2 degrees and more: Here’s how far the world is from meeting its Paris climate deal goal
7 years, 4 months ago

2 degrees and more: Here’s how far the world is from meeting its Paris climate deal goal

Hindustan Times  

Two years after countries signed a landmark climate agreement in Paris, the world remains far off course from preventing drastic global warming in the decades ahead. Yet keeping the world below 2 degrees of warming would likely require China’s coal emissions not just to flatten but to fall sharply by 2030. A recent report from the UN Environment Program argued that India had “ample room” to strengthen its emission pledges — as would likely be necessary to help keep the world below 2 degrees of warming. As a result, groups like Climate Action Tracker have had to make rough estimates as to whether nations are on pace to meet their pledges — and how much further each country will need to go for the world to stay below 2 degrees of global warming.

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Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?
6 days, 9 hours ago

Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?

The Quint  

The latest deadline for countries to submit plans for slashing the greenhouse gas emissions fuelling climate change has passed. Only 15 countries met it – less than 8% of the 194 parties currently signed up to the Paris agreement, which obliges countries to submit new proposals for eliminating emissions every five years. Cop30 host Brazil submitted a pledge to reduce …

After Trump's Paris Agreement exit, focus on state and municipal level climate change mitigation, says IPCC chairperson
2 weeks, 6 days ago

After Trump's Paris Agreement exit, focus on state and municipal level climate change mitigation, says IPCC chairperson

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The rollback of pledges by a major economy can lead to missed global climate mitigation targets, but state- and municipal-level policies can still bear positive impacts, said Jim Skea, chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Skea said that withdrawing from an agreement may not mean the country will stop all climate change mitigation activities. Despite this, …

Cause and effect: Most nations under Paris Agmnt miss carbon emission targets
1 month ago

Cause and effect: Most nations under Paris Agmnt miss carbon emission targets

Hindustan Times  

Most nations party to the Paris Agreement failed to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions in time to meet the February 10 deadline, including major emitters like China, India and the European Union. “It’s shocking that only 13 out of 195 countries have updated their NDCs, with the majority of rich nations not submitting on deadline, exposing the alarming …

Is there any hope for Paris Agreement targets after 2024 record temperatures?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Is there any hope for Paris Agreement targets after 2024 record temperatures?

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 research, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests the unprecedented heat last year could mark the beginning of a …

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change

LA Times  

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century” — their plans on how they will cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. Those nations account for only 16.2% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions — the chief human-caused heat-trapping gas — and almost …

Countries committed to Paris Climate Agreement even after US exit
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Countries committed to Paris Climate Agreement even after US exit

India Today  

Weeks after President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, countries remain committed to their climate plans and clean-energy transition, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Stiell said. He also added what China, Brazil and India are doing to reduce emissions, "But in terms of actions being taken, just looking at …

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

Raw Story  

Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists. Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper appears in the journal "Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development" and concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising …

Broken promises in a warming world
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Broken promises in a warming world

The Hindu  

There can be no doubt that U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, which will legally come into effect in a year, is a major blow to global efforts to combat the threat posed by anthropogenic global warming. By any reckoning, climate action by the U.S. has always fallen well short of …

Climate Change: Why 2025 is a do-or-die year for climate action
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Climate Change: Why 2025 is a do-or-die year for climate action

Live Mint  

Donald Trump withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accords was a decision foretold. Trump has never been shy of airing his deep climate denialism, so it was clear as soon as the US presidential results were announced last November that the US would give up on climate action. For poorer nations, which have largely contributed next to nothing to …

UN confirms U.S. demand to withdraw from Paris climate deal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN confirms U.S. demand to withdraw from Paris climate deal

Raw Story  

The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of U.S. President Donald Trump. On his first day back in the White House, Trump announced the United States would leave the accord, which is managed by the UN climate change body. The move comes as …

Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do
2 months ago

Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. The Paris agreement is a mostly voluntary climate pact originally written in ways that would both try to reduce warming and withstand the changing political winds in the United States. “The Paris Agreement is a framework, not …

What does Donald Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement mean for the world?
2 months ago

What does Donald Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement mean for the world?

