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India flags mitigation gap by rich nations in 2031-35 climate plan

India has articulated that India’s NDC is guided by the vision of Vikshit Bharat by 2047. (Representative file photo)
Published on Apr 28, 2026 10:45 am IST

Blueprint for equitable growth and greater climate ambition

Climate change
Updated on Apr 06, 2026 02:48 pm IST

Setting the bar high on climate targets

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The intent shown by India, the world’s third-largest emitter after China and the US, could help restart the conversation on recalibrating energy priorities and influencing the Global South to pursue a pathway to cleaner energy, with a focus on renewables and reduced emissions. (Reuters)
Published on Mar 26, 2026 08:45 pm IST

UN climate chief Simon Stiell hails India’s new climate plan under Paris pact

UN climate chief Simon Stiell. (un.org)
Published on Mar 26, 2026 03:34 pm IST

India updates Paris pledge with tougher 2035 targets on emissions, clean energy

India revised the formal pledge each country makes under the Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Published on Mar 26, 2026 06:32 am IST

In new 2035 climate roadmap, India aims 60% clean power, lower emissions

FILE PHOTO: A man rides a motorcycle along the solar panels in Gujarat Solar Park also called Charanka Solar Park at Patan district in Gujarat
Updated on Mar 25, 2026 05:49 pm IST

Global warming accelerated significantly since 2015: Study

Global warming accelerated significantly since 2015: Study
Published on Mar 09, 2026 03:52 pm IST

Climate crisis accelerated in last 10 years: Study

The study concluded that if the warming rate of the past 10 years continues, the Paris Agreement 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit will be breached by 2030. (Hindustan Times)
Published on Mar 08, 2026 05:40 am IST

Absolutely certain that global warming has accelerated in past decade: Study

This recent rate is higher than in any previous decade since the beginning of instrumental records in 1880. (Bloomberg photo)
Published on Mar 07, 2026 03:14 pm IST

Global climate efforts hit as US pulls out from key bodies

US President Donald Trump (REUTERS)
Published on Jan 09, 2026 03:22 pm IST

COP30 restored faith in multilateralism, reaffirmed India’s leadership: Yadav

Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav led India’s delegation at COP30. (Sourced)
Published on Nov 28, 2025 02:04 pm IST

HT@Belem: No fossil fuel phase-out road map, COP30 text has elements on finance

COP30 reopened following a fire on Thursday. (AP)
Updated on Nov 21, 2025 09:31 pm IST

COP30: Brazil releases draft text to speed up negotiations

COP30 president Andre Correa do Lago (third from left) addresses a press conference during the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on Monday. (AFP)
Updated on Nov 19, 2025 05:47 am IST

Expect developed countries to reach net zero earlier than planned': Yadav at COP

Attendees sit under a globe in a lobby at the side events pavilions at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Updated on Nov 18, 2025 09:54 am IST

Developing nations face key finance debate as COP30 Presidency sets options

COP30 CEO Ana Toni (left) and COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago address a press conference during the UN Climate Summit in Brazil. (AP)
Published on Nov 17, 2025 09:04 am IST

Rich, developing nations’ views on accelerating Paris Agreement to be published

It’s a challenging week ahead for negotiators at COP30 in Belém’s Amazon region . (REUTERS)
Published on Nov 16, 2025 12:37 pm IST

Parties debate how to incorporate 1.5°C goal in COP30 text

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, on Thursday. (AP)
Published on Nov 14, 2025 03:18 am IST

COP30: Differences on 4 agenda items not North-South divide, says EU negotiator

Police officers stand guard near the entrance of the venue hosting the UN Climate Change Conference, a day after Indigenous protesters stormed the entrance and clashed with guards while demanding climate action and protection for the Amazon forest, in Belem, Brazil, on Wednesday. (REUTERS)
Published on Nov 13, 2025 03:46 am IST

India raises climate finance, dangers to multilateralism at COP30 meeting

Attendees sit under a globe in a lobby at the side events pavilions at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Published on Nov 12, 2025 07:27 am IST

As US skips climate talks in Brazil, leaders plead for other nations to unite

As US skips climate talks in Brazil, leaders plead for other nations to unite
Published on Nov 11, 2025 12:23 am IST

Climate finance emerges as dominant issue as COP30 Summit opens in Brazil

Heads of state and representatives attending the Leaders’ General Plenary on ‘The Energy Transition’ at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil. (AFP)
Updated on Nov 10, 2025 10:57 pm IST

Climate future needs new NDCs

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India and others in the developing world must keep up pressure on rich nations to commit significantly larger funding for climate action, faster. (REUTERS)
Updated on Nov 10, 2025 09:31 pm IST

COP 30: At Belem, India must own its climate story

India has already met its 2030 goal of 50% of power generation capacity from non-fossil sources five years ahead of schedule (in July 2025) (AFP)
Published on Nov 09, 2025 08:37 pm IST

The Climate Issue newsletter: China, the climate superpower

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(L to R) Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, First Lady Rosangela da Silva, World Bank's Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi attend the Leaders Round Table to launch the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) in the framework of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 6, 2025.
Published on Nov 09, 2025 10:36 am IST

NDCs can help limit global warming: United Nations’ EP report

A glacier in Switzerland that has shed a quarter of its mass in the past decade due to climate change. (AFP)
Updated on Nov 05, 2025 12:01 am IST

Transparency reports show huge finance gap but progress on Paris Agreement

India is yet to submit its first Biennial Transparency Report. (AP File Photo)
Published on Oct 31, 2025 04:47 pm IST

UN assessment finds nations delaying crucial climate action

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. (AP)
Published on Oct 29, 2025 03:24 am IST

UN says updated NDCs show progression as top emitters are yet to submit them

A drone view showing water from melting ice amid climate change in Switzerland on September 3. (Reuters)
Published on Oct 28, 2025 12:42 pm IST

Cooperative climate initiatives ten years after the Paris agreement

Climate crisis (Shutterstock)
Updated on Oct 25, 2025 08:17 pm IST

Reining in emission now can cut 0.6m of future sea-level rise: Study

An aerial view of the Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu. Rising sea levels caused by climate change have prompted the Tuvalu government to strike a climate migration pact with Australia. (REUTERS)
Published on Oct 25, 2025 05:20 am IST