How global warming smashed all safety barriers in 2024
3 months ago

How global warming smashed all safety barriers in 2024

Live Mint  

New Delhi: How do we feel the effects of climate change in our everyday lives? “People just get on with their lives, and that’s not nice", she says, putting the onus of this forgetfulness on the fact that in India, we tend to focus on “seasonal climate conversations"—like heat waves during summer, and floods during the monsoon. “It’s almost inevitable that we reach it by the end of this decade, or early next decade," says climate scientist Aditi Mukherji, who, like Pathak, has been a lead author on climate reports made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the UN’s climate science body. “The global change is affecting us more, the Indian Ocean region, which is tropical, and surrounded by ocean.” — Roxy Mathew Koll Show me the money The GCP’s estimates for 2024 find India to be among the highest emitters, with GHG emissions rising by over 4% from 2023. The deal was described as “the final nail in the coffin of 1.5 degrees Celsius" to Mint by Vaibhav Chaturvedi, senior fellow at the climate policy think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water.

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Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024
3 months ago

Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024

Associated Press  

People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists who also said that climate change worsened much of the world’s damaging weather throughout 2024. “The finding is devastating but utterly unsurprising: Climate change did play a role, and often a major role …

Climate change adds 41 extra days of dangerous heat globally in 2024
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3 months ago

Climate change adds 41 extra days of dangerous heat globally in 2024

India Today  

People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists who also said that climate change worsened much of the world’s damaging weather throughout 2024. “The finding is devastating but utterly unsurprising: Climate change did play a role, and often a major role …

Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process
3 months, 1 week ago

Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process

Associated Press  

The world’s nations keep faltering in their efforts to join together to save the planet from several environmental crises. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, from front left, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Simon Stiell, United Nations climate chief, Antonio Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan …

UK, China can set example of joint climate action
4 months ago

UK, China can set example of joint climate action

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY Global surface temperatures reached record levels in 2024 as the impacts of climate change are being felt around the world. Amid rising political tensions worldwide, strong bilateral cooperation between the United Kingdom and China can provide the international leadership needed to boost the fight against climate change this decade. Sino-British climate cooperation deepening Supported by the UK's …

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29
4 months ago

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29

Hindustan Times  

The Conference of Parties 29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, ended on a dramatic note as negotiators announced a pledge to triple annual climate finance to $300 billion by 2035, with an aspirational target of $1.3 trillion. Therefore, we oppose the adoption of this document.” India’s rejection of the climate finance package came in the face of celebration by developed …

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies
4 months ago

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies

China Daily  

A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct 31, 2024. At the just-concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, health amid climate change was a prominent subject of discussion. Climate change does pose a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of …

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies
4 months ago

Optimizing climate health adaptation policies

China Daily  

A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct 31, 2024. At the just-concluded UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, health amid climate change was a prominent subject of discussion. Climate change does pose a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of …

Baku’s climate talks couldn’t escape the impact of Trump’s US victory
4 months ago

Baku’s climate talks couldn’t escape the impact of Trump’s US victory

Live Mint  

The CoP-29 climate summit at Baku closed with a measly deal that has deeply disappointed the developing world and civil society in developed countries. Sadly for most of the world, the rich nations that are almost wholly responsible for causing climate change—China and India, among the top five carbon emitters today, industrialized much later—agreed to pledge just $300 billion annually …

Letters to the Editor: Climate change is a global threat, but it isn’t the worst one. This is
4 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Climate change is a global threat, but it isn’t the worst one. This is

LA Times  

To the editor: Climate change is the biggest threat facing us? Soon, that list may include the leaders of North Korea and Iran — and who knows how many others as the nuclear genie multiplies throughout the world? It is long past time for thought leaders to wake up to the world’s most urgent threat and get a real conversation …

Climate talks end with mere $300 bn pledge
4 months ago

Climate talks end with mere $300 bn pledge

New Indian Express  

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku concluded on Sunday amid high drama with the adoption of a controversial agreement to triple climate finance for developing countries to $300 billion annually by 2035 as against the $1.3 trillion sought by developing countries per year until 2030. The process and the amount agreed upon faced strong opposition from India and …

The climate deal brokered at Cop29 is disappointing – but it is a start
4 months ago

The climate deal brokered at Cop29 is disappointing – but it is a start

The Independent  

Although the last-minute agreement on climate finance reached at the Cop29 summit in Baku was branded a “betrayal” of developing countries by campaigners, it was much better than no deal. It was less than they wanted, but the agreement called on all parties to mobilise “all public and private sources” to get closer to the poor nations’ demand for $1.3 …

COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation
4 months ago

COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-24 21:11 A view during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24, 2024. Amidst rising political tensions, strong bilateral cooperation between the UK and China can provide the international leadership needed to accelerate progress on climate change this decade. Following this meeting, and to support both multilateral …

COP29: $300 billion climate deal pushed through despite stiff opposition
4 months ago

COP29: $300 billion climate deal pushed through despite stiff opposition

New Indian Express  

BAKU: The United Nations climate summit in Baku on Sunday concluded amidst high drama with the adoption of a controversial agreement to triple climate finance for developing countries to $300 billion annually by 2035. Chandni Raina, adviser to the Department of Economic Affairs and part of India’s negotiating team, criticised the agreement for failing to address the urgent needs of …

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku
4 months ago

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. The COP29 United Nations climate change negotiations stumbled toward Friday's deadline, with a draft target of climate finance to developing nations falling far short of expectations. A key task of the UN gathering, which kicked off on Nov …

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku
4 months ago

COP29 UN climate talks wrap up in Baku

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. The COP29 United Nations climate change negotiations stumbled toward Friday's deadline, with a draft target of climate finance to developing nations falling far short of expectations. A key task of the UN gathering, which kicked off on Nov …

COP29: World agrees to climate deal on financial aid for poor countries after summit nearly implodes
4 months ago

COP29: World agrees to climate deal on financial aid for poor countries after summit nearly implodes

CNN  

CNN — The world agreed to a new climate deal at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, with wealthy countries pledging to provide $300 billion annually by 2035 to poorer countries to help them cope with the increasingly catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis — a figure many developing countries criticized as vastly insufficient. “This new finance goal is an insurance …

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan
4 months ago

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything amid summit in Azerbaijan

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 Welcome to an exclusive Ask Me Anything session with me, Stuti Mishra, The Independent’s Asia …

US, India lead G20 on climate action but Trump presidency might change things: Study
4 months, 1 week ago

US, India lead G20 on climate action but Trump presidency might change things: Study

Firstpost  

A new study revealed that the United States and India are the top two nations in the G20 to take climate policy measures and reduce carbon emissions. However, the analysts warned that the advent of President-elect Donald Trump could be detrimental to these gains As talks about climate financing falter at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan, a study noted that …

UN chief urges aligning climate action with limiting global warming to 1.5°C
4 months, 1 week 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 action must rise above politics before time runs out
4 months, 1 week ago

Climate action must rise above politics before time runs out

Live Mint  

This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku is taking place against a tumultuous geopolitical backdrop. The European Investment Bank Group’s most recent climate survey shows that 94% of Europeans and 88% of Americans support adaptation measures, while around half of respondents say that such measures should be a national priority. Economic growth is decoupling from carbon emissions, owing …

The COP climate talks are at risk of failing – but there is a way to save them
4 months, 1 week ago

The COP climate talks are at risk of failing – but there is a way to save them

The Independent  

The COP29 presidency is accused of striking gas deals in the conference sidelines; vast numbers of world leaders haven’t shown up; and now the UN’s former climate chief says the summit in its current form can’t deliver change at the speed and scale needed for the safety of humanity. With Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev using his opening address at the …

Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope
4 months, 1 week ago

Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Young people who attend the United Nations climate talks have a lot to be angry about. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Her pessimism isn’t unwarranted. “I think for a lot of young people from extremely climate vulnerable nations, it actually it doesn’t feel like much of a choice” to …

G20 summit begins in Brazil today as UN urges it to do what COP29 may not in Azerbaijan
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4 months, 1 week ago

G20 summit begins in Brazil today as UN urges it to do what COP29 may not in Azerbaijan

Firstpost  

Heads of state arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for the G20 summit and will spend Monday and Tuesday addressing issues from poverty and hunger to the reform of global institutions Diplomatic tensions over global warming spilled over into the G20 summit negotiations in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20 major economies reached a fragile consensus on …

G20 nations reach climate finance breakthrough that eluded COP29 talks: Report
4 months, 1 week ago

G20 nations reach climate finance breakthrough that eluded COP29 talks: Report

India Today  

Diplomatic tensions over global warming spilled over into the G20 summit negotiations in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20 major economies reached a fragile consensus on climate finance that had eluded UN talks in Azerbaijan. G20 countries account for 85% of the world's economy and are the largest contributors to multilateral development banks helping to steer climate finance. …

A devastating blow to global climate efforts
4 months, 1 week ago

A devastating blow to global climate efforts

The Hindu  

With the Republicans firmly in control of the U.S. government, a seismic shift in American climate policy is imminent, threatening to unravel years of slow but hard-earned progress in addressing the climate crisis. With president-elect Donald Trump referring to climate change as a “hoax”, the most devastating effect will be a diplomatic retreat in global negotiations, along with a possible …

Negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit
4 months, 1 week ago

Negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked at UN summit

Hindustan Times  

With just days remaining at the COP29 climate talks in Baku, negotiations over climate finance remain deadlocked, with developed and developing nations still far apart on both the scale of funding and its fundamental structure, even as Argentina’s withdrawal from the talks casts a shadow over global climate cooperation. Experts say Harjeet Singh, Climate Activist and Global Engagement Director for …

Top polluting nations must work together to come up with solution, warns John Kerry at HTLS
4 months, 1 week ago

Top polluting nations must work together to come up with solution, warns John Kerry at HTLS

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The world is already exceeding the crucial 1.5°C warming threshold, former US special envoy for climate John Kerry warned, urging countries engaged in the ongoing global climate conference, COP29, to work hard to find a solution, especially the 23 nations and regions most responsible for emissions. Former US secretary of state John Kerry has in recent years traversed …

COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering
4 months, 1 week ago

COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering

The Hindu  

This year’s U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a confrontational host and the reelection of U.S. climate skeptic Donald Trump stealing the limelight. On Friday, midway through the two-week summit, a group of former leaders, climate experts and scientists published an open letter calling for the COP process to …

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
4 months, 1 week ago

Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows

LA Times  

Activists demonstrate against fossil fuels at the COP29 U.N. climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday. “We are dragging our feet as a planet.” A letter signed by former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former U.N. climate secretary Christiana Figueres and former Irish President Mary Robinson called for “a fundamental overhaul of the COP.” “We need a shift from negotiation …

Global solidarity badly needed in fight against climate change
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Global solidarity badly needed in fight against climate change

China Daily  

A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct 31, 2024. Speaking at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: "We are in the final countdown to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees …

COP29 and the climate crisis: Navigating a world with Trump back in charge
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 and the climate crisis: Navigating a world with Trump back in charge

Live Mint  

To subscribe to this fortnightly newsletter and get it in your inbox, Dear reader, Welcome to the first issue of Mint’s newsletter on the climate crisis: Climate Change And You. He writes that unless countries act now, global GDP may decline by 10% due to climate impacts, and India may lose 5.8% of working hours and 34 million jobs due …

COP 29: Developed economies must learn to prioritise lives over profits
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP 29: Developed economies must learn to prioritise lives over profits

Al Jazeera  

The so called ‘Wall Street Climate Consensus’ cannot be allowed to shape the new climate finance deal being negotiated in Baku. This means, that if developing nations are to have any chance of building clean-energy systems, preparing for extreme weather events and responding effectively to natural disasters like the one in Spain, it is crucial that a new, much more …

High-level report calls for $1 trillion boost in climate finance at COP29
4 months, 2 weeks ago

High-level report calls for $1 trillion boost in climate finance at COP29

India Today  

As the COP29 climate summit continues in Baku, a new report highlights an urgent call for climate finance to meet critical global targets. Published by an independent high-level expert group, the report recommends mobilising $1 trillion annually for developing countries by 2030, a move that would help address climate challenges under the Paris Agreement. The group aims to support policy …

World leaders address climate crisis at COP29 amid growing disasters
4 months, 2 weeks ago

World leaders address climate crisis at COP29 amid growing disasters

Deccan Chronicle  

Azerbaijan: The 29th UN climate conference began with world leaders discussing the devastating effects of climate change and calling for urgent global action. Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis spoke on behalf of vulnerable island nations facing mounting debt from climate-related catastrophes, such as Hurricanes Dorian and Matthew, despite contributing minimally to global emissions. COP29 marks a critical point in …

Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why are countries fighting over money at COP29 climate summit?

India Today  

The United Nations' COP29 climate summit, currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, has brought together representatives from nearly 200 countries with a primary goal of brokering a landmark climate finance deal. However, the recent US election results have cast a shadow over the talks, with concerns that a potential Trump administration could halt US climate finance contributions, potentially shrinking the overall …

Act on climate at home despite global ennui
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Act on climate at home despite global ennui

New Indian Express  

The longest shadow cast on the COP29 climate conference going on in Baku is the re-election of Donald Trump. The president-elect has already picked Vivek Ramaswamy, who has criticised big companies for basing business strategy around climate change concerns, to co-head a new department of government efficiency. That is the main agenda at COP29—to push for a new global climate …

World leaders urged to fund anticipatory climate actions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