ABC  

On his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump wasted no time dismantling his predecessor's climate policies and promising a new era of fossil-fuel dominance. The United States isn't just a global superpower, it's also the world's second-largest emitter after China, so there were concerns when Trump first withdrew from the Paris Agreement that it would trigger …

Climate pact withdrawal breaks trust in US
2 months ago

Climate pact withdrawal breaks trust in US

China Daily  

This year will see countries finalize their national plans to meet their emissions reduction targets by 2035, the focus of this November's COP30 global climate talks in Brazil. The United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement that the new US administration announced on Monday shortly after President Donald Trump began his second term has therefore undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow …

Paris climate agreement: What it covers and what it doesn’t | Details
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2 months ago

Paris climate agreement: What it covers and what it doesn’t | Details

Hindustan Times  

The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. A view shows a protest projection set up by Greenpeace activists onto the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin against Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, in Berlin, Germany January 21. The Paris agreement is a …

Trump pulling US out of Paris Agreement is concerning for climate mitigation, say experts
2 months ago

Trump pulling US out of Paris Agreement is concerning for climate mitigation, say experts

Live Mint  

Donald Trump on Monday pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change—just as he did in 2016 during his first stint as president – citing Chinese carbon emissions. Global climate action at risk Experts said the developed world may find it difficult to plug the gap left by the US withdrawal. “The impact of US's withdrawal from …

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal
2 months ago

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal

Associated Press  

DAVOS, Switzerland — As expected, day two of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland witnessed strong responses to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with European leaders stating in no uncertain terms that they will hold fort and remain a part of the global climate pact. European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen …

Explained: The fallout as Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris climate agreement
2 months ago

Explained: The fallout as Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris climate agreement

Firstpost  

On Day 1 of his presidency, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the US’ exit from the landmark Paris Agreement that set a goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Now that the American president has again decided to leave the international climate change treaty, here’s what it means President Donald Trump has said the US will …

Trump Signs Order for US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Again
2 months ago

Trump Signs Order for US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Again

Deccan Chronicle  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies.Trump's action, hours after he was sworn in to a second term, echoed his directive in 2017, when he announced …

US withdrawal from Paris deal threatens global climate solidarity: Experts
2 months ago

US withdrawal from Paris deal threatens global climate solidarity: Experts

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal for the second time in a decade as he signed a series of executive actions hours after being sworn in on Monday. Experts said Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, a multilateral arrangement to keep global warming from reaching dangerous levels, sets a poor precedent for developing countries …

Trump has pledged to overturn Biden’s progress on climate change. What will that mean?
2 months ago

Trump has pledged to overturn Biden’s progress on climate change. What will that mean?

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 Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump pledged Monday to overturn climate-focused policy, promising once again to …

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal
2 months ago

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal

LA Times  

President Trump talks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. As expected, Day 2 of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, witnessed strong responses to President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with European leaders stating in no uncertain terms that they will hold fort and …

Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth crossed this climate milestone in 2024. Effects will be visible in 2025

India Today  

The world has officially crossed a significant climate milestone, with 2024 becoming the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This alarming revelation was confirmed by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service on January 10, 2025, highlighting the urgent need for action against climate change. The rising greenhouse gas emissions are propelling …

NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year’s global record
3 months, 2 weeks ago

NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year’s global record

Politico  

NOAA’s findings are an ominous sign for global efforts to keep global temperatures from rising 1.5 C since the Industrial Revolution, a goal set out in the Paris climate agreement. Climate scientists had predicted earlier this year that 2024 would set a new record, but the trends are even more worrying than anticipated, said Zeke Hausfather, a research scientist at …

