India wants ‘phase down’ on all fossil fuels at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

India wants ‘phase down’ on all fossil fuels at COP27

Live Mint  

India is leading a push for the COP27 climate summit to conclude with a decision on phasing down all fossil fuels, a move that would expand the focus from just coal, but is likely to raise strong concerns from oil and gas-reliant countries. “It would be the first ever mention of this kind of term, but at the same time, if it’s vague enough to leave too much leeway on what that exactly means, it opens the door to a blurring of the lines.” “We did not mention coal at all,” a spokesperson for the Indian delegation at COP27 said, referring to the requested change to the cover text. “We mentioned the IPCC AR6 report that has come since Glasgow that recognizes the need for phase down of all fossil fuels.” The IPCC AR6 refers to the Sixth Assessment Report that was published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change over the past year. The Glasgow Climate Pact last year included a pledge by countries to “phase out” the use of unabated coal, before a last-minute push by China, India and the US to change it to “phase down.” It is unclear as to what the cover decision is likely to include and how comprehensive it will be, but the desire to add something that shows the world hasn’t backpeddled on climate ambition will stoke fierce debate in the second week of talks.

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4 weeks ago

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29

Hindustan Times  

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COP29: Draft G20 communique skips referring to transition away from fossil fuels
1 month ago

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Hindustan Times  

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India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks
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India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks

Deccan Chronicle  

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COP29 agrees to set up carbon market; India to ensure parties weave clearer rules for global carbon markets
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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year ago

Was the COP28 climate summit a milestone or a mirage? | Explained

The Hindu  

The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties – an annual convening of countries signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – happened in Dubai this year, with high expectations that countries would take concrete steps to address the climate crisis. Countries’ decision at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels was coupled with an ambition …

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

The Hindu  

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1 year ago

India welcomes Dubai consensus even as new flanks open

The Hindu  

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Editorial: After COP28, let’s make this the ‘beginning of the end’ of fossil fuels
1 year ago

Editorial: After COP28, let’s make this the ‘beginning of the end’ of fossil fuels

LA Times  

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For the first time, U.N. climate summit calls on world to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
1 year ago

For the first time, U.N. climate summit calls on world to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

LA Times  

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Historic COP28 deal agrees to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
1 year ago

Historic COP28 deal agrees to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels

Al Jazeera  

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In final hours of Dubai climate talks, most crucial draft document excludes ‘fossil fuel phase out’
1 year ago

In final hours of Dubai climate talks, most crucial draft document excludes ‘fossil fuel phase out’

The Hindu  

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As COP28 negotiators wrestle with fossil fuels, activists urge them to remember what’s at stake
1 year ago

As COP28 negotiators wrestle with fossil fuels, activists urge them to remember what’s at stake

Associated Press  

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'Even my mom tried to stop...': Manipur climate activist who storms COP28 stage and shouts 'end fossil fuels'
1 year ago

'Even my mom tried to stop...': Manipur climate activist who storms COP28 stage and shouts 'end fossil fuels'

India TV News  

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Cop28 draft agreement drops the call for fossil fuel phase out
1 year ago

Cop28 draft agreement drops the call for fossil fuel phase out

The Independent  

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COP28 draft deal slammed for dropping call to phase out fossil fuels
1 year ago

COP28 draft deal slammed for dropping call to phase out fossil fuels

Al Jazeera  

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At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time
1 year ago

At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options so they can agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes as the clock runs down on United Nations climate talks. Hoekstra said he noticed “a super majority” of countries, representing the vast majority of …

Opec under fire after asking members to reject fossil fuel phase out
1 year ago

Opec under fire after asking members to reject fossil fuel phase out

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. Whether or not the final deal from this year’s climate summit includes a “phase out” of fossil fuels has …

COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after OPEC pushback
1 year ago

COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after OPEC pushback

The Hindu  

Some countries are resisting a pledge to phase-out fossil fuels in a COP28 climate deal, jeopardising attempts for U.N. climate talks to deliver a hard commitment for the first time in 30 years on ending the use of oil and gas. Observers in the negotiations said Saudi Arabia and Russia were insisting that COP28 focus only on reducing climate pollution …

As UN climate talks near crunch time, activists plan 'day of action' to press negotiators
1 year ago

As UN climate talks near crunch time, activists plan 'day of action' to press negotiators

The Independent  

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COP28: will there be an agreement to phase out fossil fuels?
1 year ago

COP28: will there be an agreement to phase out fossil fuels?

