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Saturday, October 11, 2025
TopicGlobal carbon emissions

Topic: Global carbon emissions

Global carbon market ‘breakthrough’ can save $250 bn annually, says COP29 lead negotiator Rafiyev

He further says that negotiations have begun on an ambitious climate fund to developing countries; a new goal of $1 tn is this summit’s top agenda.

India among 13 ‘highest-emitters’, could face worst of global warming in future — climate risk report

Verisk Maplecroft's Climate Hazard Index also warns of increased heat frequency in these 13 countries. It adds that the 2 largest emitters, US & China, could escape worst of it.

Boeing rolls out data tool Cascade to help determine path to net zero emissions target

The data tool allows users to adjust and monitor different variables, which will help them understand how these factors can reduce carbon emissions over time.

Island nations want ‘highly polluting’ emerging economies China and India to pay for climate change

By Valerie Volcovici and Aidan Lewis SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Highly polluting emerging economies including China and India should pay into a climate compensation fund to help countries

How the humble algae can put a stop to carbon emissions from the concrete industry

A research team at the University of Colorado Boulder are looking into the use of algae-derived limestone for environmentally friendly cement production.

‘Unscientific,’ says govt as Yale-Columbia environment index ranks India last among 180 nations

Environmental Performance Index assesses countries’ performance on 40 indicators under environmental health, ecosystem vitality & climate. India's rank has come down from 168 in 2020.

Reward Indian farmers with ‘carbon credits’. Net-zero hinges on climate-friendly practices

To reach net-zero emissions by 2070, carbon credits and other offsetting initiatives could drive millions of India's smallholder farmers.

Nature is more than a carbon sink. This Indonesian forest restoration project shows us

Indonesia's last intact peatland forests are also an example of successful integration of biodiversity, community and climate strategies and actions.

Why new pledges at COP26 are key to avoiding climate catastrophe

If the 197 governments meeting in Glasgow deliver on everything they’ve announced, the planet will warm by 1.8°C, a large improvement over the 2.1°C forecast prior to the ongoing talks.

How emerging economies can afford the transition to cheaper, greener power

Delaying the switch to zero-carbon power isn’t giving developing countries a chance to catch up with richer nations — it’s retarding their development.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.