What’s been achieved since Cop26 and what hasn’t?
2 years, 4 months ago

What’s been achieved since Cop26 and what hasn’t?

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. “The downward trend in emissions expected by 2030 shows that nations have made some progress this year,” said Simon Stiell, executive secretary of UN Climate Change. Leaders representing countries that are home to 85 per cent of the planet’s forests – including Brazil – will commit to “halt and reverse” deforestation by the end of the decade. “And they must work together with civil society to accelerate forest action, supported by transparency and accountability.” Public anger over fossil fuel consumption is growing Coal One of the UK’s key aims for Cop26 was to try and draw a line beneath the world’s coal usage and 190 countries and organisations agreed to end coal-fired power, including major coal countries such as Poland and Vietnam. Rachel Kennerley, international climate campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said: “Many of the commitments made at last year’s UN climate talks have totally failed to materialise, including much of what was agreed in the Glasgow Climate Pact, which saw governments pledge to increase climate action this decade.

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How climate change is keeping millions of kids out of school
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How climate change is keeping millions of kids out of school

The Hindu  

How climate change is keeping millions of kids out of school The United Kingdom’s Climate and Nature Bill, which would have made its climate commitments legally binding, fell through in Parliament last week. Apart from demanding that the UK mandatorily achieve its climate and nature targets, the Bill also required the Secretary of State to implement a strategy to achieve …

Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%
3 months ago

Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month. “And I believe that with this new 2035 target as their …

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise

Live Mint  

The 29th Conference of the Parties to Climate Change came to an end on 24 November 2024 with deep disappointment on the outcomes—not just on finance, but on most other aspects of the agenda. With grossly inadequate mitigation of the crisis, the climate finance that developing countries can legitimately asl for will increase exponentially, leading to continued disappointment from a …

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals
4 months ago

COP29: Nations commit to 1.5°C pathway with enhanced climate goals

India Today  

In a landmark announcement at the COP29 summit in Baku, a coalition of nations representing 30% of global GDP and 15% of greenhouse gas emissions committed to strengthening their Nationally Determined Contributions to align with the 1.5°C global warming threshold. The United Kingdom, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates led the charge with ambitious NDC targets for 2035, signaling their …

UN chief urges aligning climate action with limiting global warming to 1.5°C
4 months ago

UN chief urges aligning climate action with limiting global warming to 1.5°C

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Every country’s next round of nationally determined contributions must contain unambiguous, absolute emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, and align fossil fuel production and consumption plan to limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, UN secretary-general António Guterres said on Tuesday at the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This assumes significance, as negotiations for …

Climate finance is central for enabling and implementing climate actions, says India at COP29
4 months ago

Climate finance is central for enabling and implementing climate actions, says India at COP29

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Highlighting four essential aspects of global climate action, Leena Nandan, secretary of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change at COP29 on Monday, said the pre-2030 period is an opportunity to enhance global climate action through climate finance to reduce emissions and meet net zero. It is an opportunity to enhance global climate action,” Nandan said in …

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak
4 months, 1 week ago

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak

Live Mint  

Has there ever been a grimmer backdrop to the world’s most concerted attempt to avert global warming? We’ve only got 7 years left of current-rate pollution to retain an even chance of keeping global warming below 1.5° Celsius. The main reason Kyoto failed to rein in global emissions was that it didn’t cover emerging nations, something remedied in the 2015 …

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

CNN  

CNN — Global levels of planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels will hit record levels this year, according to new projections, dashing hopes 2024 would be the year they plateau or fall. “The impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly dramatic, yet we still see no sign that burning of fossil fuels has peaked,” said Pierre Friedlingstein, a climate professor at …

COP29: Climate talks off to rocky start, but carbon mkts mechanism approved
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4 months, 1 week ago

COP29: Climate talks off to rocky start, but carbon mkts mechanism approved

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The COP29 climate negotiations opened in Baku on Monday with proceedings stalled for hours over disagreements on key matters on the agenda, but countries later approved new UN standards for international carbon markets in a key step towards allowing countries to trade credits to meet climate targets. By trying to ram through loose standards for dangerous carbon crediting …

A guide to COP29 climate jargon
4 months, 1 week ago

A guide to COP29 climate jargon

The Hindu  

With the U.N. climate talks tackling complex topics from energy policy to global financial aid, the annual summit has developed its own ever-growing lexicon. UNFCCC: This acronym stands for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is the name of both the 1992 treaty committing nearly 200 countries to fighting global warming and the secretariat set up to …

