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united nations climate change conference news

COP30 in Amazon: Belem landscape, food and people

Belem is a crowded city on the banks of the Guama River. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Nov 25, 2025 03:19 pm IST

Non-State actors are the new ‘influencers’ in the UN climate process

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Plenary session at COP28 in Dubai. (AFP)
Published on May 11, 2024 01:07 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)
Published on Dec 14, 2023 01:00 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)
Updated on Dec 14, 2023 04:43 am IST

US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry (Reuters)
Updated on Dec 12, 2023 04:36 am 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)
Published on Dec 08, 2023 10:16 pm IST

The five terms that COP28 is all about

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People walk past a COP28 sign at the venue of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai
Published on Dec 08, 2023 06:28 pm IST

What is Green Credit Initiative, launched by PM Modi at COP28 summit?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a high-level segment on day two of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai. (Bloomberg)
Published on Dec 02, 2023 10:05 am IST

From Gaza war to Paris Agreement: Key takeaways from COP28 summit in Dubai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with multiple world leaders at the COP28 climate change summit in Dubai.
Published on Dec 02, 2023 06:47 am IST

Dubai climate conference ‘COP28’ this week; over 200 countries invited. Details

The COP28 summit is being hosted by the UAE.
Published on Nov 27, 2023 01:03 pm IST

World Day Against Child Labour 2023: Date, theme, history and significance

A child labourer works at a brick kiln on a hot summer day [Reference Image].
Updated on Jun 12, 2023 07:51 am IST

Last ship to leave Ukraine as fate of Black Sea grain deal in Russia's hands

Vessels are seen as they wait for inspection under United Nation's Black Sea Grain Initiative in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.
Updated on May 17, 2023 09:55 am IST

Explaining India’s shift from 13th hottest February to 5th coolest April so far

A mother shields her child and herself from heat as temperature rises in Mumbai. (Praful Gangurde/ HT Photo)
Published on Apr 12, 2023 10:19 am IST

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

Tuvalu's digital illustration
Published on Nov 24, 2022 03:00 pm IST

Policies and People | Step up efforts to rescue SDGs

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To achieve SDGs, world governments must focus on urgent transformative action and evidence-based approaches on a global scale. 
Updated on Jul 15, 2022 01:08 pm IST

Policies and People | Climate misinformation: A clear and present danger

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To solve the climate crisis, we must also tackle the information crisis. 
Updated on Jun 18, 2022 12:20 am IST

Climate and Us | Plan for the vulnerable: India's heat emergency must be humane

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The first thing to do is study the impact of the heatwave on both mortality and morbidity. 
Published on May 17, 2022 03:23 pm IST

A fellowship between people and the planet

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We have collectively failed to bridge the here and now and a future that is also already here. 
Published on May 03, 2022 08:01 pm IST

Climate and Us | Who will compensate the Indian subcontinent for this heatwave?

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The economic impacts of the spell could be far reaching because of the impact of heat stress on agriculture, productivity and labour. That will also have to be published. 
Published on May 03, 2022 05:05 pm IST

Climate and Us | For scientists, approving the new IPCC report was no mean feat

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India objected to the use of GHG emission flows by regions from 1990, even though multiple databases go back to 1850. 
Published on Apr 11, 2022 07:07 pm IST

Climate and Us | The Parvati Valley forest fire is a sign of the times to come

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Today, IPCC will release its second report of this year and third report since last August spelling out what is a living reality for millions of people. 
Updated on Apr 04, 2022 03:45 pm IST

Climate and Us | What a reply in Parliament tells us about climate adaptation  

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India needs large scale adaptation interventions to protect its poor and vulnerable populations. 
Updated on Mar 28, 2022 04:33 pm IST

A four-point action plan to achieve national targets on climate 

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As India prepares its strategy for COP27, the adoption of such strategies will impart the much-needed coherence between India’s existing global climate commitments and domestic policy decisions. 
Published on Mar 22, 2022 07:26 pm IST

World poverty to rise as climate change hits food supplies, says UN panel

The report - the latest global consensus on climate science - made clear that climate change was impacting the world faster than scientists anticipated.
Published on Feb 28, 2022 11:36 pm IST

Goal-setting and planning for decarbonising India's power sector

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Since 2010, when the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) was launched, there have been unprecedented technological and other changes in the energy sector, particularly dramatic reductions in the cost of renewable energy (RE)- based power.
Updated on May 11, 2024 11:19 am IST

Catch them young: School climate education key for sustainable development

In India, we are seeing a rise in youth climate organisations demanding greater climate action, climate change education and climate justice.
Updated on Nov 24, 2021 05:38 pm IST

COP15: These 6 endangered species are on the verge of extinction

The Cuban Crocodile is one of the six species which are critically endangered.
Published on Oct 13, 2021 09:04 am IST

COP25 fails to make impact, rich polluters block changes

Among the thorny issues at the summit was arriving at a consensus on the rules regarding international trade in carbon credits, one of the main tools to keep mean global temperature rise under 2 degree Celsius by capping emissions.
Updated on Dec 16, 2019 07:01 am IST

As climate crisis rages, COP fails to deliver

According to Harjeet Singh, global lead on climate change for ActionAid, the US has urged that paragraph 51 of Article 8 (pertaining to loss and damage) COP21 decision which led to the Paris Agreement be invoked again with reference to compensation for loss and damage.
Published on Feb 22, 2021 04:09 pm IST