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 …
With a limited budget, the consequence of a biting recession that roiled preparations for South America's first Olympics, Brazil laced its high-energy opening party for the games of the 31st Olympiad with a sobering message of the dangers of global warming. Graphic projections of world cities being swamped by rising …
The carbon pledges made by 178 nations in Paris to date won’t likely save tropical coral reefs and cloud forests, or prevent mass global extinctions. More is needed. Climate change pledges not nearly enough to save tropical ecosystems Last December, 178 nations pledged to cut their carbon emissions enough to …
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first universal global climate agreement which sets out a global action plan to combat climate change. The Paris agreement is anchored on the implementation between 2020 and 2030 of nationally determined contributions. Ahead of …
Dave said if India could get success in the research on solar power, the country can end the burning of wood forever. India is planning to start extensive research on the use of solar power to bring about a “revolution” in this field, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said today. …
India on Monday made it clear that the country would not agree to any move of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to propose carbon emission tax on its airlines in the garb of offsetting emission in the aviation sector and said that the global market-based measures must "take care …
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Argentina and other large nations to ratify the Paris climate accord at a Buenos Aires conference on Monday, and Argentina's foreign minister said she hoped the country would do so by the end of the year. In December 2015, some 195 countries reached an agreement …
A global warming limit agreed by world leaders with great fanfare is feared to be coming close to being broken just eight months on. Climate change scientists have warned it may be nearly impossible to keep global warming below the 1.5C target set at the Paris negotiations in December after …
Ola, India's most popular mobile app for transportation, with the introduction of a first-of-its kind "#DoYourShare" campaign, has taken shared mobility to a new level. Ola plans to install a unique 'Billboard' at prominent junctions in the three cities to display and track carbon emission levels saved in real-time by …
The Union environment, forests and climate change ministry has set up five inter-ministerial groups that shall project the changes in schemes, programmes and laws required for India to achieve its greenhouse gas emission intensity reduction targets under the Paris Agreement. The thematic inter-ministerial groups, with some representation from industry groups …
Under fresh moves to have legislative backing for the Nigeria's Intended National Determined Contributions (INDCs) and ensure National Assembly embrace the global fight against climate change, environmentalists and other stakeholders, last week held talks with the lawmakers to develop an efficient oversight framework for the Paris Agreement. The one-day round …
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday his administration will prioritize the fight against global warming but it must not hinder the country's industrialization. "It must not stymie our industrialization," Duterte said in his State of the Nation Address before Congress. He said last week that his administration will not …
This paper surveys a sample of INDCs and assesses how capacity building is identified and mentioned in the context of their pledges towards the Paris Agreement. The paper suggests that it is necessary to improve prior information on capacity building gaps and needs to enhance clarity, transparency and understanding, and …
According to NASA figures, the first half of 2016 was on average 2.4 degrees warmer than the late 19th Century The first six months of this year have continued to shatter global heat records, putting 2016 on track to be the Earth’s hottest year on record, the World Meteorological Organisation …
Ban Ki-moon’s climate change envoy has accused the UK and Germany of backtracking on the spirit of the Paris climate deal by financing the fossil fuel industry through subsidies. Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and UN special envoy on climate change and El Niño, said she had to …
The Paris Climate Agreement represents a landmark for international efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. 195 countries agreed to an international treaty with universal participation, ambitious objectives, and robust processes and rules to ensure implementation and a continuous strengthening of action against climate change. However, the Paris Agreement …
The Paris Climate Agreement represents a landmark for international efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. 195 countries agreed to an international treaty with universal participation, ambitious objectives, and robust processes and rules to ensure implementation and a continuous strengthening of action against climate change. However, the Paris Agreement …
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that his Ministry will work to make students environmentally sensitive by adopting sustainable practices and low carbon lifestyle. Observing that India played a “very important” role in the recent Paris Climate Change conference and arrival of a consensus for the agreement “would not …
A French government advisory committee has recommended that France increase taxation on coal-fired power plants, or set stiffer carbon emissions standards, to encourage a shift to gas-fired plants to reduce carbon emissions. The proposal was included in a report handed to French Environment Minister Segolene Royal on Monday by the …
Germany and Saudi Arabia have announced plans to ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of the year. Speaking at the annual Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, German chancellor Angela Merkel said she hoped German states could quickly agree on the country's new climate plan, which is currently under consideration …
Prakash Javadekar in the two years as Environment Minister was in the limelight for his pro-industry policies and climate diplomacy, but he also faced flak from environmentalists who dubbed dilution of green norms as "an obsession for short term economic growth". Javadekar, who now heads HRD, the only Minister of …
