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Speed up your net-zero plans: COP26’s message to companies

Published on Nov 15, 2021 07:14 pm IST

How quickly global business and finance move away from fossil fuels is still an open question.(AFP)

Glasgow climate pact mentions 1.5 degree goal but weak on equity and finance

The new Pact instead of specifying how finance and compensation will be delivered for Loss and Damage talks of setting up “dialogue between parties. (REUTERS)

Published on Nov 14, 2021 12:55 pm IST

What's in the Glasgow Climate Pact?

Failure to set, and meet, tougher emissions-cutting goals would have huge consequences.(AFP)

Published on Nov 14, 2021 07:36 am IST

Tense final hours at COP26 amid tough stands on deal

John Kerry, US special envoy for climate (right) speaks with Alok Sharma, president of the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday. China and India, the world’s first- and third-biggest emitters, put up a tough stance to the most ambitious parts of the final agreement in Glasgow. (AP)

Updated on Nov 14, 2021 02:13 am IST

Inadvertently captured leopard released after radio collaring

This is the third time in nearly a decade that the movement of a leopard across SGNP and TWLS is being documented, and the second time using radio-collars. (HT FIle Photo)

Published on Nov 13, 2021 09:00 am IST

Developing countries dig in heels as talks reach final lap

A general view of the Action Hub at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on Thursday. (AFP)

Updated on Nov 12, 2021 02:45 am IST

India’s pledge towards net-zero by 2070 paves path towards a sustainable future

The ministry of environment, forest and climate change needs to focus much more on climate change and devise strategies and programmes to achieve the net-zero target we have set for ourselves for 2070. (AFP)

Published on Nov 11, 2021 08:52 pm IST

Sharks, seahorses found in 'biologically dead' Thames river

A late-day view of the Thames River as seen from Hammersmith, a district of west London. (AP File Photo)

Published on Nov 11, 2021 12:38 pm IST

Barack Obama to speak at COP26 in Glasgow as fossil fuel lobby dominates

Former US President Barack Obama.(AP file photo)

Published on Nov 08, 2021 04:41 pm IST

New study finds climate on track to devastate world's 65 most vulnerable nations

Published on Nov 08, 2021 02:35 pm IST

Brace for bitter cold and high pollution this winter

An expert said there was a high probability of 2nd back to back La Nina that could cause an intense cold wave from December 2021 to February 2022. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 09, 2021 11:29 am IST

IMF applauds India’s net zero 2070 pledge

Prime Minister Modi speaks during the

Published on Nov 06, 2021 04:25 am IST

COP26 pledges could keep rise below 2°C: Key studies

The jump in the chances is because of steps by two of the three biggest carbon emitters.(AP file photo. Representative image)

Updated on Nov 06, 2021 06:14 am IST

Explained: What Modi's ‘net zero by 2070’ pledge at COP26 means for climate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the World Leaders' Summit

Published on Nov 04, 2021 08:37 pm IST

Carbon emissions set to return to pre-Covid levels: Global Carbon Project report

Global carbon emissions in 2021 are set to rebound to pre-Covid levels, according to the projections of the Global Carbon Project report, released during the COP 26 (Representational image)

Updated on Nov 04, 2021 06:10 am IST

COP26: HAC asks all parties to deliver on net zero emissions target

Extinction Rebelion activists protest during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow on Wednesday. HAC has asked all parties to deliver on net zero greenhouse gas emissions target. (REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 04, 2021 06:07 am IST

India sees carbon emissions peaking in 2040-45, before slumping

India is pinning its hopes on lower storage costs and hydrogen produced from clean energy (Reuters)

Published on Nov 03, 2021 07:45 pm IST

BASIC nations underline climate finance goal

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav(ANI file photo)

Updated on Nov 02, 2021 11:22 am IST

India pledges new climate crisis goal: Net zero by 2070

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that rich countries have to ramp up their contributions to help less developed nations decarbonise.(AFP)

Updated on Nov 02, 2021 07:05 am IST

As world leaders meet in Glasgow, a look at what COP26 aims to achieve

A participant walks past a COP26 UN Climate Change Conference' poster on the first day of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday. (AFP)

Published on Nov 01, 2021 12:44 pm IST

‘Global sea levels rose by a factor of two within 10 years’: WMO

Sea ice extent then decreased rapidly in June and early July in the Laptev Sea and East Greenland Sea regions. As a result, the Arctic-wide sea ice extent was a record low in the first half of July(AP file photo)

Updated on Nov 01, 2021 11:21 am IST

‘If Glasgow fails, the whole thing fails’: UK PM Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AP)

Updated on Nov 01, 2021 11:24 am IST

Need to regulate housing footprint to limit the severity of climate crisis

Indian cities are a game changer, especially for the poor and for women.(AP file photo)

Updated on Nov 01, 2021 06:16 am IST

India brings to fore emission gap between rich, developing nations

Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav says the ‘Climate Equity Monitor’ will encourage discussions on issues related to equity and justice at the ongoing climate negotiations. (Sonu Mehta/HT Archive)

Updated on Nov 01, 2021 05:25 am IST

Govts must respond to warnings planet is giving, cut emissions, Greenpeace urges

Religious leaders and faith community members hold a COP26 vigil and lead a prayer ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday. (REUTERS)

Published on Oct 31, 2021 11:07 pm IST

North India set to shiver in Jan, Feb? Weather phenomenon La Nina explained

According to NOAA, La Nina can lead to a more severe hurricane season(AP File Photo)

Published on Oct 25, 2021 07:27 pm IST

CO2 concentrations hit new record despite Covid-19 curbs last year: UN

The CO2 reached a new high of 413.2 ppm in 2020 but its increase from 2019 to 2020 was slightly smaller than during the 2018-2019 period but larger than the average annual growth rate over the last decade. (Representative image/AP File)

Updated on Oct 26, 2021 12:41 am IST

India among 11 'countries of concern': US intel report on climate change

The report on climate change has been released ahead of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.(AP file photo)

Updated on Oct 23, 2021 09:48 am IST

400 city forests to come up across India, says Union minister

A global study said last week that India lost nearly 2 million hectares (Mha) of tree cover between 2001 and 2020.(Representative Photo)

Published on Oct 23, 2021 07:17 am IST

India among nations to lose most work hours due to heat

With lockdowns around the world due to Covid-19, millions of hours of labour, particularly in service, construction, and manufacturing sectors, were also lost but those have not been accounted for in the study.(Rahul Raut/HT file photo)

Published on Oct 21, 2021 12:01 am IST

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