India committed to reach net-zero by 2070, achieve COP-26 goals
2 years, 7 months ago

India committed to reach net-zero by 2070, achieve COP-26 goals

India Today  

India on Monday reiterated its commitment to environmental goals as the country faces the menace of climate change with intense heatwaves hitting several parts. Dr. Jitendra Singh expressed interest to augment cooperation to face the future challenges of climate and weather along with developing models, application of forecasts in renewable energy and working together in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. "He expressed that science & technology has been one of the strategic pillars of bilateral partnership and suggested exploring possibilities of bilateral scientific cooperation in emerging areas of weather and climate research, specifically, on trends of regional climate extremes and variability of vulnerable areas including the tropics and high-latitudes," the Science & Technology Ministry said in a statement. The minister proposed to develop bilateral cooperation in the areas of-Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessments, early detection of tsunamis including ‘atypical tsunamis’ generated by under-sea landslides. The minister also called for cooperation in the field of crustal deformation monitoring using Global Navigation Satellite System data, tectonic settings of subduction zones in the Indian ocean, and integrating machine learning methods, capacity building activities to strengthen pre-disaster preparedness.

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Delhi hosts South Asia's largest maritime thought leadership summit
1 month ago

Delhi hosts South Asia's largest maritime thought leadership summit

India Today  

New Delhi on Monday hosted the inaugural edition of South Asia’s largest maritime thought leadership summit, which brought together delegates from over 60 countries to discuss the future of maritime trade and sustainable ocean practices. Speaking at the inaugural session, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, stressed India’s Maritime Vision 2047, a comprehensive roadmap aimed at transforming the maritime sector through sustainability, …

Watch: What is Net Zero? A key to tackling climate change
3 months, 1 week ago

Watch: What is Net Zero? A key to tackling climate change

The Hindu  

India has committed to reach the net zero emission targets by 2070. Because there’s too much carbon dioxide and methane and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we have global warming and climate change. A particular system — like the atmosphere, but also like a factory or a business or an entire industry or even a whole country — can …

Vantage | India's crucial role at COP28 and fight against climate change
1 year ago

Vantage | India's crucial role at COP28 and fight against climate change

Firstpost  

New Delhi can serve as a bridge between wealthier nations and the Global South The COP28 summit in Dubai is the world’s biggest and most important climate meeting. New Delhi has taken centre stage to say that the burden of climate change can’t disproportionately fall on developing nations. India has submitted a report to the UN, assessing global progress on …

Climate diplomacy must begin at home
1 year, 1 month ago

Climate diplomacy must begin at home

Hindustan Times  

Long gone are the days when India’s climate postures were ostensibly defensive. In its quest to achieve its 2030 transition and 2070 net zero targets at home, India’s climate diplomacy has been forward looking. In its rush to join or create new international platforms, India must not forget to build domestic strategic capacity that can better define, articulate, and implement …

World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030
1 year, 2 months ago

World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030

The Hindu  

Lamenting the lack of progress on various Sustainable Development Goals, including biodiversity protection and greenhouse gas emissions, world leaders at the SDG Summit in New York on September 18 and 19, 2023, once again reaffirmed their shared commitment to eradicate poverty and end hunger. They also recognised that the world was on track to meet only 15% of its 169 …

India's Net Zero emissions target by 2070 little too long-term: Hardeep Singh Puri
1 year, 2 months ago

India's Net Zero emissions target by 2070 little too long-term: Hardeep Singh Puri

The Hindu  

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on October 9 said achieving the net zero emissions target by 2070 is "little too long-term", indicating that the country may achieve the milestone ahead of the deadline. Under the net zero target, India will completely switch to renewables by 2070. Addressing the 26th Energy Technology Meet, Mr. Puri said: "Our net zero target by …

China, U.S. and India absent at U.N.’s Climate Ambition Summit
1 year, 3 months ago

China, U.S. and India absent at U.N.’s Climate Ambition Summit

The Hindu  

The Climate Ambition Summit in New York, as part of the United Nations General Assembly, that concluded on September 21, was marked by the absence of major economies whose actions significantly influence the future of global emissions. and have credible actions, policies and plans to keep the 1.5°C degree goal of the Paris Agreement alive and deliver climate justice to …

India Leads by Example: Growing Challenge of Climate Change - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