Cop29: Activists look to Britain for climate leadership as Trump’s win casts long shadow over crucial UN talks
4 months, 1 week ago

Cop29: Activists look to Britain for climate leadership as Trump’s win casts long shadow over crucial UN talks

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. Every year the climate summit produces a treaty agreed by all countries, and this year’s will focus on the …

"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever
4 months, 3 weeks ago

"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever

Salon  

The World Meteorological Organization, released its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin earlier this week, reporting that humans are emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a faster rate than ever before, contributing significantly to climate change. The WMO reports historically high levels of the greenhouse gasses methane and nitrous oxide, which like carbon dioxide are common byproducts of human industry. These …

Climate Crisis: Can COP29 Break the Cycle of Broken Promises?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate Crisis: Can COP29 Break the Cycle of Broken Promises?

Live Mint  

The 2024 Emissions Gap Report paints a grim picture of global climate progress, with emissions continuing to rise and the gap between climate targets and reality widening. The report emphasizes the need for immediate action on climate finance, emissions reduction, and accountability. It highlights the responsibility of wealthy nations to fulfill their financial and emissions reduction promises, particularly to support …

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports

Salon  

For the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 200 countries who signed the Paris climate agreement must hit a target of 43% reduction by 2030. Yet according to a recent report by the United Nations agency tasked with tackling global warming, the planet is currently on track to just hit a measly 2.6% reduction in carbon emissions. …

Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn

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. “It will, however, amplify climate warming, and can also strengthen precipitation change and extreme events in many regions.” This …

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns

Daily Mail  

The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned. The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned The UN warned the world was currently on track for temperature rises of 2.6°C to 3.1°C, …

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns
5 months ago

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns

Al Jazeera  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. The report also finds that the world faces as much as 3.1C (5.6F) of warming above pre-industrial levels by 2100 if governments do not take greater action on slashing planet-warming …

£22bn carbon capture pledge can ‘relight fires of renewal’, says Starmer
5 months, 2 weeks ago

£22bn carbon capture pledge can ‘relight fires of renewal’, says Starmer

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer said he …

Why are NDCs important in global climate talks?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why are NDCs important in global climate talks?

The Hindu  

In the world’s struggle to halt and reverse climate change, countries periodically report on their plans and progress in bringing down national levels of planet-warming carbon emissions. A country’s NDC describes its national policies or decisions toward reaching net-zero emissions, and was updated every five years until delegates at the 2021 U.N. climate summit, COP26, in Glasgow called for more …

Human activity now fuels two-thirds of global methane emissions, report finds
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Human activity now fuels two-thirds of global methane emissions, report finds

LA Times  

The world is moving in a perilous direction when it comes to planet-warming methane emissions, which are soaring to record highs driven largely by human activity, new research warns. Although many people associate methane with cow burps and melting permafrost, a paper published this week in the journal Earth System Science Data found that global methane emissions over the last …

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

Al Jazeera  

The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia. The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has increased by 20 percent over the past two decades despite global efforts to curb it, according to a study published by the Global Carbon Project. “Anthropogenic emissions have continued to increase …

Climate action: UK's Labour Party has made a blunder in greening aviation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate action: UK's Labour Party has made a blunder in greening aviation

Live Mint  

Since winning the UK general election in July, the Labour government has taken some strong early steps to push forward climate action, such as introducing Great British Energy, a new publicly owned energy company, and scrapping the onshore wind ban. It may have just made its first environmental blunder., ministers approved London City Airport’s expansion plans, directly countering the recommendation …

New NT gas projects could raise emissions up to 150 per cent, newly-obtained report reveals
7 months, 1 week ago

New NT gas projects could raise emissions up to 150 per cent, newly-obtained report reveals

ABC  

A government-commissioned report has called into question assurances by both sides of Northern Territory politics that they can expand the NT's gas industry while ensuring targets of net zero emissions by 2050 are met. It said even with no new projects, an increasing amount of greenhouse gas coming from Darwin's two existing gas plants was expected to increase the NT's …

'Worrisome': Global methane spike imperils climate goals, study warns
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Worrisome': Global methane spike imperils climate goals, study warns

Raw Story  

Methane emissions are rising faster than expected, a new study has warned, and the surge is putting global climate goals at risk. The study, published Monday in Frontiers in Science, found that methane emissions have risen quickly since 2006, with the growth rates for atmospheric methane seeing an "abrupt and rapid increase" in the early 2020s. "The growth rate of …

