Climate Change Conference
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COP29: India, developing nations push for fair climate finance
Science | Nov 17, 2024, 05:10 PM ISTCurrently, most climate finance is provided as loans, creating a burden on countries. The developed nations have also failed to meet the USD 100 billion annual funding target.
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At COP29, India expresses concerns over how climate finance shifting to unfair loan schemes
World | Nov 13, 2024, 12:34 PM ISTAt COP29, India expressed strong reservations over new financing principles, citing concerns that they could favour countries with established investment infrastructure.
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India provided more climate funds than many rich nations, US failed to contribute fair share: Report
India | Sep 04, 2024, 03:53 PM ISTResearchers observed that the substantial shortfall in climate finance is mainly attributed to the United States not meeting its fair share of contributions. Additionally, Australia, Spain, Canada, and the United Kingdom also fell short in this area.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg acquitted of blocking oil conference in London trial
World | Feb 03, 2024, 01:05 PM ISTThunberg and four others were accused of committing a public order offence by refusing to leave the area hosting an oil and gas conference during their protest. During the trial, the judge ruled that the police acted unlawfully and cited "significant deficiencies" in the evidence.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg goes on trial in UK for blocking oil and gas conference
World | Feb 01, 2024, 07:48 PM ISTThunberg and other climate protesters have accused fossil fuel companies of deliberately slowing the global energy transition to renewables in order to make more profit.
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COP28 World Climate Action Summit: PM Modi proposes to host COP33 in 2028
World | Dec 09, 2023, 10:51 AM ISTThe Prime Minister proposed the Green Credit initiative, which focuses on creating 'carbon sinks' through the participation of world economies. He also expressed gratitude to leaders for providing continuous support to issues like climate justice, climate finance and green credit raised by him.
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COP28: PM Modi gathers in Dubai with world leaders for World Climate Action Summit
World | Dec 01, 2023, 04:32 PM ISTPM Modi is slated to deliver at least four speeches during the summit and hold seven bilateral meetings with other leaders, along with informal discussions. The leaders of at least 130 nations, including India, the UK, France, South Africa, Italy, the US and more will participate in the conference.
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PM Modi in UAE: What does Prime Minister's schedule for COP28 look like? | DETAILS inside
World | Dec 01, 2023, 12:15 PM ISTPM Modi arrived in Dubai on Thursday to a rousing welcome from the Indian diaspora, ahead of the World Action Climate Summit. His tightly-packed schedule includes multiple bilateral meetings with prominent world leaders who will be attending the high-level summit in Dubai today.
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UAE, India must focus on climate financing, technology transfer for a greener future: PM Modi
World | Dec 01, 2023, 10:20 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi said that climate action must be based on equity, climate justice, shared obligations and shared capacities. The COP28 is taking place from November 30 to December 12 under the presidency of the UAE.
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Greta Thunberg charged for holding Fossil Free London protest at Energy Intelligence Forum
World | Oct 18, 2023, 04:42 PM ISTAccording to Met Police, On September 15, Greta Thunberg was charged with disobedience to law enforcement for refusing to obey police asking her to leave the scene. She then was dragged away by two uniformed officers.
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BLACKPINK raises its voice against climate change inaction
Entertainment | Nov 05, 2021, 01:58 PM IST"Six years ago in Paris, you (world leaders) pledged to limit global warming ideally to 1.5 degrees. The recent UN panel on climate change warned that this opportunity may be slipping from our grasp," BLACKPINK's Rose said.
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UN urges immediate climate action to cool 'season of fire and floods' worldwide
World | Sep 07, 2021, 07:44 AM ISTWith less than 80 days to COP26, the deputy UN chief urged the participants to "act boldly now for people and planet before it's too late."
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India to host International Climate Summit 2021 today, focus on hydrogen power
India | Sep 03, 2021, 09:15 AM ISTThe International Climate Summit 2021 summit will bring together Nobel Laureates, Policy Makers, Regulators, Industry Leaders, Experts & Scientists from across the global clean energy industry
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UN science panel to release key report on climate change
Science | Aug 09, 2021, 07:54 AM ISTThe U.N. climate summit that is taking place in Glasgow from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 will see governments discuss what more each country can do to curb global warming.
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Most buildings designed for earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming escalates
Science | Jul 03, 2021, 09:53 AM ISTClimate change is indiscriminate. Rich nations have the financial clout to adapt more rapidly and mitigate the impacts, but they can’t stop them at the border.
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UN urges progress against global warming at climate conference
World | Dec 10, 2014, 02:08 PM ISTLima: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged countries attending a climate conference in Peru's capital Lima for a "balanced, well-structured and coherent draft text" of an agreement envisaged for 2015.Addressing the 20th Conference of