Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
If the goal of the Paris climate agreement - to limit the global temperature increase below 2°C - is to be met, all financial flows need to shift dramatically and rapidly from current investment patterns to 2°C compatible pathways. This study analyses the roles Nordic actors might play in mobilizing …
One of the biggest concerns that emerged with the election of Donald Trump as the US President — of that country potentially withdrawing from its commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change — is coming to the fore. Trump signed an executive order on ‘Promoting Energy Independence and Economic …
Nigeria has become the latest country to ratify the Paris Climate agreement, which aims to avoid the most devastating effects of climate change by cutting carbon emissions. President Muhammadu Buhari signed the instrument of ratification yesterday in Abuja and announced the development on its official Twitter handle. Nigeria had demonstrated …
He said while it was “heartening" to see the efforts being made by other countries, particularly India and China, and these would need to be stepped up to fill the void likely to be created by the lack of initiatives from the US. Lamenting the lack of enthusiasm from the …
A new study indicates that millions of people, particularly those who are living in megacities, could be exposed to more deadly heat wave these coming years, according to a new study. This is despite the effort of curbing the global warming by some nations and the Paris Agreement. The findings …
Sweden, Germany and France are the only European countries pursuing environmental policies in line with promises made at the Paris climate conference, according to a new ranking study. The UK is in fifth position in the table which assesses policy actions taken by EU states to meet Europe’s pledge of …
A coalition of organisations today said the Centre lacks commitment in tackling air pollution in Delhi and asked residents to tweet directly to the Union Environment and Power Ministers to voice their concerns. Flagging three major concerns, the coalition slammed the Centre's move to support car manufacturers to allow registration …
A 2015 global pact for fighting climate change will benefit in some ways at least if U.S. President Donald Trump carries out a threat to pull out, backers say, in a shift from gloom about the fate of a deal that took two decades to negotiate. The Paris Agreement requires …
Business executives and scientists on Tuesday urged the world's leading economies to put global warming back on the G20 agenda after finance ministers and central bankers failed to reaffirm their readiness to finance measures against climate change. The G20's outreach organisations for business (B20), think tanks (T20) and civil society …
The Earth's soils contain more carbon than the planet's atmosphere and vegetation combined, but are dangerously neglected in the fight against climate change, Fiji's president told a U.N. conference on Tuesday. George Konrote, whose small Pacific nation is threatened by rising sea levels, warned commitments under the Paris climate change …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Paris Agreement, 21/03/2017. The Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) pertains to the post-2020 period. Therefore, its implementation will only begin after 2020. Currently, the goal is to achieve the pre-2020 voluntary pledge of reducing the emissions intensity …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-friendly approach for fulfillment of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, 20/03/2017. India ratified the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 2nd October 2016. It involves implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by India to the …
Rabat – Minister delegate for the environment Hakima El Haite called, on Wednesday in Rabat, for setting up a network between the centers of competences worldwide and establishing a database to speed up the implementation of the Paris Agreement. In a speech at the opening of an international workshop on …
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change restricting greenhouse gas emissions, putting the deal one step closer to ratification in the country, a senator said on Wednesday. The agreement, which came into force on Nov. 4, aims to transform the world's fossil-fuel-driven economy within decades …
A new CDKN working paper reviews 18 national climate commitments (INDCs) from countries of South and Southeast Asia and assesses their performance for four themes: mitigation targets; climate finance; disaster risk reduction; and social inclusion, particularly gender concerns. Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) are the blueprints developed by each country …
The Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC) is conducting a second round stakeholder consultation on the Global Macro Roadmap: An Actionable Vision on the Decarbonization of Transport. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change sets an overall long-term direction for climate change policy which should be in line with the …
A background paper that unpacks the Paris Agreement and assesses its implications for India. The Paris Agreement aims to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 C above pre-industrial levels, and further limit the increase to 1.5 C, to reduce risks and impacts of climate change. …
The South Asian Speakers' Summit on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is attended by South Asian countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The joint declaration of the South Asian Speakers’ Summit on Sunday asserted that the Paris Agreement must continue to be guided by …
This report elaborates a strategy for phasing out coal in the European Union and its member states and provides a science-based shut-down schedule of coal power plants at the individual unit level, in line with the Paris Agreement long-term temperature goal.
A study has found that fiscal policies introduced by governments in developing countries can have a significant effect on lowering harmful carbon emissions and help countries with fulfilling their commitments under the UNFCCC Paris Agreement. The research, published today in the journal Climate Policy, used Brazil as a case study …
