The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
India on Tuesday played a crucial role in the ongoing negotiations on the Montreal Protocol by favouring two baseline years for bringing down the consumption of HFC by the developing countries — provided the developed world “agrees to reduce its consumption by 70 percent by 2027”. India, at the 28th …
Asserting its position on Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) phase-down issue at the conference on Montreal Protocol here, India today asked the developed world to take a concrete decision on distributing financial incentives for developing nations at this conference itself. “If financial mechanism or incentive is there, it should be taken at the …
India had earlier proposed baseline for developing countries as average consumption of HFCs in year 2028, 2029 and 2030 and Freeze year of 2031. India has come up with a surprise proposal to increase the ambition of developed and developing countries to tackle the menace of Hydroflurocarbons, amid intense efforts …
Almost everyone believes the conference beginning today will reach a deal on HFCs. That will leave only one more loophole to plug — international shipping. Last week has been of great significance in the fight against climate change. The Paris Agreement received the required number of ratifications, and will become …
Cost of transition for India could go up to $38.1 bn On Monday, another round of Montreal Protocol talks will kick off in Kigali, Rwanda, with 191 countries negotiating a global deal to replace heat-trapping refrigerant gases with climate-friendly alternatives. India, one of the most rapidly growing markets for refrigeration …
United Nations: Airlines that exceed that limit in future years will have to offset their emissions growth by buying credits from other industries and projects that limit greenhouse gas emissions. The United Nations’ aviation arm overwhelmingly ratified an agreement Thursday to control global warming emissions from international airline flights, the …
India ratified the Paris climate agreement on Oct. 2, becoming the 62nd country to do so. The Paris Agreement on climate change will enter into force on November 4, as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord to bring it to the emissions threshold that will trigger its implementation, …
Many U.S. national parks are already at the extreme warm end of their historical temperature distributions. With rapidly warming conditions, park resource management will be enhanced by information on seasonality of climate that supports adjustments in the timing of activities such as treating invasive species, operating visitor facilities, and scheduling …
UNITED NATIONS: The landmark Paris agreement on climate change will enter into force in 30 days, after the number of countries ratifying the accord surpassed a key threshold on Wednesday. UN spokesman Farhan Haq said the EU, Canada and Nepal are all expected to deposit their instruments of ratification over …
The Tibetan spiritual leader Lama asked people to be warm-hearted, to cultivate love and compassion. Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Tuesday asked people to curtail use of fossil fuel and switch to clean sources of energy like solar and power to reduce carbon emissions and fight global warming. Addressing …
9 Others Too Saw Similar Rise: Study Delhi is among 10 major cities in the country , which includes all big metros, where the annual mean temperature has risen significantly higher than other cities over the last four decades. A recent study by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) …
Political fissures on climate issues extend far beyond beliefs about whether climate change is occurring and whether humans are playing a role, according to a new, in-depth survey by Pew Research Center. These divisions reach across every dimension of the climate debate, down to people’s basic trust in the motivations …
The aim of this assessment report is twofold, such that it: maps the migration– environment nexus in Kenya by looking at human mobility due to environmental change; and examines existing policy and legal frameworks and offers guidance in mainstreaming migration in Kenya’s national planning of different sectors and at different …
Civil aviation officials are expected to endorse a proposal that would have airlines buy credits to offset rising carbon emissions, at a 10-day meeting that opened in Montreal Tuesday. The 191 member nations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) are scheduled to vote on this and other proposals at …
U.S. flooding patterns have shown some regional changes but no countrywide shift despite heavier rains spawned by global warming, a study by U.S. and Austrian researchers said on Wednesday. Findings that the biggest changes were in the Upper Mississippi Valley, northern Great Plains and New England could help focus resources …
Oslo's leftist city government issued its first "climate budget" on Wednesday aiming to halve greenhouse gas emission within four years in one of the world's most radical experiments to slow global warming. The budget, setting out annual goals to choke off emissions from cars, homes and businesses in the Norwegian …
Motihari: Waterman Rajendra Singh on Monday asked the youths to come forward and play an active role in creating awareness on issues related to climate change, water crisis and environmental pollution. “Frequent drought, floods, quakes etc are because of the adverse impact of climate change and the planet is facing …
NEW DELHI: With India deciding to ratify the Paris Agreement on October 2, the focus is now shifted to the country's move on curbing the use of climate-damaging refrigerants hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under Montreal Protocol at the time when nearly 200 countries are gearing up to meet in Kigali, Rwanda next …
The White House today lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that India would ratify the Paris agreement on climate change on October 2, saying this is another example of his courageous leadership. "We welcome the actions from the Indian government. It is just another example of the courageous leadership that …
GLOF is low-frequency event, but it often causes enormous loss and damage of life, property and human environment in downstream regions. The economic losses caused by GLOF are much higher than the project costs to early consolidate moraine dam and release flood waters. Glacial lake outbursts can be very difficult …
