The Working Group III report provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges, and examines the sources of global emissions. It explains developments in emission reduction and mitigation efforts, assessing the impact of national climate pledges in relation to long-term emissions goals. An emissions gap persists, …
The Paris pact to limit global temperature increases to less than 2 degrees will still result in some parts of the planet warming by as much as 6 degrees due to regional variations, researchers in Switzerland and Australia said. While the world will likely pass two degrees of warming by …
In the Paris Summit (United States Conference on Climate Change), held during December 2015, India has strongly advocated climate justice and adhered to the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) on the issue of climate change actions. Intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) for the period 2021-30 were …
As nations across the globe negotiate how to reduce their contributions to climate change, researchers at Penn are investigating just how the coming changes will impact the planet. What's clear is that the effect extends beyond simple warming. Indeed, the very physics and chemistry of the oceans are also shifting, …
When the gavel came down for the final time at the climate summit in Paris on 12 December, representatives from 195 countries erupted into cheers. They had approved a landmark plan to combat climate change after two weeks of gruelling negotiations. The agreement commits most countries to reduce their greenhouse-gas …
The global land surface temperatures may rise by an average of almost 8° Celsius by 2100, if significant efforts are not made to counteract climate change, a new study has warned. Such a rise would have a devastating impact on life on Earth. It would place billions of people at …
The much-awaited Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted by all members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Saturday. The Agreement will now be open for ratification by each member nation from April 2016 onwards Paris agreement has come after an intense two weeks of …
The much-awaited Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted by all members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Saturday. The Agreement will now be open for ratification by each member nation from April 2016 onwards
Provisions in the new near-final outcome text would deal a blow to small island states and coastal countries that experience more intense weather events such as the Chennai floods. The climate talks in Paris went into overtime on Thursday night, as countries hit a hurdle on three major issues — …
The draft outcome was barely sufficient to justify the time and effort expended at Paris. In comments on the Draft Paris Outcome for a climate agreement released on Wednesday afternoon at the Conference of the Parties, Dr. T. Jayaraman, Professor, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, said, …
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 …
In the lead-up to the climate change talks in Paris, all the public debates were about emissions and their impact on the future climate of the earth. Amit Garg, professor at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad, and his colleagues set out a few months ago to study …
Research models are evolving in response to the need for on-the-ground knowledge of climate change impacts on communities. Partnership between researcher and practitioner is vital for adaptive policy efforts. Transdisciplinary research teams present new opportunities by involving academics and local stakeholders, who actively conceive, enact, and apply research on adaptation …
NEW DELHI: A startling new report by Nasa scientists suggests that the Antarctic ice sheet may actually be expanding, growing every year, despite a warming globe! This is in direct conflict to the prevailing notions, which suggested that the ice was melting fast as global warming and climate change was …
A jump in global average temperatures of 1.5 degrees Celsius to 2 degrees Celsius will see the collapse of Antarctic ice shelves and lead to hundreds and even thousands of years of sea-level rise, a new research has warned. An international team led by Dr Nicholas Golledge, who holds a …
South Korean climate change expert, Hoesung Lee, was on late Tuesday nightelected as the new chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), succeeding R K Pachauri who had to resign from this UN body in February in the wake of an allegation of sexual harassment against him by …
Mosquitoes will appear in much greater numbers in the Arctic as it warms because of climate change, with negative consequences for caribou and the indigenous people who live off them, researchers warn. The survival rates for Arctic mosquitoes will increase by more than 50% with a 2C temperature rise in …
Sea level rise poses one of the biggest threats to human systems in a globally warming world, potentially causing trillions of dollars' worth of damages to flooded cities around the world. As surface temperatures rise, ice sheets are melting at record rates and sea levels are rising. But there may …
MIAMI: Sea levels are rising around the world, and the latest satellite data suggests that three feet (one metre) or more is unavoidable in the next 100-200 years, Nasa scientists said on Wednesday. Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than ever, and oceans are warming and expanding …
Global sea levels have risen nearly 3 inches in less than 25 years, with some locations around the world rising more than 9 inches, according to NASA’s latest satellite data. An intensive research effort now underway, aided by NASA observations and analysis, points to an unavoidable rise of several feet …