World leaders urged to fund anticipatory climate actions

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. As global leaders convene for the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP29, in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, an NGO has warned of increasing climate-driven disasters that are disproportionately affecting Africa. In a statement published on Monday, the IRC said …

COP 29 in Baku begins amid ‘Trump dilemma’: India should tread carefully
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP 29 in Baku begins amid ‘Trump dilemma’: India should tread carefully

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency has put questions on climate action; however, if India has to safeguard the security of 1.4 billion people, it must look at climate change seriously The 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change began in Baku, Azerbaijan, and will carry on from November 11 to 22, 2024. Trump’s position on climate change …

Climate change: 7 things that COP29 summit at Azerbaijan’s Baku needs to focus on
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate change: 7 things that COP29 summit at Azerbaijan’s Baku needs to focus on

Firstpost  

As COP29 unfolds amid another record-breaking year of high global temperatures, new research highlights accelerating climate impacts – from breached warming thresholds to intensified wildfires, and potential disruption of ocean currents Participating world leaders and delegates arrive for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku. AFP This year’s U.N. climate summit - COP29 - is …

COP29 In Baku: Article 6 To Fossil Fuel Phaseout — 10 Key Climate Issues On The Table
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 In Baku: Article 6 To Fossil Fuel Phaseout — 10 Key Climate Issues On The Table

ABP News  

COP29 News: The 29th UN Climate Conference is under way in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the world’s focus has turned to critical climate challenges and negotiations that will shape global climate action. Setting a New Climate Finance Goal COP29 is dubbed the "finance COP" because it centres around establishing the New Collective Quantified Goal for climate finance, set to replace the …

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29: The climate funds math that needs to be reset, explained

Live Mint  

The 29th annual United Nations climate summit, COP29, started in Azerbaijan this week. The enhanced financial support would help developing countries strengthen their national climate plans, which, too, are due for an update in 2025. COP29 stakes The NCQG would also support climate adaptation—the component of climate action aimed at helping countries adjust to existing climate impacts. "The election result …

COP29: With ‘no sense of urgency’, world leaders huddle in Azerbaijan’s Baku for UN climate talks – Firstpost
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29: With ‘no sense of urgency’, world leaders huddle in Azerbaijan’s Baku for UN climate talks – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Several small island nations presidents and over a dozen leaders from countries across Africa are set to speak over the two-day World Leaders’ Summit at the COP29 conference A person walks outside the Baku Olympic Stadium, the venue for the COP29 U.N. AP World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the …

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

2015-2024 declared hottest decade ever as COP29 kicks off in Baku

India Today  

As COP29 convenes, the global community is met with a dire warning from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The WMO’s State of the Climate 2024 Update issued a red alert, pointing at the swift acceleration of climate change within a single generation. From January to September 2024, global mean surface air temperatures were 1.54°C above pre-industrial levels, a significant increase …

COP29 Baku: What is on the agenda?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29 Baku: What is on the agenda?

India Today  

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – the annual U.N. climate summit – has kicked off in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. The COP will also discuss long-term climate finance, as well as annual reports of the Green Climate Fund and the Global Environmental Facility. Other important elements on the agenda …

COP29: Report reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29: Report reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations

India Today  

As world leaders gather for COP29 in Baku, a new study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water reveals significant gaps in climate action among G20 nations. The study also highlights the need for better data on loss and damage, with 65% of reported climate events lacking economic damage data, particularly in Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing …

UN asks developed world to help developing countries in climate fight
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UN asks developed world to help developing countries in climate fight

China Daily  

Participants walk past the hashtag COP29 logo on the opening day of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 11, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Warning of a grim global warming situation, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed high expectation to see developed countries beef up their support for developing economies, who disproportionately suffer the consequences of the climate crisis. Climate …

COP29: Climate talks off to rocky start, but carbon mkts mechanism approved
Top News
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Amid weather extremes, India demands West up climate funding
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid weather extremes, India demands West up climate funding

Hindustan Times  

India is expected to reiterate its call for adequate climate finance from developed nations, including contributions running into trillions of dollars annually, as the UN Climate Change Conference began in Baku on Monday against the backdrop of unprecedented weather extremes that have battered India as well as the world, and new signs that the globe is on track for more …

India to push for accountability, fair financing, green credit at COP29: delegates
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India to push for accountability, fair financing, green credit at COP29: delegates

The Hindu  

India’s approach at COP29 focuses on accountability, green credit, fair financing, and incremental goals for its developing economy, multiple delegates said on Monday as the latest edition of the world's most important meeting on climate change kickstarted in Baku. While moderate in terms of attendance and scale, India's primary priorities at the conference are expected to include holding developed nations …

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