A new low: India is last in environmental performance index for 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

A new low: India is last in environmental performance index for 2022

Live Mint  

India scored the lowest among 180 countries in the 2022 Environment Performance Index, an analysis by researchers of Yale and Columbia University which provides a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability around the world. The EPI ranks 180 countries on 40 performance indicators including climate change, environmental public health, biodiversity, among others. “The withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and weakened methane emission rules meant that US lost time to mitigate climate change while many of its peers in the developed world enacted policies to significantly reduce their greenhouse emissions.” The conclusions from the EPI analysis suggest that efficient policy results are directly associated with GDP per capita. The EPI projections indicate that four countries — China, India, the United States, and Russia — will account for over 50% of residual global greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 if the current trends hold.

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QS Rankings: IIT Delhi leads Indian varsities in sustainability, IISc in world's top 50 for environment education
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1 week, 6 days ago

QS Rankings: IIT Delhi leads Indian varsities in sustainability, IISc in world's top 50 for environment education

Hindustan Times  

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi is at the top among universities in India for sustainability, jumping 255 places to reach 171 globally, according to QS Rankings announced on Tuesday. "Of the 78 Indian universities that feature in the 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings, 34 have improved on last year’s placing and eight have maintained their positions. "This is an excellent achievement …

Indian Institute Of Science, Bengaluru Among World's Top 50 For Environmental Education: QS Rankings
1 week, 6 days ago

Indian Institute Of Science, Bengaluru Among World's Top 50 For Environmental Education: QS Rankings

ABP News  

Indian universities have made significant strides in the latest QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025, with the Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru securing a spot among the world’s top 50 institutions for Environmental Education. The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi leads the Indian list, achieving a remarkable improvement of 255 places to secure 171st rank globally. Rank in India 2025 …

The issue of India’s economic growth versus emissions
2 weeks, 1 day ago

The issue of India’s economic growth versus emissions

The Hindu  

The Indian economy has consistently showcased its robust growth over the past few decades. The claim The claim of India’s decoupling made in the Economic Survey comes from comparing GDP and emissions growth rates between 2005 and 2019. While there has been no absolute decoupling in India, since 1990, GDP in India has grown at a much higher pace than …

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
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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 …

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 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 …

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 …

Ahead of G20, India placed at best among G20 countries on Climate Change Performances
2 years, 1 month ago

Ahead of G20, India placed at best among G20 countries on Climate Change Performances

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: At a time when it is to host the meeting of G-20, India, after years of sustained performances on climate change, has now been ranked at best among G-20 countries in Climate Change Performance Index - 2023. According to the latest report of Climate Change Performance Index-2-23, published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Networks …

India one of top 5 countries, best among G20 nations in climate change performance
2 years, 1 month ago

India one of top 5 countries, best among G20 nations in climate change performance

India TV News  

India has been ranked among the top five countries and the best among the G-20 nations, under the global Climate Change Performance Index, an official statement said. "India has been ranked amongst top 5 countries in the world, and the best among the G20 countries, based on its Climate Change performance," a power ministry statement said. The climate protection performance …

COP27 | No climate crisis would exist if world's per capita emissions were at India's level: Bhupender Yadav
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 | No climate crisis would exist if world's per capita emissions were at India's level: Bhupender Yadav

The Hindu  

There would be no climate crisis if emissions of the entire world were at the same per capita level as India, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said at the ongoing U.N. climate summit in Egypt on Thursday. "Considering per capita emissions, for an objective scale for comparison, India's emissions are, even today, about one-third of the global average. If the …

At eighth spot, India ranks high on list for climate protection: report
2 years, 1 month ago

At eighth spot, India ranks high on list for climate protection: report

The Hindu  

India rose two spots to rank eighth out of 63 in the Climate Change Performance Index 2023, thanks to its low emissions and the increasing use of renewable energy. The rankings by Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and the Climate Action Network are based on how well the countries are doing to halve their emissions by 2030 — an essential aspect …

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 …

Is the Environmental Performance Index really faulty?
2 years, 4 months ago

Is the Environmental Performance Index really faulty?

