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Saturday, November 15, 2025
TopicClimate change

Topic: Climate change

The scientists who popularised carbon capture have a warning about It

The problem is that carbon capture was meant to cancel out past emissions. Instead, it’s bred overconfidence that the strategy can substitute cuts to fossil fuels.

In a first, 12 member-states sign agreement to combat climate disinformation at COP30

The Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change acts against sources of disinformation & protects those who provide climate information. 

California Governor Gavin Newsom makes way to COP30, calls US absence ‘own goal’ by Trump

The Chinese are very happy dominating supply chains and manufacturing because they understand the economic opportunity of green energy transition, he asserts.

Who will fill the US gap at COP30? It could be China’s moment to shine

A 300-strong delegation from Beijing at COP30 indicates its willingness to step up as 'climate leader', but fractures with EU & the country's fossil fuel dependence dampen expectations.

The world has a decade to save the biggest tropical carbon sink

The Congo Basin, a region of tropical forest larger than India, absorbs 600 million tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide a year.

Various indigenous leaders reach Brazil a day before COP-30 Summit, demand their voice be included

While the group switched vessels periodically, they arrived in a three-story wooden boat that they nicknamed Yaku Mama, or Water Mother.

Is it too late? Researchers warn West Antarctic Ice Sheet at ‘extreme risk’ of collapse

Studies reveal Antarctic ice crisis, brainless robots powered by air, the power of ‘desert cherries’ in fighting diabetes, and the link between gut microbes and heart disease.

Rice terraces to fisheries—traditional knowledge can build climate resilience

We need a framework that measures how agricultural heritage contributes to biodiversity, food security, sustainable development, and climate adaptation.

17 lakh and counting: In India, deaths due to air pollution from fossil fuels up 40% in 12 yrs

Lancet annual update comes days before COP30 in Brazil, urges govts to act urgently to cut fuel emissions. There were 2.5 mn deaths globally due to air pollution from fossil fuels in 2022.

How the rich are fuelling emissions even as they cut them at home

The wealthiest 1% around the world accounts for 15% of all emissions attributed to consumers, but if their carbon footprint is measured by the assets they own, their share jumps up to about 40%.

On Camera

Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.