COP 26: Contentious issues of finance, carbon markets pushed to week 2

CoP26 President Alok Sharma reported progress made during week one in Glasgow in an informal stocktaking plenary November 8 

Mood at Glasgow: Promises galore, substance lacking

A slew of announcements by countries and businesses are missing the mark on key outcomes needed by the Global South.

Carbon budget target 2030: How it ends

What is the carbon budget that remains — the amount of carbon dioxide we can emit going forward if we are to limit temperature rise to 1.5&…

Carbon budget: Unfair share has been the way of the world

Till 1989, the original seven emitters appropriated 77% the world's carbon space. Between 1990 and 2019, China, along with the original seven, …

Agenda for CoP26: Why China matters at Glasgow

As the new global superpower and polluter, China’s emissions will have a significant impact on the world’s ability to achieve its …

कॉप-26 के लिए एजेंडा: शून्य कार्बन उत्सर्जन का लक्ष्य कैसे करें हासिल

ग्लासगो में दुनिया को 2030 तक विकसित देशों को कार्बन उत्सर�…

Agenda for CoP26: How to achieve net zero

At Glasgow, the world must focus on plans and targets to make developed countries net zero by 2030 and make sure that these are achieved

Agenda for CoP26: Why the phasing out of coal won’t be decided in a jiffy

Despite the progress, coal still accounts for 34 per cent of the world’s power production in 2020; and that is only going to rise

कॉप-26: कार्बन बजट और उत्सर्जन के इन सवालों पर हो बात

धरती की कार्बन उत्सर्जन झेलने की क्षमता अब लगभग खत्म हो �…

5 days to CoP26: NDCs insufficient, climate finance unmet till 2023

Signals on key issues such as enhanced climate ambition and climate finance point to poor progress

The numbers behind: Climate change

The planet can barely afford any more carbon emissions. But we need to continue to emit for our survival and development. What is the carbon …

Global energy transition too slow, needs a ‘low emissions revolution’: IEA

Current climate pledges will raise temperatures by 2.1 degrees above pre-industrial levels and more action is needed in the energy sector, says …

Climate crisis: Heads of least developed countries call for equitable action ahead of COP26

Climate finance, focus on adaptation and enhanced climate ambition are among key priorities laid out by representatives of 46 LDCs for COP 26&…

CoP26 progress: China, South Africa boost climate action momentum, but global ambition remains inadequate

South Africa, China have either announced new NDCs or are targeting reduced investment in fossil fuels, but overall progress falls short of Paris …

जलवायु संकट-5: क्या जलवायु परिवर्तन के टिपिंग प्वाइंट्स तक पहुंच चुके हैं हम?

धरती की जलवायु और इसके पारिस्थितिक तंत्र को समझने के लि�…

क्या हम कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड को सोखने में वनों की भूमिका को अधिक आंक रहे हैं?

देशों ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र की तकनीकी भाषा में वनों को शाम�…

अब बहुत-सी घटनाओं को हम जोड़ सकते हैं

अमेरिका की कैलिफोर्निया यूनिवर्सिटी के इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ…

कब पता चला कि जलवायु परिवर्तन के लिए इंसान दोषी है?

जलवायु से जुड़े जोखिम का अध्ययन करने वाली शाखा एट्रिब्य…

India’s climate action ‘highly insufficient’: New rating system

Climate Action Tracker's updated rating system reveals that most countries are doing very little to rein in carbon emissions and global warming

Let’s talk land sinks: Are they enough to beat global warming

Despite caution from scientists, policymakers and corporates still assume that natural carbon sinks like forests will mop up their fossil fuel …

Carbon budget will exhaust in 10 years at current emission levels: IPCC report

The world can emit approximately 400 billion tonnes more of carbon dioxide before hitting the 1.5°C limit, the report said

Humans have caused almost 100% of global warming, says new IPCC report

Climate science has evolved since the last IPCC report released in 2013, and scientists are now confident that human influence has caused climate …

Global warming limit of 1.5°C may be breached by 2040, says new IPCC report

Even if emissions are brought to net-zero by mid-century, there will be an ‘overshoot’ of the 1.5°C limit by 0.1°C

‘There is still time to reverse the climate crisis'

Daniel Swain, a climate scientist from the University of California, Los Angeles, talks about the new science of extreme events attribution

EU’s new climate proposal is vast. But is it transformational?

Economy-wide package of creative proposals may or may not bring fundamental changes that wealthy countries must implement to halt climate crisis