India seeks common carbon budget to combat emissions
2 years, 1 month ago

India seeks common carbon budget to combat emissions

Hindustan Times  

Measures to reduce carbon emissions must be guided by science and the principle that the carbon budget is a global commons, India proposed at the UN Climate Conference during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, people aware of the matter said. The stand signals India pressing ahead on a contentious issue – that there be a distinction between the obligations of rich countries that have historically spewed the most amount of carbon emissions, and developing countries that now have a legitimate interest in improving the lives of their citizens in keeping with sustainable development goals. “The MWP should be guided by science and especially the principle of the carbon budget as a global commons, and its fair and equitable sharing for attainment of climate goals and sustainable development goals,” the Indian delegation proposed at the meeting on MWP. The Like-Minded Developing Countries, of which China and India are members, flagged the issue of equitable sharing of the remaining carbon budget in their statement on October 21.

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How Carbon Markets are Exploiting Marginalised Communities in the Global South Instead of Uplifting them
1 week, 6 days ago

How Carbon Markets are Exploiting Marginalised Communities in the Global South Instead of Uplifting them

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 10, 2024 17:00 IST - 9 MINS READ For Janni Mithula, 42, a resident of the Thotavalasa village in Andhra Pradesh, cultivating the rich, red soil of the valley was her livelihood. What we decide here will enable all of us, particularly those in the Global South, to not only take ambitious mitigation action but also adapt …

World nears 1.5°C warming threshold, carbon budget dwindling
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1 month, 1 week ago

World nears 1.5°C warming threshold, carbon budget dwindling

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The world will exhaust in about six years, the remaining carbon budget before the 1.5 degrees C warming threshold is breached consistently, the Global Carbon Project’s science team has projected. The carbon budget is the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that will result in limiting global warming to a given level, in this case, the Paris accord’s target …

Earth Overshoot Day to focus on sustainable life
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Earth Overshoot Day to focus on sustainable life

Deccan Chronicle  

India, with over 1.4 billion people, faces significant challenges due to population growth and increased consumption. The Global Footprint Network reports that India’s ecological footprint has grown exponentially. “Currently, India needs 2.6 times its resources to sustain its population, leading to depleted forests, reduced biodiversity, and climate change. A NITI Aayog report warns that by 2030, India’s water demand could …

Unheeded priorities of climate action
5 months, 1 week ago

Unheeded priorities of climate action

New Indian Express  

The rising accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is threatening a potentially catastrophic change in the living and working conditions of humanity. Controlling the addition of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases into the layer requires cooperation at the global level and a fair distribution of mitigation actions. At present, what we have is the Paris agreement in …

The future of coal in India: Decarbonising the oft-maligned resource
7 months, 1 week ago

The future of coal in India: Decarbonising the oft-maligned resource

Hindustan Times  

Coal is observed to be the single biggest contributor to anthropogenic climate change, with coal-based electricity being responsible for nearly 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The situation in India is not far from the global reality, wherein coal, while indispensable to the country’s energy security, is responsible for 70% of all fuel-related CO2 emissions in the country. An important …

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
7 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 …

Buildings are big GHG emitters; here’s how to decarbonise them
8 months ago

Buildings are big GHG emitters; here’s how to decarbonise them

Hindustan Times  

India might exceed its carbon budget way ahead of the self-adopted 2070 deadline if left to the ‘business as usual’ scenario in the building sector, a report released by a think tank on March 18 said. Noida: Buildings emit GHGs by using more fossil fuel-based electricity than solar energy, having inefficient designs, requiring artificial lighting even during the daytime, and …

Global emissions at record highs as world continues to overspend on 'carbon budget'
1 year ago

Global emissions at record highs as world continues to overspend on 'carbon budget'

ABC  

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have increased over the past year despite most of the world committing to net zero targets, according to new research. The Global Carbon Project releases its carbon budget each year, with this year's figures showing a 1.1 per cent increase in emissions across the world. CSIRO chief research scientist and executive director of the …

India reduced emission intensity by 33 per cent between 2005-19, 11 years in advance: Govt report
1 year ago