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns

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. Scientists have taken the UN’s approach of assessing the “emissions gap” between national climate protection plans and what is …

‘Two years to save the world’: UN climate chief makes plea for more money to tackle crisis
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Two years to save the world’: UN climate chief makes plea for more money to tackle crisis

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 Nations climate chief has warned that there is “two years to save the …

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA
1 year ago

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA

The Hindu  

“Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at virtually no cost,” the International Energy Agency said on March 13. “Slashing emissions of methane — second only to carbon dioxide for its contribution to global warming — is essential to meeting international targets on climate change,” …

Analysts cast doubt on NT net zero target, with major gas projects set to vastly increase emissions
1 year, 2 months ago

Analysts cast doubt on NT net zero target, with major gas projects set to vastly increase emissions

ABC  

Climate scientists say there is no realistic pathway for the Northern Territory to meet its 2050 net zero emissions commitment, as the NT government continues to sit on a major report detailing how high those emissions are forecast to rise. Key points: Serious doubts have been cast on the NT's 2050 emissions target The NT government is significantly expanding the …

UK hailed as ‘world leader in tackling climate change’ as first G20 nation to halve carbon emissions
1 year, 2 months ago

UK hailed as ‘world leader in tackling climate change’ as first G20 nation to halve carbon emissions

The Telegraph  

Ms Coutinho shared an analysis of the data in a blog post from The Spectator magazine which first highlighted the figures. “That’s why it’s so important we make sure we’re not burdening hard-working families, but bringing them with us as we continue on our transition to net zero.” According to the data, the UK first reached the milestone of halving …

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate negotiators urged to reach agreement on reducing Global warming as COP28 talks near end

Firstpost  

The draft text expresses concern over the gap between the money needed for adaptation and how much countries are getting, but it doesn’t say exactly how much money is needed for the world to adapt to climate change Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options and agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming as …

The greenhouse gas breakthrough that should give us hope
1 year, 3 months ago

The greenhouse gas breakthrough that should give us hope

The Independent  

Cop28 has been mired in controversy over comments by its host, Sultan al-Jaber, about whether it’s necessary to phase out fossil fuels to limit global warming. “The signs coming from the Cop28 are all positive to that end, with a lot of progress being made on reducing methane emissions, as well as the pledge to triple renewables by 2030, which …

At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense to save a planet in peril
1 year, 3 months ago

At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense to save a planet in peril

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out Friday at the United Nations climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitious agreements possible, especially on the central issue of the fading future of fossil fuels for a dangerously warming planet. COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber said he was “quite positive, hopeful and optimistic” that the summit …

Australia pledges to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 at COP28
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia pledges to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 at COP28

ABC  

Six of the world’s biggest dairy companies have committed to reducing, and publicly disclosing, their methane emissions as part of a new global alliance launched at COP28. Key points: There's been a flurry of announcements at COP28 aimed at trying to reduce methane escaping into the atmosphere The boss of Sea Forest is developing a feed supplement that can slash …

UK announces funding at Cop28 to prevent global deforestation
1 year, 3 months ago

UK announces funding at Cop28 to prevent global deforestation

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. Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho said, as part of that package, more than £85 million will go towards initiatives …

COP28: Philanthropies to invest $450 million in next 3 yrs to help countries tackle methane
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28: Philanthropies to invest $450 million in next 3 yrs to help countries tackle methane

Firstpost  

Their announcement comes as the United States, UAE and China prepare to make several announcements at the U.N. COP28 climate summit on Saturday on raising more finance to tackle methane, and countries step forward with new plans to curb those emissions. A group of nearly a dozen well-funded philanthropies declared on Saturday their commitment to invest $450 million over the …

EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollution
1 year, 3 months ago

EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollution

NPR  

EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollution Enlarge this image toggle caption David Goldman/AP David Goldman/AP The oil industry has long leaked methane into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse gasses that are warming the planet. The EPA estimates the new rule will reduce methane emissions nearly 80% below what they were projected to be, and that …

To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
1 year, 4 months ago

To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says

Associated Press  

The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extreme weather events fueled by human-caused climate change, according to a report released Thursday. The current investment of $800 billion a year in the oil and gas sector will need to be cut …

COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions
1 year, 4 months ago

COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions

The Hindu  

Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas CO2. Gas leaks and cow burp The majority of methane emissions -- around 60% -- are linked to human activity, the IEA says, while some 40% is from natural sources, mainly wetlands. The energy sector -- coal, oil and gas -- is the second largest source of human caused …