The Hindu  

It’s the issue at the core of COP28: will this year’s U.N. climate talks, held in major oil producer the United Arab Emirates, produce the first global agreement to phase out fossil fuel use? “The phase down and the phase out of fossil fuels is inevitable,” said Jaber, who is also CEO of the UAE’s state-owned oil firm ADNOC. Diplomats …

Cop28: Talks intensify to break impasse over slashing greenhouse gas emissions
1 year ago

Cop28: Talks intensify to break impasse over slashing greenhouse gas emissions

Firstpost  

Burning fossil fuels for energy is by far the biggest cause of climate change. It is also the engine of modern life - even with the growth of renewables, fossil fuels produce around 80% of the world’s energy. Aside from Norway, Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer, excluding Russia, this position is also backed by Western producers the United States …

At climate summit, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense. ‘It’s go time’ to save a planet in peril
1 year ago

At climate summit, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense. ‘It’s go time’ to save a planet in peril

LA Times  

People walk near national flags during the COP28 U.N. climate summit on Friday in Dubai. COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber said he was “quite positive, hopeful and optimistic” that the summit could bring a “paradigm shift centered around and based on the science.” Members of the four pairs of high-level special teams — who will work with negotiators from nearly …

Fraught battle over fossil fuels at centre of Cop28 as we enter second week
1 year ago

Fraught battle over fossil fuels at centre of Cop28 as we enter second week

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. Options on the table included: An “orderly and just phase-out” of fossil fuels Rapid phase-out of unabated coal power …

European Union calls for “the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels at COP28 climate talks
1 year ago

European Union calls for “the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels at COP28 climate talks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — This year’s climate talks should “mark the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels the European Commissioner for Climate Action said on Wednesday as the United Nations summit wrapped up its first week. Wopke Hoekstra told a news conference on the last day of the technical phase of the talks taking place in Dubai, United …

To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks
1 year ago

To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday zeroed in on the tough job of dealing with the main cause of what’s overheating the planet: fossil fuels. And what we’re particularly pleased about it is that it’s this early in the process.” That will give time for a lot …

The COP28 chief is dead wrong. Science says we need to quickly do away with fossil fuels
1 year ago

The COP28 chief is dead wrong. Science says we need to quickly do away with fossil fuels

Firstpost  

There is a wealth of scientific evidence demonstrating that a fossil fuel phase-out will be essential for reining in the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change According to the president of COP28, the latest round of UN climate negotiations in the United Arab Emirates, there is “ no science ” indicating that phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to restrict …

Cop28 chief says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels
1 year ago

Cop28 chief says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels

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. During an online event alongside former Irish president Mary Robinson last month, Mr Jaber insisted a phase-out of oil …

DC Edit | India can still be part of climate deal
1 year ago

DC Edit | India can still be part of climate deal

Deccan Chronicle  

It is surprising that India was not among the 118 nations that signed the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge at the climate summit in Dubai to triple the installed renewable energy capacity by the turn of the decade. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out in his address to the summit during his flying visit, India may be the …

COP28 Climate Summit | India will not be bound by curbs on energy use: Environment Secretary
1 year ago

COP28 Climate Summit | India will not be bound by curbs on energy use: Environment Secretary

The Hindu  

India, while being committed to expanding renewable energy, would not be bound by “restrictions” on what kind of energy sources it could or could not use, Leena Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, told The Hindu. The elision was odd as India was a proponent of tripling energy capacity, beginning with a mention in the G-20 declaration text this …

‘No science’ behind phasing out fossil fuels, says UAE’s Cop28 president
1 year ago

‘No science’ behind phasing out fossil fuels, says UAE’s Cop28 president

The Telegraph  

His comments, revealed by the Centre for Climate Reporting, are at odds with messaging from the UN, which convenes the Cop28 summit. Phase out – with a clear timeframe aligned with 1.5 degrees.” The comments from Dr Al-Jaber were seized upon by climate activists, who pointed to analysis finding that phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to stick to the …

What India should be seeking from COP28
1 year ago

What India should be seeking from COP28

Hindustan Times  

The 28th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change began in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 30 and will continue till December 12. The successive annual COPs since the Paris Climate agreement of 2015 have each fallen short of mobilising international efforts at a scale appropriate to the challenge of the climate crisis, even as …

Pressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive takes over climate talks
1 year ago

