The Paris Agreement is the only global climate pact with equal participation of as many as 193 countries. The US exit could have 'dangerous impacts' in India and other countries.
Multiple attempts previously to both define and adopt it have failed. Yalchin Rafiyev, the lead negotiator of COP29 from Azerbaijan, called it a 'game-changing tool'.
Study by Canadian scientists published Thursday in journal Science proposes novel method of storing carbon in deadwood by covering it in clay & burying it underground to reduce emissions
Over 35 Indian firms have committed to climate action since Paris Agreement but analysis by CRH finds 'massive gap between companies’ renewable energy commitments & actions'.
Climate Analytics report said global renewable energy capacity needs to grow 3.4-3.6 times by 2030 & that goal of tripling renewables should be treated 'as a floor, not a ceiling'.
The UN climate conference that starts tomorrow is likely to take up the Global Methane Pledge, which India will be under pressure to sign, and review a stocktake of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Paris Agreement aimed to limit increase in global temperatures to 'well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels'. Scientists express concern about spike, which came days ahead of COP28.
Declaration acknowledges need for developing countries to be aided in energy transition & critical role of circular economy, and calls for AI to be leveraged for the public good.
Over the past 30 years, temperatures have warmed by 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade. Drought and storms caused most of the $9 billion in economic damages in 2022.
News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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