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN
1 year, 4 months ago

Earth to warm up to 2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN warns world ‘out of road’ for limiting warming to 1.5C ahead of COP28 meeting in Dubai. The world’s emissions-cutting pledges are nowhere near enough to curb the effects of climate change, with Earth on track for warming a potentially catastrophic 2.9C this century, the United Nations has warned. Time to ‘step up’ The 2015 Paris Agreement saw countries agree …

World failing to get a grip on the climate crisis, says UN chief on new report
1 year, 4 months ago

World failing to get a grip on the climate crisis, says UN chief on new report

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Even if nations meet all of their current climate commitments, submitted as nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement, the 1.5 degrees C global warming threshold will be breached, a new UN report said on Tuesday. FILE The world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming, a new international report calculates The report flagged that …

World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: U.N.
1 year, 4 months ago

World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: U.N.

The Hindu  

The world is “failing to get a grip” on climate change, the U.N. warned on November 14, as an assessment of current climate pledges shows only minor progress on reducing emissions this decade. In a report released just weeks before high-stakes climate negotiations, the United Nations climate change organisation said the world was failing to act with sufficient urgency to …

‘Every bit matters’: Six key takeaways from the latest U.S. climate report
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Every bit matters’: Six key takeaways from the latest U.S. climate report

LA Times  

The dire effects of human-caused climate change are worsening and they threaten to bring more extreme heat waves, droughts, floods and wildfires unless urgent actions are taken, scientists warned in a major national report. Efforts to adapt to climate change and curb the burning of fossil fuels have expanded since the last assessment was issued in 2018, the report says, …

The world is planning to blow the fossil fuels production limit that would keep a lid on global heating, report says
1 year, 4 months ago

The world is planning to blow the fossil fuels production limit that would keep a lid on global heating, report says

CNN  

CNN — Global fossil fuel production in 2030 is set to be more than double the levels that are deemed consistent with meeting climate goals set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the United Nations and researchers said on Wednesday. The United Nations Environment Programme’s report, assessing the gap in fossil fuel production cuts and what’s needed to meet climate …

Just 1% of British public think Cop28 will result in climate action – poll
1 year, 4 months ago

Just 1% of British public think Cop28 will result in climate action – poll

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 Just 1% of the British public are certain that commitments made at Cop28 will result …

Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them
1 year, 4 months ago

Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them

The Hindu  

Countries that are home to the world's three major rainforests agreed on Saturday to cooperate to overcome deforestation and safeguard biodiversity but fell short of a concrete alliance to protect the vital carbon sinks. "We've realised that joining forces is an absolute necessity, and we've recognised that the initiative to unite the three basins is part of an inevitable dynamic," …

Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050
1 year, 5 months ago

Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050

The Hindu  

With climate warming leading to more air conditioning use worldwide, dozens of countries including China, India and the United States are being asked to commit to a global pledge that would require at least a 68% reduction in cooling-related emissions by 2050, sources told Reuters. The pledge, which would mark the world's first collective focus on energy emissions from the …

Opinion: Climate change isn’t just about emissions. We’re ignoring a huge part of the fight
1 year, 5 months ago

Opinion: Climate change isn’t just about emissions. We’re ignoring a huge part of the fight

LA Times  

Last month, we heard yet again about the need to stop global warming at about 1.5 degrees centigrade above preindustrial levels. A national adaptation and resilience strategy would help states, in addition to the federal government, set goals for the right spending to ensure effective adaptation while also aggressively cutting emissions. For example, because the climate can change in unexpected …

I’m finally saying what I’ve been told not to say about climate change
1 year, 6 months ago

I’m finally saying what I’ve been told not to say about climate change

The Independent  

For more than three decades I have asked environmentalists if they are optimistic about tackling these vast problems: climate change, ocean acidification, nutrification of the seas, persistent chemicals, plastic waste, biodiversity, antibiotic resistance. The UN’s Antonio Guterres has warned that rich nations such as the UK should aim for net zero by 2040 rather than 2050, and many scientists say …

How the UK’s net zero pledges compare to other decarbonising countries
1 year, 6 months ago

How the UK’s net zero pledges compare to other decarbonising countries

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. More than 70 countries including the UK, US, EU and China have targets to …

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’
1 year, 8 months ago

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The head of this year’s United Nations climate talks called Thursday for governments and businesses to tackle global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in all regions and sectors if they want to stop the planet from passing a key temperature limit agreed on more than seven years ago. “We need to attack all emissions, everywhere: one, two …

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