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UN climate conference ends with funding pledge, but no explicit fossil fuel plan

COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago. UN climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change

world news

Updated on Nov 23, 2025 01:05 am IST

China announces 7-10% cut in GHG emissions by 2035; experts call it modest

A coal-fired power plant in Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China. (Bloomberg)

world news

Published on Sept 26, 2025 04:28 am IST

UN talks on treaty to curb plastic pollution open in Busan

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 09:50 pm IST

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

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Humans are experiencing vast shifts in their immediate environment, with the droughts in Africa, fires in much of North America and Canada, floods in Afghanistan, UAE and Pakistan, and heatwaves elsewhere also wreaking havoc across the world, irrespective of the stage of development a region is in.

environment

Published on Apr 21, 2024 05:35 pm IST

Revealing developed countries’ emission trajectories

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climate change

Published on May 11, 2024 03:55 pm IST

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

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

Climate-focused policies are key to building resilient infrastructure

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

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

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

COP28: Adaptation draft misses key issue of climate finance

Plenary session at COP28 in Dubai. (AFP)

environment

Updated on Dec 14, 2023 02:47 am IST

India backs UAE’s transition agreement at COP28

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

Global deal at COP28 as Dubai keeps Paris alive

Welcoming the agreement, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav congratulated the UAE’s COP Presidency “for its fairness, transparency and free exchange of thought”. (AP)

environment

Updated on Dec 14, 2023 04:43 am IST

A big deal in Dubai

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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.

editorials

Published on Dec 13, 2023 09:00 pm IST

COP28 goes into overtime as talks fail to bridge rift on fossil fuel phase-out

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

environment

Updated on Dec 13, 2023 02:24 am IST

The road ahead for the UN: Reform or else perish

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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

Confront the wrath of the climate crisis, now

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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 06:33 pm IST

At COP28, much talk but incremental gains

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

opinion

Published on Dec 11, 2023 06:32 pm IST

Funding the climate burden

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

Affordability and permanence of biochar as a carbon removal solution

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

climate change

Published on May 11, 2024 01:02 pm IST

US Sikh body to present its action plan at COP 28

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

chandigarh news

Updated on Dec 04, 2023 07:04 am IST

COP28: Govt working on regulations to implement Green Credits

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 12:47 am IST

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

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

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi after arriving in Dubai to attend the World Climate Action Summit.

india news

Updated on Dec 01, 2023 09:46 am IST

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

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

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

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