‘A Clarion Call for Developed Countries’: India on IPCC Climate Report
3 years, 4 months ago

‘A Clarion Call for Developed Countries’: India on IPCC Climate Report

The Quint  

"The report reaffirms India’s position that historical cumulative emissions are the source of the current climate crisis. Our cumulative and per capita emissions are significantly low and far less than the fair share of global carbon budget," Yadav added. It added that there were "no pathways" to contain global temperature rise to less than 1.5°C in the next few decades without crossing that threshold later. "In the long term, South and Southeast Asian monsoon and East Asian summer monsoon precipitation will increase," said the report.

India Report  zero  countries  rainfall  cumulative  india  developed  monsoon  clarion  warming  threshold  report  global  emissions  temperature  climate  ipcc

History of this topic

Climate change is now a real and pressing economic threat
18 hours, 11 minutes ago

Climate change is now a real and pressing economic threat

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Climate change is no longer just affecting lives. “We must reduce emissions because a country like India needs a stable climate to ensure growth. Cross-border tariffs Climate change may disrupt global trade and economic development around as developed economies in the European Union are coming up with measures like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a policy tool to …

How does La Niña affect India’s climate? | Explained
1 week ago

How does La Niña affect India’s climate? | Explained

The Hindu  

La Niña, a phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, occurs when the region of the Pacific Ocean between Indonesia and South America is cooler than usual. Climate change may increase the frequency and intensity of both La Niña and El Niño events, as rising sea and land temperatures disrupt the Pacific’s balance. Meteorology of a La Niña winter Cities …

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens
1 week, 2 days ago

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens

Live Mint  

The year is set to end as the hottest on record, marking the second consecutive year of unprecedented warming after 2023 claimed the same title. Data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that that average global temperature in nine out of the first 11 months in 2024 was already 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report said 2024 …

The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas
1 week, 5 days ago

The climate future: We're entering a world of falling GDP and overheated seas

Live Mint  

Sitting down to write this newsletter, I was thinking about a way to introduce it that would chime in with the fact that we are in December. According to the November data of the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the average global surface temperature was 1.62 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels. View Full Image In May, a working …

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29
4 weeks ago

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29

Hindustan Times  

The Conference of Parties 29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, ended on a dramatic note as negotiators announced a pledge to triple annual climate finance to $300 billion by 2035, with an aspirational target of $1.3 trillion. Therefore, we oppose the adoption of this document.” India’s rejection of the climate finance package came in the face of celebration by developed …

What’s the controversial $300 billion COP29 climate deal? Why has it angered India, other developing nations?
4 weeks, 1 day ago

What’s the controversial $300 billion COP29 climate deal? Why has it angered India, other developing nations?

Firstpost  

The tumultuous COP29, the UN climate summit, concluded in Azerbaijan’s Baku after talks continued until early Sunday. Developed nations forced a deal agreeing to provide $300 billion a year to the developing world from 2035 in climate finance. Developed nations forced an agreement promising to put together $300 billion a year from 2035 in climate finance. Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President, …

India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: Report
1 month ago

India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku : India remained in the top 10 on a list of 63 countries assessed for efforts to combat climate change, despite dropping two spots compared to an year ago, thanks to its low per-capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report said on Wednesday. The Climate Change Performance Index -- published by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, …

India drops 2 places, but remains in top 10 climate performers: Report
Trending News
1 month ago

India drops 2 places, but remains in top 10 climate performers: Report

India Today  

India remained in the top 10 on a list of 63 countries assessed for efforts to combat climate change, despite dropping two spots compared to a year ago, thanks to its low per-capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report said on Wednesday. The Climate Change Performance Index, published by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action …

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do
1 month ago

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do

Hindustan Times  

The Conference of Parties 29 has seen a lacklustre attendance with heads of State from major emitters including China, United States, South Africa, Germany and Canada not in attendance. India must take a nuanced stance advocating for continued resource transfers from the North to bolster India’s domestic capacity to become a crucial partner in achieving global climate goals. India would …