India Leads by Example: Growing Challenge of Climate Change - News18

News 18  

Climate change is an existential crisis for humanity. During its G20 presidency, fighting against climate change remains a priority as Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ — One World, one Family and One future’. I have no doubt this decision will attract more and more international investors, such as the sovereign wealth funds and pension funds like the …

Need For Climate-Tech And Sustainability Investments In India
1 year, 6 months ago

Need For Climate-Tech And Sustainability Investments In India

ABP News  

In recent years, India has emerged as a global powerhouse, fuelled by its rapidly expanding economy and burgeoning population. Koneru Satyanarayana, chancellor, KL Deemed to be University, said "India, as one of the world's largest and fastest-growing economies, faces a crucial need to prioritise climate-tech and sustainability investments in order to mitigate the damaging effects of climate change and ensure …

Success in facing climate crisis will depend on ‘ability of India to lead…’ : US
1 year, 8 months ago

Success in facing climate crisis will depend on ‘ability of India to lead…’ : US

Hindustan Times  

The success of the world in combating the climate crisis will in part depend on decisions taken by India, a senior US official has said, as he vowed to work with New Delhi and other countries in achieving the ambitious targets. The success of the world in facing the climate crisis will in part depend on decisions taken by India, …

G7 ministers' meeting: India asks rich nations to intensity emission cuts
1 year, 8 months ago

G7 ministers' meeting: India asks rich nations to intensity emission cuts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Meeting the global target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require developed nations to scale up their emission reduction efforts, India said at the G7 Ministers Meeting on Climate Energy and Environment in Japan's Sapporo on Saturday. This will create opportunities for developing nations like India to address the needs of its people, which will also …

Mobilize resources and partnerships for transformative approach to climate action: Sultan Al Jaber
1 year, 10 months ago

Mobilize resources and partnerships for transformative approach to climate action: Sultan Al Jaber

Live Mint  

There is a need to mobilize resources and partnerships toward a bold and transformative approach to climate action, said Sultan Al Jaber, COP 28 UAE President-Designate. Speaking at the World Sustainable Development Summit by The Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi, Al Jaber said that India’s has a prominent global role. And, as one of the largest investors in …

Climate-proofing India’s socio-economic trajectory
1 year, 10 months ago

Climate-proofing India’s socio-economic trajectory

Live Mint  

With existing socio-economic challenges, India needs a people-first development paradigm to move towards a climate-secure future, and become a leading voice on climate action for the Global South. With programmes around green fuel, climate-friendly farming, green buildings, low-carbon mobility, and policies for efficient energy use across various economic sectors, the 2023-24 Budget lays a strong foundation for green growth – …

Achievements in renewables strengthened resolve for Net Zero by 2070: President
1 year, 10 months ago

Achievements in renewables strengthened resolve for Net Zero by 2070: President

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said India has achieved the target of making 40 per cent of its electricity generation capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, a success that has strengthened the resolve to achieve Net Zero by 2070. In her maiden address to the joint sitting of Parliament marking the beginning of the Budget Session, Murmu said India …

India has emerged as a regional power and security provider in Indo-Pacific: Rajnath
2 years ago

India has emerged as a regional power and security provider in Indo-Pacific: Rajnath

Live Mint  

India has emerged as a regional power and net security provider in the Indo-Pacific, said Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. “With the increasing frequency of climate-related disasters, it is essential for HADR teams of different nations to come together on a single platform.” He added that India’s robust HADR mechanism has effectively provided relief both in India and other nations. …

India Undertaking Arduous Effort to Fight Climate Change: Environment Minister at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

India Undertaking Arduous Effort to Fight Climate Change: Environment Minister at COP27

News 18  

India is undertaking an arduous effort to fight climate change despite accounting for less than 4 per cent of the world’s cumulative emissions so far, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday. Within one year, India has submitted its long-term low-emission development strategy and indicated low-carbon transition pathways in key economic sectors, Yadav said at the COP27. “India, home to …

India fighting climate change despite accounting for less than 4% of total emissions: Environment Minister
2 years, 1 month ago

India fighting climate change despite accounting for less than 4% of total emissions: Environment Minister

The Hindu  

India is undertaking an arduous effort to fight climate change despite accounting for less than four per cent of the world's cumulative emissions so far, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday. "India, home to 1.3 billion people, is undertaking this arduous effort despite the reality that our contribution to the world's cumulative emissions so far is less than 4 …