India reduced emission intensity by 33 per cent between 2005-19, 11 years in advance: Govt report

India TV News  

India reduced its GDP emission intensity by 33 per cent between 2005 and 2019, achieving the target 11 years in advance, according to a government report. The report also said India's GDP grew at a cumulative annual growth rate of 7 per cent but its emissions rose by only 4 per cent per year during this period, suggesting that the …

India, the world's most populated country, is on track to achieve its climate goals: report
1 year, 4 months ago

India, the world's most populated country, is on track to achieve its climate goals: report

Salon  

A new report submitted by the Indian government to the United Nations offers a glimmer of hope when it comes to the fight against climate change: Over the past 14 years, the world's most populous nation has reduced its carbon emissions by a larger-than-expected 33%. According to the report filed to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, India is …

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

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

The Hindu  

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. India's rate of emissions intensity - the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions emitted for every unit increase of gross domestic product - fell …

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 …

Reducing fossil fuel emissions might have greater climate benefits than afforestation: IISc study
1 year, 5 months ago

Reducing fossil fuel emissions might have greater climate benefits than afforestation: IISc study

The Hindu  

A study by the Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences in the Indian Institute of Science has revealed that reducing fossil fuel emissions might have greater climate benefits than afforestation. “We performed two major sets of idealised simulations in which fossil fuel emissions follow extended Shared Socioeconomic Pathway scenarios, and equal amounts of carbon are removed by afforestation in one …

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 …

Rich nations must scale up emission cuts: India at meet
1 year, 8 months ago

Rich nations must scale up emission cuts: India at meet

The Hindu  

April 15, 2023 02:12 pm | Updated April 16, 2023 12:22 am IST - 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 …

Climate crisis: World's forests losing ability to absorb carbon, finds study
1 year, 9 months ago

Climate crisis: World's forests losing ability to absorb carbon, finds study

Hindustan Times  

A landmark study has found, the world's forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon due to increasingly 'unstable' conditions caused by humans. The scientists say these global variations could make it harder to predict the global impact of schemes to absorb carbon. Dr McGuire said: "We found that large regions of the world are vulnerable to sudden and dramatic …

A clean gamble: The Hindu Editorial on carbon trading
1 year, 10 months ago

A clean gamble: The Hindu Editorial on carbon trading

The Hindu  

The Centre is expected to clarify, later this year, the specifics of a carbon trading market in India. Here, industrial projects in developing countries that avoided greenhouse gas emissions were eligible for credits that, after verification, could be sold to European companies that could buy them in lieu of cutting emissions themselves. Alongside are the EU-Emissions Trading Systems where government-mandated …

Economic Survey 2022-23 | India needs global finance to achieve climate goals
1 year, 10 months ago

Economic Survey 2022-23 | India needs global finance to achieve climate goals

The Hindu  

For India to meet its international “obligations” on curtailing greenhouse gas emissions, it must have access to “on-time” climate finance, technology, and access to critical minerals. Advanced economies ought to set examples of policy and “behavioural changes” that work in their countries and only then could they be emulated in developing countries, the Economic Survey said on Tuesday in a …

Climate summit: India opposed developed world's efforts to extend scope of mitigation to agriculture
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate summit: India opposed developed world's efforts to extend scope of mitigation to agriculture

Firstpost  

Expressing concern over the draft decision text on the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, India said the developed countries are blocking a pro-poor and pro-farmer decision by insisting on expanding the scope for mitigation to agriculture, thereby compromising the foundation of food security New Delhi: India has opposed the developed world’s efforts to extend the scope of mitigation to agriculture …

COP27: India calls for gradual low-carbon development over de-carbonisation
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: India calls for gradual low-carbon development over de-carbonisation

Firstpost  

India asked the developing countries to be given their fair share of the carbon budget to make sure that the switch to carbon-free sources of energy doesn’t come at the expense of their development New Delhi: Clarifying India’s position on de-carbonisation at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that for India a just transition could …