Pressure builds to eliminate fossil fuel use as oil executive takes over climate talks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Pressure to phase out fossil fuels mounted Thursday on the oil company chief who took over fragile international climate negotiations that opened in Dubai on Thursday in what some say are contradictory dual roles. Days before the United Nations Conference of Parties began, meeting preparation notes were published that linked efforts by the United Arab …

UN climate summit chief calls on countries to unite on ‘inevitable’ fossil fuel phase down
1 year, 1 month ago

UN climate summit chief calls on countries to unite on ‘inevitable’ fossil fuel phase down

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 United Arab Emirates president of Cop28 said on Monday he was aware countries had …

India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28: Report

The Hindu  

India is unlikely to sign onto a global pledge to reduce cooling-related emissions at the COP28 climate meeting, citing the need for the world's most populous country to have affordable cooling, two government officials told Reuters. The pledge to cut cooling-related carbon dioxide emissions by at least 68% by 2050 compared with 2022 levels was developed by the United Nations …

India’s Energy Endgame in an Era of Peak Fossil Fuels
1 year, 1 month ago

India’s Energy Endgame in an Era of Peak Fossil Fuels

The Quint  

Here, we would need to be time-wise granular, differentiating between short to medium and long terms, In the first phase, the global consumption of fossil energy sources may keep growing, albeit, at a slowing velocity and geopolitical risks may disrupt. In a decade, hopefully, these trends will settle down and fossil energy consumption may peak and start declining concomitantly bringing …

India to push developed nations to become 'carbon negative' before 2050: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

India to push developed nations to become 'carbon negative' before 2050: Report

The Hindu  

India wants to push developed nations to become carbon negative rather than carbon neutral by 2050, arguing that would allow emerging market economies more time to use fossil fuels for development needs, two Indian government sources said. "The rich countries should become net negative emitters before 2050 to enable the world to achieve the target of global net zero by …

Call for fossil fuel phase-out on global stocktake agenda: U.N. report
1 year, 2 months ago

Call for fossil fuel phase-out on global stocktake agenda: U.N. report

The Hindu  

Calls to phase out unabated fossil fuels, reform subsidies on it and triple global renewable energy capacity may find their way into the outcome of the first-ever global stocktake, a periodic assessment of collective efforts to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. According to the UNFCCC report, possible elements of the global stocktake outcome could include a call to parties on …

Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels
1 year, 3 months ago

Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Group of 20 leaders agreed Saturday to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal. At a news conference shortly after the G20 leaders — whose countries also emit 80% of all planet-warming gases — announced the agreement, Amitabh …

India hopes to lead on climate, but coal still powers its economic growth
1 year, 3 months ago

India hopes to lead on climate, but coal still powers its economic growth

LA Times  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Biden stand on the South Lawn of the White House on June 22 during a ceremony marking Modi’s visit. Modi, who has overseen a rapid expansion of India’s renewable energy industry, has set bold targets to power more of the country with solar, hydrogen and biofuels over the next decade. The contradiction is …

High hopes for climate and energy outcomes at summit as India takes lead
1 year, 3 months ago

High hopes for climate and energy outcomes at summit as India takes lead

The Hindu  

As leaders gather for G-20 Summit in New Delhi, experts on Thursday said securing consensus on multilateral development bank reforms and adopting rigorous language regarding the phasing down of unabated fossil fuels could enhance India’s leadership role. The G-20 countries — responsible for 85% of the world’s GDP and 80% of the emissions — failed to reach consensus at the …

India succeeds in reducing greenhouse emissions rate by 33% over 14 years: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

India succeeds in reducing greenhouse emissions rate by 33% over 14 years: Report

Hindustan Times  

India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations. The report's findings showed India well on the way to meeting a commitment to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, to reduce emissions …

India Today Roundtable discusses India's efforts to reduce carbon footprint
1 year, 5 months ago

India Today Roundtable discusses India's efforts to reduce carbon footprint

India Today  

The India Today Roundtable discussed India's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and meet its commitments to cut carbon emissions by 2030. They highlighted that while India's per capita emissions are low, the country is the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide after China and the US. India has made several major commitments to address this issue, including increasing renewable …

UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
1 year, 6 months ago

UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda

The Hindu  

The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief said in an interview with The Associated Press. A phase out of heat-trapping fossil fuels “is something that is at top of every discussion or most discussions that are taking place”, UN climate Executive Secretary Simon Stiell said. When asked …

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