World must cut annual emissions by 7.6% till 2030 to meet 1.5°C target: UNEP

Even if current commitments under the Paris Agreement are implemented, temperatures are expected to rise by 3.2°C

The world is warming and we don't know how much carbon can it take

While questions have been raised about the inherent imprecision of the concept of carbon budget, its most important function is to convey the …

Waste and sanitation in news on April 17

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around water and sanitation

Bonn climate talks begin to further implementation of Paris Agreement

Developing countries say that the principles of the Convention are not open to negotiation or reinterpretation

Final climate change draft agreement pushed to Saturday

The latest draft text agreement released on Thursday night shows that progress has been made in the negotiations on finance 

Can polluting brick kilns be cleaned up?

India is world's second largest producer of bricks, but the environmental cost of producing cheap bricks is huge

Is India ready to face the silent disaster?

Heat waves are likely to increase by up to 30 times by 2100; the government needs to focus on the most vulnerable population, including the poor, …

Six G20 nations failing to take action in line with their Paris Agreement pledges

Six other countries in this group—Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, together with the European Union as a bloc—were …

Renewables account for over half the added electricity capacity in 2015

But more needs to be done to achieve the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C

Chennai may break its own record for November rainfall

Lack of climate-resilient infrastructure and encroachment of water bodies has proved costly as floods ravage Chennai     

CoP26: Contradictions dominate first Glasgow draft, fossil fuel cut not considered

Draft identifies global Net Zero as one of the possible elements for inclusion under Glasgow outcome; experts call it a bogus claim

Equity, unabated coal phasedown in first draft of COP27 ‘Cover Decision’; other elements missing

Details are scant on the loss and damage fund demanded by G77, and there is no mention of the need to wean off fossil fuels, a crucial aspect of …

Climate crisis: even temporarily overshooting 2°C would cause permanent damage to Earth’s species

Deep emission cuts are needed now & can’t be pushed back to a future date, show a group of researchers

How carbon sinks can help India become a ‘net zero’ country

An increase in India’s green cover can help meet its Paris Agreement commitments and reduce toxic emissions in the atmosphere.

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Javadekar trumpets govt’s achievements in Madrid

The minister then ticked all boxes currently under negotiation in a business-as-usual manner without being much forthright

Climate Emergency CoP 25: ‘No’ to ambition raise, ‘yes’ to Kyoto extension: India

The country will like to concentrate wholly on the implementation of the Paris Agreement

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Developed countries have largely consumed world's carbon budget

The historical division of the carbon pie has been iniquitous, with rich, developed countries taking the lion's share 

COP 23 did not accomplish much, but developing nations keep hopes alive

Environmental groups are not happy with the outcome of the negotiations, whose objective was to get clarity on complex operational issues …

COP 23: US continues to be obstructionist, reportedly using allies to push its agenda

Ideally, the US should be just an observer in the ongoing negotiations and not be allowed to determine the course of negotiations

India working towards joining Paris Agreement this year

President Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House for their seventh bilateral meeting

Convention must not be rewritten, assert developing countries at COP

At a high-level meet in Paris, the countries pushed for equal treatment of mitigation and adaptation in the final deal

France backs India's solar alliance to fight climate change

'To embrace more renewable energy initiatives, India will need greater financial and technology support ' 

Cook stoves: the politics and the quest for solutions

What should be the approach to deal with local health impacts of cooking fuels that would also inform India's national and global policy?

Short-lived pollutants: the other part of climate agenda

CO2 mitigation has to be conjoined with methane and black carbon mitigation to keep temperature rise below 2°C

Cause of worry for developing nations

Focus on black carbon may lead to developed nations shifting burden of tackling climate change to the less affluent