Under Threat from Climate Change, India Steps Up to Protect Vulnerable Mangroves Cover With G20 Fillip
2 years, 1 month ago

Under Threat from Climate Change, India Steps Up to Protect Vulnerable Mangroves Cover With G20 Fillip

News 18  

As India joins the global Mangrove Alliance for Climate, the focus has once again shifted to conserving one of the most vulnerable coastal species that is facing the increasing threat of climate change. However, as impacts of climate change intensify, the sea-level rise and extreme weather events — including tropical cyclones and storm surges — are putting the tidal forests …

5 questions over India's emission plan at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

5 questions over India's emission plan at COP27

Live Mint  

The strategy focuses on low-carbon electricity and transport systems, low-emission industrial systems, carbon mitigation technologies, energy-efficient urban infrastructure, enhanced forest cover, and the economic and financial aspects of low-carbon development. India is a signatory to the Paris Agreement, under which countries must formulate and communicate long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies, taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities …

Explained | How mangroves help in averting climate change risks
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | How mangroves help in averting climate change risks

The Hindu  

The story so far: India joined the Mangrove Alliance for Climate on Monday, launched on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Climate Summit in Egypt. The 2022 State of World’s Mangroves Report, prepared by the Global Mangrove Alliance, finds that mangroves prevent more than $65 billion in property damages and reduce flood risk to some 15 million people every …

Environmental Performance Index rankings: India needs to create nature-based solutions for sustainable environment
2 years, 1 month ago

Environmental Performance Index rankings: India needs to create nature-based solutions for sustainable environment

Firstpost  

Our strategy for improving our EPI ranking should also include safeguarding our blue-carbon habitats, creating plans to prevent natural disasters in coastal areas, and safeguarding the fisherfolk community The Environmental Performance Index, which analyzes 180 nations based on a number of factors including air quality, sanitation, environmental health, biodiversity, and predicted emissions by 2050, provides an overview of the level …

We need a forest-led COP27
2 years, 2 months ago

We need a forest-led COP27

The Hindu  

In September, a study published in the journal Science said earth may have already passed through five dangerous tipping points due to the 1.1°C of global heating caused by humanity to date. In 2003, Ken Caldeira at the Carnegie Institution found that the world would need a nuclear plant’s worth of clean-energy capacity every day between 2000 and 2050 to …

Head-on | After polluting the world for 300 years, the West lectures India on climate change
2 years, 3 months ago

Head-on | After polluting the world for 300 years, the West lectures India on climate change

Firstpost  

India will have to balance its laudable 2070 net-zero target with a gradual but pragmatic shift away from fossil fuels without sacrificing an iota of its economic growth potential Kevin Rudd is a former Australian prime minister. In an op-ed in The Economic Times, Rudd and his co-authors, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Columbia University professor Arvind Panagariya, wrote: …

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 …

Black carbon: How tackling India’s lesser-known pollutant could save 400,000 lives a year – and keep climate goals on track
2 years, 4 months ago

Black carbon: How tackling India’s lesser-known pollutant could save 400,000 lives a year – and keep climate goals on track

The Independent  

Over 400,000 lives can be saved each year by reducing the emission of black carbon in India, according to a new study assessing the impact of the little-talked-about pollutant on cardiovascular health and the climate in the Indo-Gangetic plains. Pollution caused by the heavy concentration of fine particulate matter in India’s air is known to affect the health of millions, …

Sticking to commitments: The Hindu Editorial on India’s climate change goals
2 years, 4 months ago

Sticking to commitments: The Hindu Editorial on India’s climate change goals

The Hindu  

Ahead of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November, the Union Cabinet has approved India’s Nationally Determined Contributions, a formal statement detailing its action plan to address climate change. India’s first NDC, in 2015, specified eight targets, the most salient of them being reducing the emissions intensity of GDP by 33%-35% by …

A squeeze on climate goals
2 years, 6 months ago

A squeeze on climate goals

Hindustan Times  

At the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021, member countries reaffirmed the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C. This, says an International Energy Agency report, could impact the profitability of the renewable energy industry and …