Climate change weakening western disturbances: IMD DG
1 month, 1 week ago

Climate change weakening western disturbances: IMD DG

Hindustan Times  

The climate change, the effects of which are evident especially in northern India, is also affecting the western disturbances and causing them to become weaker, said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of meteorology at the India Meteorological Department, on Monday. The number of WDs can continue to remain unchanged, but it is only active WDs which lead to rain and which …

Amid weather extremes, India demands West up climate funding
1 month, 1 week ago

Amid weather extremes, India demands West up climate funding

Hindustan Times  

India is expected to reiterate its call for adequate climate finance from developed nations, including contributions running into trillions of dollars annually, as the UN Climate Change Conference began in Baku on Monday against the backdrop of unprecedented weather extremes that have battered India as well as the world, and new signs that the globe is on track for more …

Mint Primer: Your two-minute guide to COP29... and dystopia
1 month, 1 week ago

Mint Primer: Your two-minute guide to COP29... and dystopia

Live Mint  

Nations, businesses and civil society are set to discuss ways to tackle the climate crisis at yet another Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, The 29th meet is in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 11-14 November. A massive $2.4 trillion a year—four times what is currently invested—is required for poor and emerging economies to cut greenhouse gas …

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must

Live Mint  

That changing the behaviour of populations is a nigh-impossible task was visible, once again, during Diwali. When political leaders themselves ignore a key institution, posit environmental action as anti-religious and undermine established scientific research on the deadly effects of a ‘temporary’ surge in pollution levels, it is not surprising that profit-seeking cracker sellers and people—who are healthy and prioritize enjoyment, …

Extreme Rainfall Events Soar, Droughts Get Longer in India
2 months ago

Extreme Rainfall Events Soar, Droughts Get Longer in India

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 Indian monsoon was much better when it came to overall precipitation, with 108% rainfall of the Long Period Average (LPA) recorded. However, it was longer and hotter than usual, with heavy rain events increasing and causing landslides and flooding. The monsoon also failed to cool down nights unlike it used to do previously.

Extreme Weather Devastation: Central India Suffers the Most, As India Grapples with Crop Losses
2 months, 1 week ago

Extreme Weather Devastation: Central India Suffers the Most, As India Grapples with Crop Losses

News 18  

Extreme weather events have severely affected crop land in India, with Central India being the hardest-hit. The region has witnessed a 54% increase in crop area affected due to extreme weather events compared to 2022. The state has been particularly hard-hit, with Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Himachal Pradesh also suffering significant losses.

India experiences the second hottest period since 1970 due to climate change
3 months ago

India experiences the second hottest period since 1970 due to climate change

The Hindu  

The months of June, July, and August 2024 recorded India’s second-hottest season since 1970, a report titled, People Exposed to Climate Change: June-August 2024 released on Wednesday by climate experts at Climate Central said. “Over 20.5 million people experienced high temperatures exceptionally influenced by climate change for at least 60 days in the past three months, making India the Southern …

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 85% of Indian districts exposed to extreme climate events: Study

The Hindu  

More than 85% of districts in India are exposed to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts and cyclones, according to a new study. The study by IPE Global and Esri India also found that 45% of the districts were experiencing a "swapping" trend, where traditionally flood-prone areas were becoming drought-prone and vice versa. Using a penta-decadal analysis, the study …

My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat
3 months, 3 weeks ago

My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat

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. Life at 50C: Delhi’s streets struggling to cope with heatwave At least 110 people died from heatstroke across the …

Climate debate: Criticism of the Economic Survey misses the forest for the trees
4 months, 1 week ago

Climate debate: Criticism of the Economic Survey misses the forest for the trees

Live Mint  

Edward Said recounted how, when he critiqued Western scholars for biased depictions of the East, a prominent scholar dismissed his arguments by attacking his credibility rather than engaging with their substance. On 6 August, an oped in Mint argued that India’s Economic Survey “has wide gaps and odd arguments" on climate change. First, the charge that the survey adopts a …

Time for India’s budget to devote enough space for climate action
5 months ago

Time for India’s budget to devote enough space for climate action

Hindustan Times  

How do you cost for climate change? Last year, the apex bank’s report on Currency and Finance outlined climate change’s impact on the country. That is why the Union Budget this year is an extraordinary opportunity to shape India’s climate action. What’s encouraging though is that, through previous Budget announcements, the government has consistently shown interest in acting on climate …