India aims to achieve net-zero emissions target in 50 years
2 years, 1 month ago

India aims to achieve net-zero emissions target in 50 years

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: India on Monday submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change its long-term plan to achieve the net-zero target by 2070, emphasising climate justice, sustainable lifestyles and equity. Under the Paris Agreement, countries are required to submit long-term low-emission action plans to help achieve the global goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius as …

India Submits Long-term Strategy to Achieve Net-Zero Target by 2070
2 years, 1 month ago

India Submits Long-term Strategy to Achieve Net-Zero Target by 2070

News 18  

India on Monday submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change its long-term plan to achieve the net-zero target by 2070, emphasising climate justice, sustainable lifestyles and equity. Under the Paris Agreement, countries are required to submit long-term low-emission action plans to help achieve the global goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius as compared to …

COP27: India Resists Calls to Raise Ambitions, Says Rich Nations Must Reach Net Zero Before 2030
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: India Resists Calls to Raise Ambitions, Says Rich Nations Must Reach Net Zero Before 2030

News 18  

India on Monday firmly resisted calls for developing countries to raise ambitions at the ongoing UN climate summit in Egypt, saying “goalposts are being shifted constantly”, while rich nations have “enormously” failed in delivering the technology and financial resources needed for low-carbon development. Making an intervention at the “Ministerial High-Level Roundtable on Pre-2030 Ambition”, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said …

No silver bullet to India’s net zero puzzle: Think tank
2 years, 1 month ago

No silver bullet to India’s net zero puzzle: Think tank

Live Mint  

India at COP27 is now a part of the elite set of countries having expressed its ambitions to curb greenhouse gas emissions at last year’s summit in Glasgow. The five-point climate action plan dubbed as “panchamrit” meaning five values is believed to boost India’s switch to renewable energy, electrification and hydrogen fuels. A latest report from the Bengaluru-based think tank …

COP27 | India insists on higher global climate finance target by 2024
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 | India insists on higher global climate finance target by 2024

The Hindu  

Developing countries require substantive enhancement in climate finance from the floor of $100 billion per year to meet their ambitious goals and rich countries need to lead the mobilisation of resources, India has stressed at the ongoing UN climate summit COP27. At COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009, developed countries had committed to jointly mobilise $100 billion per year by 2020 …

How Science and Technology Can Accelerate Progress on Sustainable Development Goals
2 years, 1 month ago

How Science and Technology Can Accelerate Progress on Sustainable Development Goals

News 18  

Science and technology have formed the bedrock of all major changes that have enabled countries to leapfrog from the agricultural to industrial to now the technological evolutions. With technology continuing to play a pivotal role in guiding and shaping businesses, the question is no longer of how countries will adapt it to spur sustainable growth, but how effectively, especially in …

COP27: Getting back to Net Zero; International Monetary Fund lists three key priorities for climate mitigation
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: Getting back to Net Zero; International Monetary Fund lists three key priorities for climate mitigation

Firstpost  

This year’s COP27 summit will be even more crucial in the backdrop of several extreme weather events – typhoons in Bangladesh, unprecedented floods in Pakistan, heatwaves in Europe, wildfires in North America, dry rivers in China, and droughts in Africa New Delhi: The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC or COP27 will be held at …

India's climate actions exceed its moral and legal responsibility: Bhupender Yadav
2 years, 3 months ago

India's climate actions exceed its moral and legal responsibility: Bhupender Yadav

The Hindu  

India has adopted a leadership role in the fight against climate change with its climate actions exceeding its moral or legal responsibility, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on September 6. Addressing a policy dialogue organised by independent non-profit Integrated Research and Action for Development in New Delhi, the Minister said on the path to achieving net zero by 2070, …

Road To 2047: How India Should Strike A Balance Between Rising Energy Needs And Carbon Emissions
2 years, 3 months ago

Road To 2047: How India Should Strike A Balance Between Rising Energy Needs And Carbon Emissions

ABP News  

India has announced that it aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2070 and to meet 50 per cent of its power consumption needs from renewable or green energy sources by 2030. At the 26th Conference of Parties in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set an ambitious target for India to attain net zero carbon emissions. Recommendations By NITI …

Achieving net zero emissions target can boost India’s GDP, says report
2 years, 3 months ago

Achieving net zero emissions target can boost India’s GDP, says report

The Hindu  

Achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2070, a target that Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to in Glasgow in 2021, could boost India’s economy by as much as 4.7% above the projected baseline growth in GDP terms by 2036, worth a total of $371 billion, a report said on Friday. By reaching net zero by 2050, India could boost annual …

