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 …
China, Brazil and South Africa have joined India in rejecting a key OECD study stating that rich countries have already mobilised nearly two-thirds of the $100bn (£67bn) pledged to secure a new climate deal. The refusal by the world’s four most powerful developing countries to accept the methodology used by …
French diplomacy is fighting 23 years of entrenched positions in international climate talks as backroom negotiations continue with the aim of pushing through a draft agreement by Wednesday. In public, negotiators in Paris were staking out their positions on Tuesday, with the EU and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries …
PARIS: As the climate negotiations entered the second day without resolving the key issue of finance and position on differentiation between developed and developing countries, the group of BASIC nations - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - on Tuesday showed a marked hardening of their position while sending a …
PARIS: Seeking to take the innovation route to solve the crisis of climate change, a coalition of countries including India came together with private investors to pledge an increase in investment in R&D; in low-carbon technologies at the sidelines of the Paris climate summit on Tuesday. The effort is being …
PARIS: Hours after India, as part of the BASIC group reiterated its stand on the ongoing climate negotiation, the US secretary of state John F Kerry met India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar in the Indian delegation office at the climate summit venue here at Le Bourget. Both the leaders are …
Country burns one-seventh of the coal consumed by the top two nations: Prakash Javadekar. Painted as a roadblock in the climate negotiations by many on its plans to use more coal and defer scrutiny for greenhouse gas emissions, India on Monday adopted an aggressive position and asked developed countries how …
PARIS: Leaders on Monday started off the high-level segment of the ongoing climate summit on a more ambitious note talking of limiting global warming limit to 1.5 degrees as against the stated goal of staying below 2 degree celsius of temperature rise. India, however, clearly reminded the rich nations to …
PARIS: With nations across the globe looking for innovative approach to monitor ecological challenges, India on Monday launched its long term ecological observatories (LTEO) programme here on side-lines of the on-going climate summit. This nation-wide initiative will scientifically monitor natural landscapes. The idea of this move is to identify and …
Paris — Short-term, reactive solutions are not enough to help smallholder farmers cope with climate change, according to a new report by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). "If we are going to sustainably improve the livelihoods of the developing world's smallholder farmers in the context of a changing …
As France brokers talks on a global deal to cut carbon emissions at the Paris climate summit, Global Witness reveals how the French Development Agency (FDA) has invested over 120 million euros in logging companies that are dismantling the world's second largest rainforest. "At COP21 the French Development Agency is …
The African Union New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) launched today the African Resilient Landscapes Initiative (ARLI). This initiative will be implemented through forest and ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, climate smart agriculture, and rangeland management. The World Bank Group and World Resources Institute will, as main partners, support the mobilization …
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has launched a war on deforestation, the country's foreign minister said Monday at the Paris climate talks, pledging to "actively engage" in global environment efforts. The reclusive country is among the 195 nations gathered in the French capital to craft a deal aimed at curbing …
Carmaker BMW and soft drinks producer Coca Cola Enterprises are among the latest companies pledging to source all of their electricity from renewable energy sources as they join The Climate Group's RE100 initiative. Four other companies have pledged to secure 100% renewable electricity as part of the campaign - International …
NEW DELHI: In a special presentation on the Delhi Metro at the climate change talks in Paris, DMRC said that the system is carbon neutral, removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it contributes. Anuj Dayal, executive director, corporate communications, DMRC, who presented the paper at the conference, said, "DMRC …
PARIS: A day before beginning of the high-level segment of the climate talks, India's environment minister Prakash Javadekar - who is representing the country in this crucial round over the next five days - on Sunday said that any attempt to rewrite or to overwrite the UN convention would not …
Brussels: Pope Francis on Sunday urged nations to act with "courage" while 10,000 climate activists took to the beach in Belgium, a day before UN talks enter their crunch phase in the search for a historic pact against global warming. Ministers begin a frenetic week of negotiations Monday to seal …
Even as India is being targeted for expanding coal usage for energy production, a Delhi—based green NGO today said that focusing only on coal and India is an “unnecessary distraction” and creating “bad blood” at the climate conference here and is a “well planned campaign“. The Centre for Science and …
Developed nations have mobilized some $80-$90 billion per year to help the poorest survive a warmer world, delegates at Paris climate talks said, but emerging countries dispute the figures and say a goal of $100 billion by 2020 is far from reach. The issue is central to U.N. talks in …
Thailand is modernising fast and hooked on fossil fuels. In the decade to 2010, they grew by almost 70%, the United Nations says. Petroleum, natural gas and coal - the biggest source of heat-trapping CO2 - together still supply 76% of the country's energy needs, latest government figures show. At …
Malcolm Turnbull promises to contribute $1 billion over the next five years to fight climate change and to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto protocol. What we learnt at the first week of Paris talks Australia will support the inclusion of a goal of limiting global warming to …
