Dubai, Dec 10 (IANS) Nations represented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) that is taking place in Dubai must prioritise ending the age of fossil fuels, says a new report that lays out with stark details the economic impact of rising temperatures on one of the hottest regions of the world.
New York, Dec 10 (IANS) Red lights are flashing for petroleum companies: The European Union and several US states starting with California will ban the sale of new cars and vans powered by petrol and diesel in 2035.
Dubai, Dec 9 (IANS) Decarbonization of the transport sector is essential to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to meet the ambitious target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 set by the Indian government, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said here on Saturday.
Dubai, Dec 9 (IANS) For the first time, the UAE UNFCCC COP28 Presidency and the China Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Presidency have set out a new initiative to galvanize integrated action to reinforce the importance of nature in the global stocktake, which can be leveraged to accelerate ambition in the next round of climate action plans due in 2025.
Dubai, Dec 9 (IANS) Stating that India has achieved 40 per cent of electric installed capacity through non-fossil fuel sources, nine years ahead of the 2030 target, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupinder Yadav, said on Saturday that “equity and climate justice must be the basis for global climate action and the developed countries should take the lead”.
Sydney, Dec 9 (IANS) An international team of experts has developed a way of using polyethylene waste (PE) as a feedstock and converted it into valuable chemicals, via light-driven photocatalysis.
Dubai, Dec 9 (IANS) Amidst all the geopolitical noise around orderly phase out of all fossil fuels in line with science at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the next few days will further shape world’s plans to get on while enabling a fast and fair transition to renewable energy to ensure the global temperature rise is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius as per Paris temperature goal.
Dubai, Dec 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Friday said India is not only focused on progress at home, but also on steering global commitments to build a sustainable world for the present and generations to come.
Dubai, Dec 8 (IANS) Children are the most impacted by the climate emergency and they represent one third of the world's population (around 2.2 billion people), with half of them (more than one billion) currently living in places exposed to severe climate risks, especially in the Global South.
Canberra, Dec 8 (IANS) Amid sweltering weather, a catastrophic fire danger warning has been issued for South Australia (SA).