Growing African mangrove forests aim to combat climate woes
2 years, 7 months ago

Growing African mangrove forests aim to combat climate woes

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, African nations are increasingly turning to mangrove restoration projects, with Mozambique becoming the latest addition to the growing list of countries with large scale mangrove initiatives. Mozambique’s mangrove restoration project — announced in February alongside its UAE-based partner Blue Forest — hopes to turn …

India should be thinking about greenhouse gas removal as an important area of research: Arunabha Ghosh
2 years, 8 months ago

India should be thinking about greenhouse gas removal as an important area of research: Arunabha Ghosh

The Hindu  

He spoke to The Hindu about the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, its implications for India and what the Expert Groups strives to achieve. This includes a spectrum of technologies from forests, which are natural sinks, to things like ‘enhanced weathering’, certain kinds of rocks that can absorb CO2 better; ocean fertilisation or it could be …

IPCC report endorses India’s position on climate finance: Environment Minister
2 years, 8 months ago

IPCC report endorses India’s position on climate finance: Environment Minister

The Hindu  

The Monday report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change endorses India’s position on the need for scale, scope and speed in climate finance, Environment Minister, Bhupender Yadav said in a prepared statement on Tuesday. Limiting global warming would require major transitions in the energy sector and would mean drastic reduction of fossil fuel use, widespread electrification, improved energy efficiency, …

How India fares on climate action, in charts
2 years, 9 months ago

How India fares on climate action, in charts

Live Mint  

Last month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the second part of its Sixth Assessment Report. Large differences exist among Indian states in their climate change mitigation and adaptation, multiple data points show. SDG 13 on climate action includes metrics such as installed renewable energy capacity, CO2 reduction due to LED bulbs, disaster preparedness, human lives lost due to …

Rich countries can’t wash their hands off with net-zero targets
2 years, 9 months ago

Rich countries can’t wash their hands off with net-zero targets

Live Mint  

The sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change comes in four parts, three of them by three different working groups, while the fourth integrates the findings of the three working group reports into a synthesis. If the developed countries carry out the expenditure on sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere the expensive way and on carrying …

Why Climate Change Talk Must Focus on Water, Not Just Stay Obsessed with Carbon
2 years, 10 months ago

Why Climate Change Talk Must Focus on Water, Not Just Stay Obsessed with Carbon

News 18  

Nothing works like clarity in getting things done. In India – arguably one of the most vulnerable countries to this warming – the water voice of the warming climate is hollering loudly. Climate Action Tracker, an independent website tracking emission pledges by various countries, places likely warming at well above 2 degrees Celsius by 2100. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate …

India at COP26 says its solar energy capacity increased 17 times in 7 years; now at 45 GW
3 years, 1 month ago

India at COP26 says its solar energy capacity increased 17 times in 7 years; now at 45 GW

The Hindu  

India on Sunday told the UN climate summit here that its solar energy capacity stands at about 45 gigawatts after it increased 17 times in the last seven years, asserting that although the country represents 17% of the global population, its historical cumulative emissions are only 4%. Making a statement on behalf of India, J R Bhatt, Adviser/Scientist in the …

India sees carbon emissions peaking in 2040-45, before slumping
3 years, 1 month ago

India sees carbon emissions peaking in 2040-45, before slumping

Hindustan Times  

India’s carbon dioxide emissions are seen peaking between 2040 and 2045, before sliding downward, India’s environment secretary Rameshwar Prasad Gupta told Bloomberg. India is pinning its hopes on lower storage costs and hydrogen produced from clean energy The pace of the post-peak decline will depend on the availability of technologies in areas including energy, industry and agriculture, Gupta told Bloomberg …

Net zero, carbon emissions, adaptability: Terms you should know as India gears up for extreme air pollution in Diwali season
3 years, 1 month ago

Net zero, carbon emissions, adaptability: Terms you should know as India gears up for extreme air pollution in Diwali season

Firstpost  

Climate change has affected the air pollution levels in the country and it’s about to become even worse with Diwali just around the corner Tomorrow is Diwali, the festival of lights. The main goal of the Paris agreement is to limit global heating to “well below” two degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels, while “pursuing efforts” to stay within the lower, …