India unveils new commitments that could make or break global climate response
2 years, 4 months ago

India unveils new commitments that could make or break global climate response

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Almost nine months after Narendra Modi committed India to a net-zero goal and a drastic …

Framing a road map for climate goal
2 years, 4 months ago

Framing a road map for climate goal

Hindustan Times  

Three months before the world assembles at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt for the Conference of the Parties-27, India, on Wednesday, updated its Nationally Determined Contribution, a set of long-term goals to cut carbon emissions and adapt to climate impacts. As promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP-26 in Glasgow last year, India aims to cut the total amount …

India enhanced ambitions when world seeing less action on climate change: Experts
2 years, 4 months ago

India enhanced ambitions when world seeing less action on climate change: Experts

The Hindu  

India has enhanced its climate ambitions in the post-pandemic scenario when the world is seeing less action on climate change and this needs to be appreciated, experts have said welcoming the country's updated Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement. The Union Cabinet on August 3 approved India's updated NDC, incorporating two of the promises made by Prime Minister Narendra …

Agenda 2030: A bumpy road ahead?
2 years, 4 months ago

Agenda 2030: A bumpy road ahead?

Hindustan Times  

What was only a matter of suspicion until a few months ago has been officially confirmed as an unfortunate reality. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 has finally revealed the severity of the social, economic and environmental setbacks endured by the world during the two-years spanning the Covid-19 pandemic. With only eight years remaining in the Decade of Action, Agenda …

Indian government approves new emissions targets
2 years, 4 months ago

Indian government approves new emissions targets

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Nine months after India announced its target of “net zero” emissions by 2070 at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country’s federal cabinet finally approved a new climate plan on Wednesday. When India’s plans were originally announced in November last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that India would increase its current capacity for …

Developed Countries Must Take Lead in Global Transition Towards Net-zero: India Tells UN
2 years, 5 months ago

Developed Countries Must Take Lead in Global Transition Towards Net-zero: India Tells UN

News 18  

The maximum impact of the climate change is being borne by the poorest countries and most vulnerable communities who have contributed the least to the crisis, India has said, asserting that the developed nations with their historical experiences must take lead in the global transition towards net-zero. “The maximum impact of the climate crisis is being borne by the poorest …

Mumbai net zero: What the pledge means for city-dwellers threatened by impending sea level rise
2 years, 8 months ago

Mumbai net zero: What the pledge means for city-dwellers threatened by impending sea level rise

The Independent  

Ranjana Kumari, 51, says her tin roof in the crowded Oshiwara area of suburban Mumbai has been trapping heat inside her shack since the mercury soared to 40C in the middle of March – unseasonably early in the year – making her feel like she is “living in a chimney”. “There is a vicious cycle of extreme weather events and …

Months after pledge, India yet to submit emissions targets
2 years, 9 months ago

Months after pledge, India yet to submit emissions targets

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Four months after India announced its “net-zero” target at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country has yet to submit its targets for cutting greenhouse emissions, underscoring the difficulty of overhauling energy policy amid a growing population. “We don’t have time anymore” to wait for all countries to start reducing emissions, said New Climate Institute …

The climate crisis worsens
2 years, 9 months ago

The climate crisis worsens

Hindustan Times  

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ’s report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, released on Monday, is an unvarnished account of the expanding footprint of the climate crisis on the world. Mass mortality events on land and ocean; first climate-driven extinctions; loss of hundreds of local species; death and disease due to extreme heat are some of the …

The way towards net-zero emissions
3 years ago

The way towards net-zero emissions

New Indian Express  

While Indian industry is making rapid progress in the arena of climate mitigation, we look forward to a partnership with the government in terms of mechanisms to reward or incentivise early action. This would emphasise the government’s intent on achieving the commitments made at COP26 and accord seriousness to the magnitude of the current situation. Government cooperation is also sought …

India to reach net zero emissions by 2070; industry should take note on sustainability: Bhupender Yadav
3 years ago

India to reach net zero emissions by 2070; industry should take note on sustainability: Bhupender Yadav

The Hindu  

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on November 25 asserted that India will reach net zero emissions by 2070 and asked the industry to take serious note on sustainability. "As a nation, we would reach net zero emissions removing as much as carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as we produce by 2070. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP-26 announced that India …

Climate crisis: How significant is India’s net-zero pledge?
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate crisis: How significant is India’s net-zero pledge?