Researchers at IIT-Madras come up with climate model for Indian regions
5 months ago

Researchers at IIT-Madras come up with climate model for Indian regions

The Hindu  

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras have suggested the use of a multimodal approach to quantify climate model uncertainty. The approach offers reliable climate change estimates and quantifies uncertainty among models crucial for informed climate planning and management. The REA model is used to address critical challenges in climate modelling in monsoon-prone regions such as India, offering valuable insights …

The shape of a five-year climate agenda for India
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The shape of a five-year climate agenda for India

The Hindu  

As the new government settles in, what it does to scale up climate action will affect every Ministry, new and old, and every sector, big and small. Some of its choices would be pivotal to how India structures its economic path in a sustainable way, positions itself as the voice of the Global South at the right tables, and fights …

Monsoon has covered entire India six days ahead of normal date: IMD
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Monsoon has covered entire India six days ahead of normal date: IMD

India TV News  

Monsoon in India: The southwest monsoon has covered the entire country on 2nd July 2024, which is six days ahead of the normal date of July 8 the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. The IMD has forecasted above-normal rainfall for July, with heavy rains possibly leading to floods in the western Himalayan states and river basins in central parts …

Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?
6 months ago

Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Each year from June to September, a heavy band of rain makes its way from India’s southwest coast to its northeastern borders, quenching farmers’ thirsty fields. “We planted our cotton seeds after a good monsoon was predicted but it rained just two days and stopped after, so now we’re worried our crops will fail again.” The Indian …

India's agriculture faces concerns as monsoon rains a fifth below normal
6 months, 1 week ago

India's agriculture faces concerns as monsoon rains a fifth below normal

Hindustan Times  

India's monsoon has delivered a fifth less rain than normal so far this season, the weather department said on Monday, in a worrying sign for the vital agricultural sector. A farmer walks on a lake that has dried up due to drought outside Beed, India Summer rains, critical to economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south …

India's fizzling monsoon could prolong heatwave in north: Report
6 months, 1 week ago

India's fizzling monsoon could prolong heatwave in north: Report

India TV News  

India's monsoon rains have stalled after reaching western regions ahead of schedule, potentially delaying their arrival in northern and central states and extending the ongoing heatwave in the grain-growing plains, according to two senior weather officials. Heatwave concerns IMD data showed that maximum temperatures in India's northern states range between 42 degrees Celsius and 46 degrees Celsius, which is 3 …

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate crisis made May heatwaves 1.5C hotter in India, study says

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 The unprecedented heatwaves that scorched northern and central India in May were made 1.5 degrees …

Weather updates: IMD says heatwave in north India to reduce in next 2 days, predicts rain for Bengal, these states
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Weather updates: IMD says heatwave in north India to reduce in next 2 days, predicts rain for Bengal, these states

Hindustan Times  

The India Meteorological Department on Saturday said heatwave conditions over northwest, central, and east India will gradually reduce over the next two days. Women wearing scarves walk in a garden on a hot summer day in New Delhi on May 30, 2024, “Gradual fall in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C very likely over northwest & east India during next 2-3 days …

Heatwave: Why is north and central India facing a severe heatwave? | Explained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Heatwave: Why is north and central India facing a severe heatwave? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: At least five people in Bihar’s Aurangabad city reportedly died on Thursday due to a sunstroke, news agency Reuters reported. Parts of north and central India continued to reel under a severe heatwave on Thursday, even as the India Meteorological Department predicted a gradual fall in temperature over the next five days. As per the IMD …

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave

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. Heatwaves are clearly the single largest threat to India’s well being today.” Aarti Khosla, director of Climate Trends These …

Getting ready for heatwaves
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Getting ready for heatwaves

Hindustan Times  

A crushing heatwave that began more than a week ago has become unbearable since Monday. In Delhi, power consumption surpassed records and desperate families mobbed water tankers after their taps ran dry. A 40-year-old labourer who lived in a room with no air cooling died at a hospital during the week and the administration imposed fines on wasteful use of …