India Will Reduce More Than 33% Carbon Emission Target by 2030: Power Minister
3 years, 5 months ago

India Will Reduce More Than 33% Carbon Emission Target by 2030: Power Minister

News 18  

Union Minister R K Singh on Thursday exuded confidence that India will exceed its target of reducing carbon emission set for 2030 under the Paris agreement. Speaking at the inaugural session of the CII-organised Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Self-Reliance for Renewable Energy Manufacturing conference, the Power, New and Renewable Energy Minister said that as per its commitment made in Paris, India …

India will reduce more than targeted 33% carbon emission by 2030: Power Minister
3 years, 5 months ago

India will reduce more than targeted 33% carbon emission by 2030: Power Minister

The Hindu  

Union Minister R.K. Singh on July 15 exuded confidence that India will exceed its target of reducing carbon emission set for 2030 under the Paris agreement. Speaking at the inaugural session of the CII-organised Aatmanirbhar Bharat — Self-Reliance for Renewable Energy Manufacturing conference, the Power, New and Renewable Energy Minister said that as per its commitment made in Paris, India …

India will oppose ‘unfair’ carbon border tax plans at COP26
3 years, 5 months ago

India will oppose ‘unfair’ carbon border tax plans at COP26

Live Mint  

India and other developing nations will oppose plans by the European Union and the US to penalize imports of carbon-intensive goods to curb emissions at the global climate summit to be held in Glasgow this November. “It is the most regressive proposal” with “no principle of equity adhered to,” Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Vandana Gombar …

Global efforts to stop climate change won't be as successful if India doesn't step up
3 years, 8 months ago

Global efforts to stop climate change won't be as successful if India doesn't step up

Firstpost  

Global efforts to arrest climate change and keep Earth liveable will fail without a jumbo-sized effort from India to halt emissions growth that could wipe out ambitious carbon reduction targets elsewhere. But India bristles at being told what to do, particularly by Western countries that bear far more historical responsibility for climate change and still have much higher per capita …

Deconstructing declarations of carbon-neutrality
3 years, 8 months ago

Deconstructing declarations of carbon-neutrality

The Hindu  

At the latest count by the non-profit Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, at the beginning of April, 32 countries had declared, in some documented form, their proposed intention to achieve carbon neutral status by mid-century or thereabouts. Temperature goal The impetus for such declarations arises from Article 4.1 of the Paris Agreement that states that “In order to achieve the …

India’s percentage CO2 emissions rose faster than the world average
3 years, 9 months ago

India’s percentage CO2 emissions rose faster than the world average

The Hindu  

India’s percentage carbon dioxide emissions rose slower in 2016-19 than in 2011-15 but was much above the world average of 0.7%, according to an analysis published in Nature Climate Change on Monday. It comes ahead of a “global stock take” that shows how much reduction countries have achieved since signing the Paris Agreement in 2015, which commits the world to …

India to achieve carbon emissions reducing goal by 35% in 10 yrs: Javadekar
4 years, 3 months ago

India to achieve carbon emissions reducing goal by 35% in 10 yrs: Javadekar

Live Mint  

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said he was hopeful that India would achieve its goal of reducing carbon emissions by 35% in the next ten years. Addressing a session on Action Agenda for Sustainable and Self Reliant India during the 15th Sustainability Summit 2020, Javadekar said India was committed to reducing carbon emissions and was confident about upscaling …

Carbon emissions in India to come down by 8% in 2020 due to lockdown: Environment Ministry
4 years, 3 months ago

Carbon emissions in India to come down by 8% in 2020 due to lockdown: Environment Ministry

The Hindu  

Due to the COVID-19 lockdown across India this year’s carbon emissions are predicted to fall by around 8%, a senior official of the environment ministry has said. During a virtual session organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday on ‘Paradigm Shift in Business Sustainability — Strategies to Meet the Challenges in the Post COVID-19 scenario’, Sujit Kumar …

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