As deadline looms, divide over climate pact widens
4 months ago

As deadline looms, divide over climate pact widens

Hindustan Times  

Baku: A deep divide over climate finance erupted into the open on Thursday at the UN climate summit COP29, as developed nations and developing nations roundly rejected a new draft proposal that offered two starkly different options for funding climate action, leaving the talks in disarray with barely a day remaining. A controversial proposal to count developing countries’ domestic resources …

Earth’s projected warming hasn’t improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
4 months, 1 week ago

Earth’s projected warming hasn’t improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday. “Fossil fuels and emissions are not peaking,” said Sherry Rehman, chair of climate and environment committee in …

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement. But she added: “The Paris Agreement has proven resilient and is stronger than any single country’s policy.” The United Nations’ annual climate negotiations to follow on the Paris accord start next …

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency

Al Jazeera  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service warning comes days before nations are due to gather for crunch climate talks led by the UN. On Thursday, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said this year is also “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began. “This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a …

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. …

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
5 months ago

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns

The Independent  

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How is the world doing on climate change? Not great
5 months ago

How is the world doing on climate change? Not great

NPR  

How is the world doing on climate change? Global greenhouse gas emissions rose to a new record in 2023, and if countries do not change course, the world will see warming of more than 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century. That would blow past the targets set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement: Countries have agreed to …

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 …

Climate world still has no solution to Trump 2.0
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate world still has no solution to Trump 2.0

Politico  

Diplomats, ministers, green advocates and businesses alike avoided engaging publicly with the prospects of a Trump win during nearly a week of events at the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, both held in New York as a catastrophic hurricane was bearing down on Florida and the Southeast. “My expectation is, certainly if Trump wins, that he’ll pull us …

Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren’t cutting back themselves
6 months ago

Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren’t cutting back themselves

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A trio of leaders of international climate negotiations on Thursday urged colleagues to step up efforts to fight global warming, but outside groups and endangered nations told those leaders to look in the mirror, take their own advice — and stop pumping out fossil fuels. The world’s current targets are pointing to 2.7 degrees Celsius of warming …

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: The Paris Agreement: countdown to 1.5°C

The Hindu  

“Tipping Point” is a weekly series where we dive into climate change events and the trends shaping our future. In 2015, world leaders gathered in Paris for the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP21. At the end of this conference, they adopted a legally binding agreement to limit global warming …

Paris Climate Agreement and the 1.5 degree Celsius pact holding Earth's future
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Climate Agreement and the 1.5 degree Celsius pact holding Earth's future

India Today  

As we enter the ninth year since the Paris Climate Agreement, the world has set a new record with the highest temperatures ever documented, as global warmth surpasses the 1.5°C threshold. THE PARIS AGREEMENT: A PACT TO TEMPER THE EARTH In December 2015, the world made a solemn vow in the heart of Paris, uniting in a historic commitment to …

Global temperatures reach Paris Agreement target of 1.5C above average for 12 months in a row
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Global temperatures reach Paris Agreement target of 1.5C above average for 12 months in a row

ABC  

Earth has just hit a concerning climate milestone, with data showing global temperatures have now reached or broken the Paris Agreement threshold for 12 months in a row. ­ "There's nothing really natural about many of these weather and climate events that we're seeing all over the world," Dr Pershing said. Dr Pershing said this was so they could separate …

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming
10 months ago

The long road ahead in the battle against global warming

Hindustan Times  

As record-high temperatures and unprecedented heat waves sweep across Asia, the urgency of addressing global warming has never been clearer. This article explores the impacts of rising temperatures, evaluates the current efforts to combat global warming, and considers the need for enhanced adaptability. Global warming {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Countries across Asia are experiencing record-breaking temperatures and severe heat waves, …

UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C
1 year, 1 month ago

UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C

Al Jazeera  

Three former and future UN climate summit hosts will form a ‘troika’ to to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Brazil, former and future hosts of UN climate summits, are joining forces to push for an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The next round of countries’ climate targets …

How the climate crisis hit critical stage in 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

