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For climate cooperation, US, China break through superpower standoff
The deal marks a rare moment of cooperation between the world superpowers who have been locked in geopolitical rivalry.
Published on Nov 11, 2021 01:46 AM IST
Bloomberg | , Glasgow
Paris rulebook, finance goal to top agenda: Bhupender Yadav
More than 195 countries had evolved and adopted the Paris rulebook – a set of guidelines for implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement at COP 24 in Katowice, Poland in 2018.
Updated on Oct 03, 2021 12:54 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Turkey to become last G-20 nation to ratify Paris climate accords
Turkey, the only G-20 country that’s not yet ratified the Paris Agreement, is preparing to seek parliamentary approval for the accord next month, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Published on Sep 22, 2021 12:37 PM IST
Bloomberg |
‘Huge amount of investment needed to meet 1.5 degree goal’: Ajay Mathur
We will achieve our 40% target there is no question about it, said Ajay Mathur, director general of International Solar Allianc, in conversation with HT's Jayashree Nandi
Updated on Aug 27, 2021 10:12 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
US, China to work together against climate change issue joint statement
The US and China support the Paris Agreement’s aim to limit the increase in the global average temperature to below 2 degrees Celcius and to try to restrict it to 1.5 degrees Celcius, according to the statement.
Published on Apr 18, 2021 07:05 AM IST
Bloomberg |
New climate pledges 'far short' of meeting Paris Agreement goals: UN
The UN Chief stated that now is the time the global coalition committed to net-zero emissions by 2050 is growing, across governments, businesses, investors, cities, regions and civil society.
Published on Feb 27, 2021 07:53 PM IST
ANI |
Major emitters need to step up, says Kerry after US rejoins Paris Agreement
John Kerry asserted that all 17 major emitting countries including India need to step up and begin lowering emissions.
Published on Feb 20, 2021 10:33 AM IST
PTI | , Washington
Climate change-led migration in India could treble by 2050: Report
The research was undertaken by Bryan Jones, one of the authors of the World Bank’s Groundswell Report on internal climate migration in 2018
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 06:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Indian diplomacy’s climate test, writes Syed Akbaruddin
India has been an overachiever on Paris — but the road ahead is strewn with challenges
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 09:28 PM IST
Syed Akbaruddin
‘India will achieve targets, exceed expectations’: PM Modi at UN Climate Ambition Summit
The PM said that on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the world shouldn’t lose sight of historical emissions.
Updated on Dec 13, 2020 12:39 AM IST
Hindusta Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
5 years on, where India stands in its commitment to Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change which was adopted by 196 parties at the 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, on December 12, 2015, and was enforced on November 4, 2016.
Updated on Dec 12, 2020 08:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Mallika Soni
A manifesto for the climate summit
Summits serve three purposes. High-level participation allows leaders to negotiate knotty issues, building on personal rapport and the promise of grand bargains. Alternatively, leaders could set a new agenda, drawing others to their cause
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 07:45 PM IST
Arunabha Ghosh
Beyond the Paris pact | HT Editorial
There is both urgency and hope. India deserves accolades for its record
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 07:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
What the Paris Agreement means for the climate crisis
India is well-equipped for a new chapter of climate collaboration and competition. The Paris Agreement gives it an opportunity to build on this and create a template for climate change behaviour and action in developing countries
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 08:15 PM IST
Ajay Mathur and Ritu Ahuja
French, German, EU envoys to visit Kochi to mark 5th anniversary of Paris Agreement
Projects backed by Europe in Kochi, a port city considered the economic capital of Kerala, are supporting low carbon urban development policies that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 05:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
PM Modi to address Climate Ambition Summit on Saturday to mark 5 years of Paris Agreement
The important virtual summit being co-hosted by France in partnership with Chile and Italy will give an opportunity to governments to present their commitment and compliance with the Paris Agreement
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 02:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
India’s greenhouse emissions dip with switch to renewables, economic slowdown
India, which emits 7.1% of global emissions and has per capita emissions that are 60 % lower than the global average, recorded a fall in emissions growth in 2019
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 10:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
India forms high-level committee to implement Paris Agreement targets
The high-level inter-ministerial Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement will be chaired by enviroment ministry secretary and its purpose would be to generate a coordinated response on climate change matters
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 08:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
PM Modi lists India’s progress on climate change targets on G20 sidelines
In keeping with its traditional ethos of living in harmony with the environment, India has adopted low carbon and climate resilient development practices, PM Modi told the meeting.
Updated on Nov 22, 2020 08:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Japan’s new climate pledge faces a massive hurdle
Japan will need to more than quadruple the pace at which it shuts down coal plants and rapidly ramp up renewable energy capacity over the next decade to meet its new climate pledge to zero out emissions by 2050.
Updated on Oct 27, 2020 06:05 PM IST
Japan | Bloomberg | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
‘Climate change and debt are sinking us’: Small island nations cry for help
A coalition of 44 low-lying nations has sounded alarm bells saying they are sinking not just because of climate change impacts but are also neck-deep in debt.
Updated on Sep 14, 2020 09:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
Build back, with an eye on the environment | HT Editorial
The drastic dip in emissions should be used as a moment to imagine a new world
Updated on May 21, 2020 06:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
India will stick to its NDCs under Paris Agreement despite Covid-19: Prakash Javadekar
Prakash Javadekar said in 2009 the world had agreed that developed countries will mobilise 100 billion dollars every year for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Updated on Apr 22, 2020 07:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Budget 2020: More funds allotted to fight climate crisis
During her budget speech in Parliament on Saturday, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the country’s commitments will be executed in various sectors “by the departments/ministries concerned through the normal budgeting process”.
Updated on Feb 02, 2020 07:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Budget 2020: Rs 4,400 crore for cleaning air
Apart from the financial boost to large cities implementing the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said state utilities will be advised to close down old thermal power plants that do not meet the emission standards.
Updated on Feb 02, 2020 03:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Swedish MPs
Thunberg, 17, was mentioned as a possible Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2019, when the honour ultimately went to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his efforts to resolve a long-running conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.
Updated on Jan 31, 2020 06:04 AM IST
Stockholm | Agence France-Presse
Billions at risk as Asia’s great rivers suffer
The 2015 Paris agreement saw nations commit to limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels as a way of curbing the worst impacts of global warming.
Published on Jan 11, 2020 04:29 AM IST
Hong Kong | Agence France-Presse
Key year to arrest the climate crisis
But the United Nations climate talks in Madrid in December failed to respond to these crises. The year 2020 will be a pivotal year for climate action — it can make or break the Paris Agreement.
Published on Jan 01, 2020 02:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jayashree Nandi
India managed to protect interests at COP25: Javadekar
India is hopeful that there will be resolution on issues which matter to the country at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in Glasgow next year.
Updated on Dec 21, 2019 08:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jayashree Nandi
World getting hotter, more dangerous faster than thought: UN chief
The Paris agreement was adopted by 195 parties at the UN climate conference “COP 21” held in the French capital in 2015 with an aim to reduce the hazardous greenhouse gas emissions.
Updated on Dec 12, 2019 07:28 AM IST
Madrid | Press Trust of India