Al Jazeera  

After years of refusing to set targets for net-zero emissions, India has pledged to achieve that benchmark by 2070. After refusing to set targets for net-zero carbon emissions, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to the stage at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland last week and said his country would turn net zero by 2070. But …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India at CoP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | India at CoP26

The Hindu  

Scientists and Climate activists have long been seen as alarmist for suggesting that global warming and climate change will destroy Planet Earth, but by this week, and the 26th meeting of the Conference of Parties or CoP 26, it was world leaders that were making dire predictions and some new commitments. And there was some suspense, given that: - Climate …

India pledges net-zero emissions by 2070 — but also wants to expand coal mining
3 years, 1 month ago

India pledges net-zero emissions by 2070 — but also wants to expand coal mining

NPR  

India pledges net-zero emissions by 2070 — but also wants to expand coal mining Enlarge this image toggle caption Gautam Dey/AFP via Getty Images Gautam Dey/AFP via Getty Images MUMBAI — At a coal depot tucked away in an urban slum, Abdul Moeed Chaudhary surveys his workers. toggle caption Lauren Frayer/NPR The transition he's trying to negotiate for his family …

Climate pledge: On CoP26 summit in Glasgow
3 years, 1 month ago

Climate pledge: On CoP26 summit in Glasgow

The Hindu  

In a surprise move at COP26 in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will commit to ambitious, enhanced climate targets and cuts in carbon emissions in its Nationally Determined Contributions. Earlier, the G20 summit in Rome ended without any new commitments on climate change, and India’s G20 Sherpa and Minister Piyush Goyal had said that India could not …

India to hit net-zero climate target by 2070: Modi
3 years, 1 month ago

India to hit net-zero climate target by 2070: Modi

Live Mint  

India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. He said India would increase its 2030 target for “non-fossil energy capacity” from 450 to 500 gigawatts. Modi said that Indian Railways has set itself a target of being ‘net-zero’ by 2030, which “alone will reduce …

From 'Lifestyle for Environment' to 'net zero carbon emissions by 2070': Key takeaways from Narendra Modi's historic COP26 speech
3 years, 1 month ago

From 'Lifestyle for Environment' to 'net zero carbon emissions by 2070': Key takeaways from Narendra Modi's historic COP26 speech

Firstpost  

The prime minister said that India is putting climate change at the centre of its policies and that the nation, despite being a developing country, shows the way when it comes to safeguarding planet earth Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the National Statement at the COP26 Summit in Glasgow on Monday. He said India will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by …

Experts hail India's announcement to achieve net zero carbon emission by 2070
3 years, 1 month ago

Experts hail India's announcement to achieve net zero carbon emission by 2070

The Hindu  

Environment experts Monday hailed as "real climate action" India's pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070, saying that by making this big promises at COP 26 at Glasgow, India has put the ball in the court of developed nations to fulfil the promise of climate finance. Aarti Khosla, Director, Climate Trends, said, “By announcing a commitment for achieving …

India pledges new climate crisis goal: Net zero by 2070
3 years, 1 month ago

India pledges new climate crisis goal: Net zero by 2070

Hindustan Times  

India will reach carbon neutrality by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced as part of a five-point action plan that included reducing emissions to 50% by 2030, making the boldest pledge on Monday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, where he also urged developed countries to deliver on their promise of climate financing. “It is India’s expectation that the …

India won’t hit net-zero emissions until 2070, Modi tells Cop26
3 years, 1 month ago

India won’t hit net-zero emissions until 2070, Modi tells Cop26

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India has set out a net-zero emissions target for 2070, the country’s prime minister Narendra …

CoP26 summit | India will achieve net zero emissions by 2070, says PM Modi
3 years, 1 month ago

CoP26 summit | India will achieve net zero emissions by 2070, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

India will achieve net zero emissions latest by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the COP26 summit in Glasgow on Monday. Until Monday, India was the only major emitter that hadn't committed to a timeline to achieve net zero, or a year by which it would ensure its net carbon dioxide emissions would be zero. Mr. Modi's statements were …

PM Modi at COP26 climate summit: India will achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 | Highlights
3 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi at COP26 climate summit: India will achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 | Highlights

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the COP26 key climate summit which took place in Glasgow and presented India's vision for a sustainable future. Fifth, by 2070 India will achieve the target of 'net zero,'" PM Modi said at COP26 World Leaders' Summit. During the high-profile segment of the World Leaders’ Summit, Prime Minister Modi is expected to present …

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