The Hindu  

Last month, India protested over its ranking on the Environmental Performance Index of 2022, prepared by researchers at the Yale and Columbia Universities in the U.S. The report measures 40 performance indicators across 11 issue categories to measure the “state of sustainability around the world.” India was ranked last with low scores across a range of indicators. The Indian Government …

Explained | Why is India ranked at the bottom of the 2022 Environmental Performance Index?
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | Why is India ranked at the bottom of the 2022 Environmental Performance Index?

The Hindu  

The story so far: India on Wednesday rejected the 2022 Environmental Performance Index, saying that it makes use of “biased metrics and weights,” after it was placed last. EPI 2022 ranks India right at the bottom among 180 countries based on performance across parameters related to mitigating climate change, improving environmental health, and protecting ecosystem vitality. India’s greenhouse gas trends …

Environment to religious freedom, how India has fared in prominent global indices in 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Environment to religious freedom, how India has fared in prominent global indices in 2022

India Today  

The recent global reports on indicators ranging from religious freedom to the value of the passport have attracted both massive attention from the public and strong opposition from the Indian government. INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT 2022 For the second year in a row, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has placed India on the list of “Countries of Particular …

India opposes environmental index ranking
2 years, 6 months ago

India opposes environmental index ranking

The Hindu  

India has objected to a report, called the Environmental Performance Index, 2022, that places India last in a list of 180 countries on managing climate change, environmental health, and ecosystem vitality. “High-scoring countries exhibit longstanding and continuing investments in policies that protect environmental health, preserve biodiversity and habitat, conserve natural resources, and decouple greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth.” India …

‘Unscientific’: Modi Govt Rebuts Environment Survey's 'Worst Sustainable Country' Rating
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Unscientific’: Modi Govt Rebuts Environment Survey's 'Worst Sustainable Country' Rating

News 18  

A day after the Environment Performance Index rated India as the worst sustainable country in a list of 180 nations, the Modi government has rebutted the claims. “Some of the indicators used for assessing performance are extrapolated and based on surmises and unscientific methods.” The ministry categorically stated it “does not accept the analysis”, which has slammed India for its …

Ranked Lowest among 180 countries: India rejects Environment Performance Index 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Ranked Lowest among 180 countries: India rejects Environment Performance Index 2022

India TV News  

The Union environment ministry on Wednesday rebutted the Environmental Performance Index 2022, which ranked India at the bottom of a list of 180 countries, saying some of the indicators it used are “extrapolated and based on surmises and unscientific methods”. The index published recently by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for International Earth Science …

India ranks at the bottom in a list of 180 countries in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index
2 years, 6 months ago

India ranks at the bottom in a list of 180 countries in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 05, 2022 19:08 IST India has been ranked at the bottom in a list of 180 countries that were judged for their environmental performances in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index. The EPI 2022 report says: “Based on the latest scientific insights and environmental data, India ranks at the bottom of all countries in the 2022 EPI, with …

Explained | What are the takeaways from the latest IPCC report on climate change?
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained | What are the takeaways from the latest IPCC report on climate change?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In its latest assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has laid out several scenarios on the steps that ought to be taken to keep temperatures below 2°C. According to the scientists, limiting warming to around 1.5°C requires global greenhouse gas emissions to peak before 2025 at the latest and be reduced by 43% by …

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 …

The climate crisis worsens
2 years, 9 months ago

The climate crisis worsens

Hindustan Times  

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

India only G20 nation well on track to achieve Paris agreement goal: Amitabh Kant
3 years, 2 months ago

India only G20 nation well on track to achieve Paris agreement goal: Amitabh Kant

The Hindu  

India’s efforts in mainstreaming sustainability and reducing carbon footprint should inspire countries across the world, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday, while pointing out that India is the only G20 nation well on track to achieve the goals mentioned under the Paris Agreement. Addressing the ‘Schneider Innovation India summit 2021’ virtually, Mr. Kant said India introduced the faster …

A climate change narrative that India can steer
3 years, 3 months ago

A climate change narrative that India can steer

The Hindu  

In a keynote speech on September 8 in a seminar organised by a think tank, R.K. Singh, Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy stated, “Environment is something we are trustees of and have to leave behind a better environment for our children and great grand children.” However, a recent report, “Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region” …

