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 …
The Paris climate change summit was a "lost opportunity" for India as it squandered the chance to "exert" its right to development, Centre for Science and Environment today said. In an analysis of two years of the NDA government's environmental performance, CSE also said the Centre does not have a …
On the climate change front, the government's engagement offers a mixed scenario. The COP 21 held in Paris has largely remained a lost opportunity. (Reuters) On the climate change front, the government’s engagement offers a mixed scenario. The COP 21 held in Paris has largely remained a lost opportunity. (Reuters) …
The Paris climate change summit was a "lost opportunity" for India as it squandered the chance to "exert" its right to development, Centre for Science and Environment today said. In an analysis of two years of the NDA government's environmental performance, CSE also said the Centre does not have a …
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday appreciated the BJP-led central government's work on pollution control and monitoring but also pointed out tardiness in its flagship programmes like sanitation and Ganga rejuvenation. "The NDA government has taken few important steps towards improving the way we manage our environment …
Weak coal and gas prices will not stop record investment in renewables over the coming decades as the cost of generating clean energy drops, a key energy report said Monday. Renewables are set to attract $7.8 trillion (6.9 trillion euros) by 2040, nearly four times as much as carbon-based power …
Three Indian cement makers have significantly reduced emissions among the top 12 producers of the building material in the world, a report revealed by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) said on Thursday. Indian companies especially ACC, Ambuja and Shree Cement have brought significant changes in order to meet the Paris agreement …
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the commitment of India and the United States to Paris Agreement on Climate Change and their mission to reduce greenhouse gases as a sign of the growing global momentum for implementing the pact. Ban has commended "the joint statement on climate change made by …
Moody's predicts new wind power equipment growth over the next five years to come from emerging markets like India, Brazil and Africa as momentum for wind turbine sales have been shifting from mature markets in Europe and the US to emerging markets. In 2015, installed capacity of wind turbines in …
Though the wording is just a little vague, India seems committed to ratify the Paris climate change agreement by the year-end, aligning Indian and US objectives in making the accord a binding one for achieving national carbon reduction goals. The India-US joint statement indicates that the two countries will work …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Tuesday committed themselves to join the Paris climate change deal this year, which would provide a "significant global momentum" towards implementation of the historic agreement, a top White House official said. "The US reaffirms its commitment to join the agreement …
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed support for the enactment this year of a worldwide climate accord reached in Paris, the White House said on Tuesday. "I believe what Prime Minister Modi has said about this is that India shares the objective that the United States has laid …
Companies that do not plan for the inevitable low-carbon economy resulting from climate action sparked by the Paris Climate Change Agreement risk considerable financial losses and drops in value, argue a pair of leading economists from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Nicholas Stern and Dimitri …
In the wake of what is being called a “historic” pact — the Paris Agreement reached in December 2015 — World Environment Day 2016 hopefully heralds an age of environmental optimism. In the ensuing months since the Paris pact, the country has seen massive forest fires, a flood, a drought, …
At the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris, it was agreed that mobilizing stronger and more ambitious climate action by all Parties and non-Party stakeholders is urgently required if the goals of the Paris Agreement are to be achieved. In decision 1/CP.21, the commitments …
USAID has published a new analysis of the post-2020 climate action plans of selected developing countries, which gives climate change practitioners insights into the status of each country’s national climate strategy and can help them make strategic decisions about future activities related to the Paris Agreement. The Analysis of Intended …
LAST week, Zambia played host to the 2016 annual meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) meeting whose theme was 'Energy and Climate Change'. The meeting reflected the Bank's New Deal on Energy and the key resolutions from the recent United Nations climate talks Conference of Parties (COP21) on global …
Climate diplomats wrapped up technical talks Thursday saying they were on the right track but still far from delivering on the promise of the historic pact forged in December. Negotiators from 196 countries worked along three parallel tracks to put flesh on the bone of the Paris Agreement, the fruit …
This may result in better coordination to fight climate change. Diplomats are gradually crowding out environment experts in global efforts to tackle climate change, a shift signalling a higher profile for the issue and improved chances for more coordination to fight it. Foreign ministries usually wield more clout in national …
It is estimated that the agriculture sector must reduce non-CO2(carbon dioxide) emissions by 1 gigaton per year by 2030. (Getty Images) A shift of focus to the agricultural sector reveals how much it can impact the level of non-carbon dioxide( CO2) emissions, and policies need to be made to achieve …
Developed and developing nations spar for two days over implementation of the agreement Governments across the world paused after the Paris climate agreement in December, couching sighs of relief behind self-congratulatory notes. A deceptive bonhomie marked the pact's signing in New York in April this year. However, less than five …