Need to hasten climate action as temps break records
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Need to hasten climate action as temps break records

New Indian Express  

The unprecedented rise in temperatures across north India—especially in Delhi, which recorded a historical high of 52.9°C on Wednesday—has given a glimpse into the dire future caused by human-induced climate change. The increased emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide produced by human activities are creating the effect of trapping heat and raising temperatures on …

IMD predicts above normal rain in the country this monsoon
6 months, 3 weeks ago

IMD predicts above normal rain in the country this monsoon

India TV News  

The India Meteorological Department on Monday announced that the core monsoon zone, which encompasses the majority of rain-fed agricultural regions in the country, is forecasted to experience above-average rainfall this season. The states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal form the country's core monsoon zone where agriculture is primarily rain-fed. "India's monsoon …

Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists
7 months, 1 week ago

Climate change to intensify heatwave in India: Scientists

Hindustan Times  

The intense heat likely to hit India over the next few days will be exacerbated by climate change, according to a research group. A man takes shelter under an umbrella from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi The northwestern region of the country, including the capital Delhi, is expected to record temperatures that could exceed …

Warming of Indian Ocean to accelerate: IITM study
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Warming of Indian Ocean to accelerate: IITM study

The Hindu  

From 1950-2020, the Indian Ocean had become warmer by 1.2°C and climate models expect it to heat up a further 1.7°C–3.8°C from 2020–2100. Mostly attributable to global warming, the tropical Indian Ocean will likely be in a “near-permanent heatwave state” and accelerate coral bleaching, seagrass destruction, and loss of kelp forests, affecting the fisheries sector adversely, said an analysis led …

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

This March was the hottest on record globally, the 10th month in a row to hit this peak. This doesn’t feel surprising – most parts of India have been sweltering since last month, the India Meteorological Department or IMD hadd forecast heatwave conditions in parts of at least 10 States last week and it‘s only going to get worse in …

India Will Get Above-Normal Rain This Monsoon: IMD
8 months, 1 week ago

India Will Get Above-Normal Rain This Monsoon: IMD

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India is poised to experience above-normal monsoon rains this season, the India Meteorological Department announced on Monday, calming fears that the intense summer heat and climatic changes could prolong the drought-like situation. Mohapatra said El Nino conditions, indicating a heating of the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean which adversely impacts the monsoon, were present and expected to …

India Likely to Experience Above-normal Rainfall this Monsoon: IMD
8 months, 1 week ago

India Likely to Experience Above-normal Rainfall this Monsoon: IMD

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India is likely to experience above-normal cumulative rainfall in the 2024 monsoon season with La Nina conditions likely to set in by August-September, the IMD has said on Monday.However, normal cumulative rainfall does not guarantee uniform temporal and spatial distribution of rain across the country, with climate change further increasing the variability of the rain-bearing system. Based on …

India to receive above-normal monsoon rains: IMD
8 months, 1 week ago

India to receive above-normal monsoon rains: IMD

The Hindu  

While several States reel under heatwaves, the India Meteorological Department has forecast a bountiful monsoon for the year. Last year, El Nino – a warming of the Central Pacific and usually linked to diminished rainfall in India – dented India’s monsoon by 6%. This year, the El Nino has not yet fully faded but is expected to do so by …

Weatherman signals a nasty summer ahead for India
8 months, 1 week ago

Weatherman signals a nasty summer ahead for India

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : Climate change will accelerate the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, India’s top weatherman warned, on the backdrop of the country witnessing a far higher number of intensely heavy rainfall and heatwave days, fewer colder days and increasing thunderstorms in recent times. “We are noticing extreme behaviour in weather," India Meteorological Department director-general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said …

India likely to get normal monsoon after summer heat wave: Skymet
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India likely to get normal monsoon after summer heat wave: Skymet

The Hindu  

India is expected to see a normal monsoon in 2024, private weather forecasting agency Skymet said on Tuesday, promising some respite after a prediction of more-than-normal heat wave days in the summer preceding the June-September rainy season. Monsoon rains are expected to be 102% of the long-period average of 868.6 mm for the four-month period, Skymet said. The Indian Meteorological …

