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Topic: COP28

COP28 panel advises higher carbon taxes for climate finance

To boost climate finance, a COP28 advisory panel in Dubai has recommended 'taxing the bad' like polluting activities, and cutting fossil fuel subsidies.

US & other nations will push for tripling nuclear power by 2050 during COP28. India must join in

Given India’s ambitious targets to expand its nuclear capacity, it should sign US-led declaration at COP28 to have a voice and advocate for its interests.

PM Narendra Modi set to attend COP28 in Dubai from 30 November

The PM will attend climate talks from 30 Nov to 1 Dec. In a statement, the government underlined India's committment to the issue of climate change. 

World govts set to overshoot fossil fuel limit by 110% in 2030, India among top producers — UNEP report

Production Gap Report 2023 tracks 'misalignment' between planned fossil fuel production & carbon emissions cap required to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial limits.

‘Climate action inadequate to meet Paris Agreement goals’ — UN report shows decline in adaptation funds

UN Environment Programme report comes ahead of this year's annual COP28 climate change conference, scheduled to begin in Dubai on 30 November.

UN chief puts spotlight on ‘movers,’ excludes US, China at climate summit ahead of COP28

The summit will feature speeches from leaders who are responding to his call to 'accelerate' global climate action, including Brazil, Canada, the EU, Pakistan, South Africa and Tuvalu.

COP28 president calls on governments to raise climate targets by September

He was referring to ‘Nationally Determined Contributions,’ the emissions-cutting pledges that serve as countries’ national contributions to meeting 2015 Paris Agreement’s goals.

UK says still committed to $14.76 billion climate pledge, refutes claims of dropping out

Rishi Sunak's climate policies have come under criticism after environment minister Zac Goldsmith resigned saying that the UK PM was 'uninterested' in environmental issues.

Fossil fuels output must be cut to 6% annually by 2030 to avoid climate catastrophe, says study

Climate Analytics study was released on sidelines of UN climate talks in Bonn, where Thunberg said humanity needed to act on climate crisis now or face ‘the death sentence.’

Steer political will, ‘shape outcomes’ at COP28: UN executive on G20 head India’s role in climate action

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell was speaking at the World Sustainability Development Summit organised by TERI.

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.