored by Shailendra Singh Rao, founder, Creduce.

People protest against the climate crisis in Glasgow. (Reuters)

ht insight

Published on Dec 04, 2023 11:26 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

US Sikh body to present its action plan at COP 28

According to a press release, EcoSikh’s global president Rajwant Singh will be showcasing the Sacred Forest initiative as an effective climate solution for ecological restoration and will offer collaboration with governmental organisations and faith groups

People look at artwork by Yiyun Kang at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP)

cities

Updated on Dec 04, 2023 07:04 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Washington

COP28: Govt working on regulations to implement Green Credits

The project will be implemented in public private partnership mode with Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education acting as nodal body, an official said

The initiative has been launched along with UAE, the COP28 Presidency and India expects participation from several countries in knowledge sharing and conceptualising the scheme (AP)

india news

Updated on Dec 03, 2023 12:35 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Top world leaders speak to at UN climate summit. What are the top agendas?

Xi and Biden are sitting out this COP, just weeks after announcing a bilateral agreement to help cut down on methane emissions.

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, center, attends the opening session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit. (AP)

world news

Published on Dec 01, 2023 12:43 PM IST

AP |

COP28: PM Modi arrives in Dubai to attend World Climate Action Summit

COP28 Summit in Dubai: Narendra Modi calls for supporting developing countries with climate financing and technology transfer.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi after arriving in Dubai to attend the World Climate Action Summit.(Source: @narendramodi)

india news

Updated on Nov 30, 2023 11:54 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Virtually certain that 2023 will be the warmest year, says WMO report

This year (until the end of October) was about 1.40 degrees Celsius warmer over the pre-industrial (1850-1900) baseline, the World Meteorological Organisation said on the opening day of the UN Climate Summit (COP28) in Dubai , adding that 2023 will be the warmest year irrespective of the last two months of the year.

Maruja Inquilla walks on a dried out portion of Lake Titicaca in Coata, Peru, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, due to falling water levels amid a winter heat wave. (AP)

india news

Updated on Nov 30, 2023 11:16 PM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

US supports phasing out ‘unabated’ fossil fuels: US Climate envoy

US Climate envoy, John Kerry said US will support language on phasing out “unabated” fossil fuels in the UN Climate Summit’s (COP28) outcome document.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. (REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Nov 30, 2023 05:14 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Will COP28 finally ditch fossil fuels? Doesn’t look like it

Even so, any language on fossil fuels is a sensitive issue at COP28 and UN reports have indicated that top emitters globally are heavily invested in oil and gas

india news

Updated on Nov 29, 2023 01:46 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Progress on carbon markets key for climate talks: Experts

Creating an official global carbon market will be discussed at the UN climate summit in Dubai, according to the UAE, which holds the COP presidency.

india news

Updated on Oct 30, 2023 05:48 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Centre notifies two green initiatives ahead of COP28

These initiatives will take ahead Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lifestyle for Environment, or LiFE, movement announced in 202

india news

Updated on Oct 14, 2023 06:54 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Loss and damage fund, Paris goal review on COP28 agenda

The G20 New Delhi declaration sets the path for discussions on higher and adequate climate finance at COP28

The summit last year in Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh ended with a decision to create a loss and damage fund. (AFP)

india news

Updated on Oct 02, 2023 07:50 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi

Why this Pacific island country wants to become world's first 'digital nation'?

While addressing UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) through video conferencing, Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said, “As our land disappears, we have no choice but to become the world’s first digital nation."

Tuvalu's digital illustration (screengrab/ YouTube )

technology

Published on Nov 24, 2022 03:00 PM IST

BySingh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash

At COP27, UN adopts 'loss and damage' climate fund in historic move | 5 points

COP 27: The deal, a reparation, is a major victory for poorer and developing nations as it gives them the funding they have long called for.

People gather for a global climate strike in Madrid, Spain.(AP File Photo/Representative)

environment

Updated on Nov 20, 2022 01:33 PM IST

BySharmita Kar | Edited by Swati Bhasin

COP 27: UN report denounces greenwashing. What it means

The report, released at the COP 27 climate conference in Egypt, is intended to draw a "red line" around greenwashing dubbed as the false claims of progress in the fight against global warming that can confuse investors and policy makers.

A group of teenage protesters, part of the global movement

environment

Published on Nov 08, 2022 09:59 PM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Nisha Anand

Why did Rishi Sunak make a dramatic exit at a COP27 session? Watch

An aide had come onto the stage, according to Hickman, and whispered something in Sunak's ear. Moments later, another aide came up to him and took him off stage and out of the room.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves COP27 event after being rushed by his aides. (Twitter/@LeoHickman)

world news

Published on Nov 08, 2022 08:14 AM IST

BySharmita Kar | Edited by Swati Bhasin

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Latest from un climate summit

Plastic waste has accumulated to over 10 billion tonnes since the 1950s, filling landfills and clogging sewage systems, streams and rivers, ending up in the ocean

Amidst increasing climate-related crises, experts warn that civilisation collapse isn't just a dystopian concept from movies—it's a real possibility.

This paper has been authored by Max van Deursen and Sumit Prasad, CEEW.

The UAE Consensus has urged countries to adopt various mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

A movement to enhance resilience across India's districts, cities, and communities needs to begin now

The agreement was approved without the floor fight many feared and is stronger than a draft floated earlier in the week that angered several nations.

Developing countries have maintained that the financial support from developed nations on adaptation has been paltry.

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

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.

The consensus on realising a future without oil, gas and coal is a major achievement. The focus will now be on implementing it

The ultimate goal of keeping average temperatures from exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era average seems to be in peril.

The UNSC must undergo transformative changes to stay true to its founding principles and effectively address the complex challenges of our times

Is there still room to entertain the belief that the climate crisis will organically resolve itself?

A resolution is not expected but the template is likely to be set in Dubai for future negotiations on global climate finance

COP28 has operationalised the loss and damage fund, but developed nations need to commit more to meet the looming challenges

This article is authored by Shailendra Singh Rao, founder, Creduce.

According to a press release, EcoSikh’s global president Rajwant Singh will be showcasing the Sacred Forest initiative as an effective climate solution for ecological restoration and will offer collaboration with governmental organisations and faith groups

The project will be implemented in public private partnership mode with Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education acting as nodal body, an official said

Xi and Biden are sitting out this COP, just weeks after announcing a bilateral agreement to help cut down on methane emissions.

COP28 Summit in Dubai: Narendra Modi calls for supporting developing countries with climate financing and technology transfer.

US Climate envoy, John Kerry said US will support language on phasing out “unabated” fossil fuels in the UN Climate Summit’s (COP28) outcome document.

Even so, any language on fossil fuels is a sensitive issue at COP28 and UN reports have indicated that top emitters globally are heavily invested in oil and gas

Creating an official global carbon market will be discussed at the UN climate summit in Dubai, according to the UAE, which holds the COP presidency.

These initiatives will take ahead Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lifestyle for Environment, or LiFE, movement announced in 202

The G20 New Delhi declaration sets the path for discussions on higher and adequate climate finance at COP28

While addressing UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) through video conferencing, Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe said, “As our land disappears, we have no choice but to become the world’s first digital nation."

COP 27: The deal, a reparation, is a major victory for poorer and developing nations as it gives them the funding they have long called for.

The report, released at the COP 27 climate conference in Egypt, is intended to draw a "red line" around greenwashing dubbed as the false claims of progress in the fight against global warming that can confuse investors and policy makers.

An aide had come onto the stage, according to Hickman, and whispered something in Sunak's ear. Moments later, another aide came up to him and took him off stage and out of the room.

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