La Nina Likely To Return To India, Weather Agencies Predict Above-normal Rainfall During Monsoon
8 months, 4 weeks ago

La Nina Likely To Return To India, Weather Agencies Predict Above-normal Rainfall During Monsoon

News 18  

Multiple weather agencies across the world have predicted the return of the La Nina during the monsoon period. Quoting the APCC predictions, an India Today report said India is likely to experience above-normal precipitation during its peak monsoon season from July to September. The weather agency has attributed the forecast change to the recent ENSO alert which predicts a smooth …

La Nina set to return, here's how it will impact monsoon in India
8 months, 4 weeks ago

La Nina set to return, here's how it will impact monsoon in India

India Today  

The first monsoon prediction in India for this year has been made by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Climate Center. In its July to September outlook, the APCC Climate Center stated, "Enhanced probability for above-normal precipitation is predicted for the region spanning eastern Africa to the Arabian Sea, India, the Bay of Bengal, and Indonesia, the Caribbean Sea, the tropical North …

World Meteorological Organisation confirms 2023 as ‘hottest year’
9 months ago

World Meteorological Organisation confirms 2023 as ‘hottest year’

The Hindu  

In line with a host of observations by climate agencies in the preceding three months, the World Meteorological Organisation has officially confirmed 2023 to be the hottest year on record. “Never have we been so close — albeit on a temporary basis at the moment — to the 1.5 degree Celsius lower limit of the Paris Agreement on climate change,” …

Himalayas to see year-long drought if global warming is not checked, shows study
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Himalayas to see year-long drought if global warming is not checked, shows study

Live Mint  

The Himalayan region is set to witness lasting drought for over a year if global temperatures increase by 3 degrees Celsius, reveals a new study. The team of researchers found a large increase in the exposure of agricultural land to drought conditions with 3 degrees Celsius warming. Hence, the study calls for limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius which would …

North Indian ocean basin churning more intense cyclones in the past two decades, says an analysis by Chennai Rains
10 months, 3 weeks ago

North Indian ocean basin churning more intense cyclones in the past two decades, says an analysis by Chennai Rains

The Hindu  

The North Indian ocean basin is churning stronger and slow-moving cyclones over the past two decades and the abnormal warming of oceans remains a concern for the Indian subcontinent and its disaster preparedness for extreme weather events, finds an analysis by Chennai Rains, an independent weather blogging site. The rapidly-warming Indo Pacific Warm Pool, which is the tropical ocean region …

2023 was India’s second warmest year in India on record
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2023 was India’s second warmest year in India on record

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Last year was the second-warmest on record for India since 1901, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday, and predicted the month of January will unlikely have very harsh winter conditions for most parts of the country Commuters walk on the road amid heatwave in Patna, Bihar in April, 2023. If you notice this year during pre-monsoon season …

Should India set a higher bar to address climate change? | The Hindu Parley podcast
1 year ago

Should India set a higher bar to address climate change? | The Hindu Parley podcast

The Hindu  

In a historic first, all 198 signatories to the 28th United Nations’ Conference of the Parties adopted to “transition away” from “all fossil fuels” as opposed to only coal, as was agreed upon at COP26, in Glasgow. Unsurprisingly, it supported the incumbent COP President Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber of the UAE when he proposed to “transition away” from oil and gas, …

Equity and climate justice must be basis of climate action: India at COP28
1 year ago

Equity and climate justice must be basis of climate action: India at COP28

The Hindu  

India firmly believes that equity and climate justice must be the basis of climate action and this can be ensured only when the developed countries take the lead in combating climate change, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said in Dubai at the COP28 on December 9. Delivering the national statement at the high-level segment during the ongoing annual climate conference, Mr. …

COP28: India moves up one spot to rank 7th in Climate Change Performance Index 2024
1 year ago

COP28: India moves up one spot to rank 7th in Climate Change Performance Index 2024

India TV News  

India has ranked seventh in the Climate Change Performance Index 2024, moving up one spot from the previous year and maintaining its position of being among the highest performers, according to the report released during the COP28. India still reliant on coal, oil and gas CCPI experts noted that India is trying to meet its National Determined Contribution, with clear …

Discover Related