Acting on climate change, a $11 trillion opportunity for India: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Acting on climate change, a $11 trillion opportunity for India: Report

The Hindu  

India must act now to prevent the country from losing $35 trillion in economic potential over the next 50 years due to unmitigated climate change, a new report from the Deloitte Economics Institute has said. The report, titled 'India's turning point: How climate action can drive our economic future', also reveals how the country could gain $11 trillion in economic …

How India can be a $11 trillion economy by 2070 from positive climate action
3 years, 4 months ago

How India can be a $11 trillion economy by 2070 from positive climate action

Hindustan Times  

India can gain $11 trillion in economic value over the next 50 years by limiting rising global temperatures and realising its potential to ‘export decarbonisation’ to the world, a new study by Deloitte Economics Institute shows. India could use the transition to a low-emission footing to restructure its economy towards growth in advanced industrial sectors, leveraging lower cost clean energy …

The big opportunity
3 years, 4 months ago

The big opportunity

The Hindu  

According to various international studies, the median age in India would be 28 years by 2022-23, in contrast to 37 in China and 45 in western Europe. Effects of climate change In addition to this, increased use of non-degradable plastics, bio-medical waste and impediments to ongoing climate repair programmes have further exacerbated climate change deterioration. A UN report on climate …

China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets
3 years, 4 months ago

China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets

India Today  

China and India have missed a UN deadline to submit fresh plans for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions in time for the global body to include their pledges in a report for governments at this year's global climate summit, according to officials. Read | One-third of global food production at risk: Rising greenhouse emissions could push world to starvation Espinosa …

India Slips Two Spots to Rank 117 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals Adopted as 2030 Agenda: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

India Slips Two Spots to Rank 117 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals Adopted as 2030 Agenda: Report

News 18  

India’s rank has slipped by two places from last year to 117 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 193 United Nations member states in 2015, a new report has said. The State of India’s Environment Report 2021 revealed that India’s rank was 115 last year and dropped by two places primarily …

World Environment Day: What we know about India’s net-zero emissions target
3 years, 6 months ago

World Environment Day: What we know about India’s net-zero emissions target

Hindustan Times  

Soon after the Biden Administration took over and vowed to resume its commitment on climate change, that took a backseat for four years during the tenure of Donald Trump, US President’s special envoy on climate, John Kerry, visited India ahead of the Climate Leaders’ Summit. Recently, Ravi Shankar Prasad, a former additional secretary in the ministry of environment, forests and …

India can lead the world in sustainable growth
3 years, 6 months ago

India can lead the world in sustainable growth

Hindustan Times  

A quarter-century of growth has transformed the lives of millions of Indians and offered India its rightful place on the global stage. This rapid growth trajectory also places India at the heart of the most critical question of the environmental movement — can developing nations, which collectively generate the majority of global growth in the coming decade, reduce their carbon …

Six charts show hard it is for India to hit net zero by 2050
3 years, 9 months ago

Six charts show hard it is for India to hit net zero by 2050

Live Mint  

Top Indian government officials are debating whether to set a target for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Committing to a legally binding net-zero target would help India attract some of the trillions of dollars in investment that’ll be required for a green transformation, lawmaker Jayant Sinha, a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and an advocate …

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 …

Aligning growth, politics and climate
3 years, 10 months ago

Aligning growth, politics and climate

Hindustan Times  

As Covid-19 vaccines roll out, the focus has shifted to economic recovery. From United States President Joe Biden’s climate leaders summit, the G-7 in the United Kingdom to the United Nations’ High-Level Dialogue on Energy, G-20 meetings, and Conference of the Parties-26 climate negotiations, India will face pressure this year to announce a target year for net-zero emissions. State-run distribution …

5 Years On, India on Track to Meet Paris Deal Targets, But Challenges Remain Due to Push for Coal
4 years ago

5 Years On, India on Track to Meet Paris Deal Targets, But Challenges Remain Due to Push for Coal

News 18  

New Delhi: India is the only G20 country on track to meet its voluntary commitments made under the 2015 Paris climate agreement and has behaved responsibly to mitigate climate change challenge, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on the eve of Paris deal’s fifth anniversary on Friday. The minister cited the independent review of India’s plans and actions since 2012 …

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