How the climate crisis hit critical stage in 2023

Live Mint  

The word ‘permacrisis’, was voted the word of the year for 2022. It seemed about right, given the fact that people around the world seemed to be stumbling from one crisis to another, be it war, disease, climate impacts or economic devastation. In fact, while December continues to be above average in terms of heat, June to November’s global heat …

US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive
1 year, 3 months ago

US climate envoy says COP28 'last' chance to keep 1.5C target alive

Hindustan Times  

US envoy John Kerry warned Tuesday that the UN's COP28 climate summit in Dubai was the world's "last" chance to keep its target for limiting global warming alive. US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry Kerry issued his warning hours after COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber proposed a draft deal that did not include a phase-out of fossil fuels, …

2023 declared hottest year on record as UN slams climate inaction
1 year, 3 months ago

2023 declared hottest year on record as UN slams climate inaction

Al Jazeera  

The temperature record was confirmed as a UN official condemned ‘posturing’ at COP28 climate summit. Europe’s climate monitor has declared that 2023 will be the hottest year on record, as a United Nations official used the COP28 climate summit to slam inaction. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed on Wednesday that the current year will be the “warmest” …

Progress on climate change has been too slow. But it’s been real
1 year, 3 months ago

Progress on climate change has been too slow. But it’s been real

Hindustan Times  

The agreement at the conference of the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which took place in Paris in 2015, was somewhat impotent. But it could at least lay down the law for subsequent COPs, decreeing that this year’s should see the first “global stocktake” of what had and had not been done to bring the agreement’s …

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained

BBC  

Climate change: The 1.5C threshold explained Getty Images As well as rapidly reducing emissions, societies will need to adapt to the immense challenges of a world at 1.5C warming As leaders gather at COP28 in Dubai to discuss the climate crisis and negotiate how the world will address it, we consider one of the most important numbers in climate change: …

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 …

Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’
1 year, 6 months ago

Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’

Al Jazeera  

Climate change is causing human rights emergencies around the world, the United Nations human rights chief says, specifically highlighting Iraq’s “spiralling damage” from global warming. In view of the record global temperatures this year, Guterres last week called for much more ambition in the fight against climate change to prevent “the worst climate chaos”. At last year’s UN COP27 climate …

U.N. says more needed 'on all fronts' to meet climate goals
1 year, 6 months ago

U.N. says more needed 'on all fronts' to meet climate goals

The Hindu  

The world is not on target to curb global warming and more action is needed on all fronts, the United Nations warned on Friday, in the run-up to crucial international talks aimed at stemming the climate crisis. "The Paris Agreement has driven near-universal climate action by setting goals and sending signals to the world regarding the urgency of responding to …

‘Much more needed’ to achieve Paris climate goals: UN report
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Much more needed’ to achieve Paris climate goals: UN report

Al Jazeera  

UN says world is not on track to meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, including capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius. “Yet the world is not on track to meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement.” According to the report, there was a “rapidly narrowing window” to implement existing commitments to limit global warming to 1.5 …

10 Facts That Prove the World Is in a Climate Emergency
55 years, 2 months ago

10 Facts That Prove the World Is in a Climate Emergency

Wired  

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change does not mince its words when describing the disastrous effect that humans are having on the planet. Without very significant reductions in greenhouse gases—beginning immediately—it is very likely that global surface temperatures will exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. There’s more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere than …

Climate Clock ticks down: Five years left to limit temperature rise to 1.5C
1 year, 8 months ago

Climate Clock ticks down: Five years left to limit temperature rise to 1.5C

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 so-called “Climate Clock” looming over New York’s Union Square passed a critical milestone on …

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn
1 year, 10 months ago

Global warming now more likely to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027, scientists warn

The Hindu  

For the first time ever, global temperatures are now more likely than not to breach 1.5°C of warming within the next five years, the World Meteorological Organization said on May 17. With a 66% chance of temporarily reaching 1.5°C by 2027, "it's the first time in history that it's more likely than not that we will exceed 1.5°C," said Adam …

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