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Friday, January 9, 2026
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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.’

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.