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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding deterioration of Nayar river, Uttarakhand, 05/06/2025

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 …

Poland will only agree EU approval of Paris climate deal on its terms: Minister

EU environment ministers meet on Friday for an extraordinary meeting to seek consensus on a proposal to fast-track the bloc's ratification of the deal to curb global warming without waiting for each member state to first do so individually. Poland will only sign off on accelerated EU approval of the …

Ratifying Paris deal will give us role in shaping climate rule

NEW DELHI: India's decision to ratify+ the Paris climate change agreement on October 2 will give New Delhi a role in shaping global rules of the emerging climate order. It's a statement that India is no longer a compulsive contrarian, but wants to be in on the creation of new …

India to ratify Paris agreement on climate change: Here is everything you need to know

The Paris Agreement is an international agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and has been ratified by 61 countries till now. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday that India will ratify the COP21 Paris Agreement on climate change. The Paris Agreement is an international …

Gandhi seal on Paris climate deal: India to ratify on October 2

NEW DELHI: India will ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change on October 2, PM Narendra Modi said on Sunday, brightening the prospect of the deal coming into force this year. Making the big announcement while addressing BJP's national council meet in Kozhikode on Sunday , Modi said, "Today, on …

Airlines Embrace Pollution Plan That Could Cost Them $24 Billion

The aviation industry is supporting a United Nations proposal to limit pollution from international flights even though the measure may eventually cost companies $24 billion annually. Trade groups representing United Continental Holdings Inc., Boeing Co. and other industry leaders are pushing nations to join the agreement, which would require companies …

Paris environment pact closer to coming into force

India likely to find itself isolated as its negotiating tool loses edge The world moved a step closer to bringing the Paris Agreement into force, with 60 countries in all ratifying the global contract on climate change. These countries add up to 48 per cent of the global emissions. The …

UAE formally joins Paris Agreement on climate change

The United Arab Emirates today formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change, after Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, submitted the UAE's instrument of ratification at a high-level event on the agreement's entry into force, convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the UN …

Scientists: How the new focus on 1.5C is reshaping climate research

Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C has long been the goal of developing countries and those most at risk from climate change. Since becoming enshrined in the Paris Agreement last December, the 1.5C goal has come under increased scrutiny and examination. climate impacts research How do climate impacts at 1.5C …

UN says 30 more countries to ratify climate deal

STOCKHOLM: Thirty more countries are expected to formally join the Paris Agreement on climate change this week, greatly improving the pact's chances of coming into force just a year after it was negotiated in the French capital, the United Nations said on Tuesday. More than 170 world leaders have signed …

31 more countries ratify Paris Agreement on climate change

The Paris Agreement on climate change moved closer to enter into force this year as 31 more countries on Wednesday joined it at a special event hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York. The number of the countries, which joined the Paris Agreement, has now reached …

Paris Climate Deal Moves Toward Reality as 31 More Nations Join

Thirty-one more nations joined the Paris climate accord putting the landmark effort to reduce global warming on pace to take effect this year. Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico were among the countries that joined the agreement during a ceremony Wednesday at the United Nations in New York, bringing the total to …

EU Nations Advance on Fast-Track Approval of Paris Climate Deal

European Union member states expressed “no strong opposition” to a plan for fast-track approval of the global climate accord next month, boosting the chances that the 28-nation bloc could achieve a symbolic triumph by triggering entry into force of the historic accord. Leaders of the EU, which seeks to be …

The sky's limit

A study released by Oil Change International, in partnership with 14 organizations from around the world, scientifically grounds the growing movement to keep carbon in the ground by revealing the need to stop all new fossil fuel infrastructure and industry expansion. It focuses on the potential carbon emissions from developed …

Ukraine becomes latest country to ratify Paris Agreement

Latest official approval for Paris deal means countries accounting for over 40 per cent of global emissions have backed agreement Ukraine has become the latest country to ratify the Paris Agreement, taking the historic deal one step closer to coming into force. The country deposited its instrument of ratification of …

Global trade deal threatens Paris climate goals, leaked documents show

A far-reaching global trade deal being negotiated in secret could threaten the goals of the Paris climate deal by making it harder for governments to favour clean energy over fossil fuels, a leak of the latest negotiating text shows. The controversial Trade in Services Agreement (Tisa) aims to liberalise trade …

As 'environment powerhouse,' Brazil to join Paris climate accord, President tells UN Assembly

Following the tradition of being the first Head of State to address the annual United Nations General Assembly"s annual general debate, the President of Brazil today pledged that his country will formally join the Paris Agreement on climate change by depositing its instrument of ratification at a special event tomorrow …

Reports: EU 'stands ready' fast-track Paris Agreement ratification

Fast-track ratification, which could see the EU approve the climate deal within a month, will need the backing of all 28 national environment ministers The EU is looking to fast-track the ratification process for the Paris Agreement, in a move which could see the trading bloc formally approve the treaty …

DiCaprio's 'Before The Flood' a wake-up call on climate change: director

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Turning a blind eye to climate change will come at a price the world can no longer afford to pay, the director of a documentary produced by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio said on Monday. "We can no longer turn a blind eye to the issue …

U.N. “certain” Paris climate deal will enter into force by end-2016

U.N. officials have said they are confident the Paris climate change agreement will enter into force by the end of 2016, with at least 20 countries indicating they will join it at a U.N. event on Sept. 21, adding to the 27 that have already done so. U.N. Secretary-General Ban …

Most states on track to meet emissions targets they call burden

The 27 states challenging Obama’s Clean Power Plan in court say the lower emissions levels it would impose are an undue burden. But most are likely to hit them anyway. Already, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Dakota appear to be meeting the CPP's early targets. And changes in the …

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