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 climate change, and one of lead negotiators for India at global climate meets, said that the “net-zero emissions target is unjust for developing nations like India”. Moreover, unchecked emissions by rich and developed countries over past several decades are significantly responsible for global warming and the resultant irreversible climate change. India’s argument is that countries must focus on delivering on what they have already promised instead of opening up a parallel discussion on net-zero targets outside of the Paris Agreement framework. Data shows India is the only G-20 country whose climate actions are compliant to the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global temperatures from rising beyond 2°C.

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Climate change is now a real and pressing economic threat
2 hours, 52 minutes ago

Climate change is now a real and pressing economic threat

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Climate change is no longer just affecting lives. “We must reduce emissions because a country like India needs a stable climate to ensure growth. Cross-border tariffs Climate change may disrupt global trade and economic development around as developed economies in the European Union are coming up with measures like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a policy tool to …

The global warming fight has a challenge for India
1 day, 8 hours ago

The global warming fight has a challenge for India

The Hindu  

The outcome of the climate conference in Azerbaijan has been disappointing. Developed countries have accepted 2050, China 2060, and India 2070 as the deadline for energy transition to net zero emissions by 2070. We need to rapidly ramp up electricity generation to establish our claim to an energy level that is sufficient to sustain future growth before we are constrained …

CCPI 2025: Teaching students about India's climate policies and challenges
4 days, 2 hours ago

CCPI 2025: Teaching students about India's climate policies and challenges

India Today  

India's climate change progress has earned it the 10th position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2025, a tool widely used by researchers and educators to evaluate nations' environmental efforts. Here's how to approach it: INDIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS: A CASE STUDY FOR STUDENTS India's strong performance in greenhouse gas emissions and energy use categories highlights its dedication to sustainable practices, particularly …

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens
1 week, 1 day ago

2024 in review: India’s race for sustainable survival as climate crisis deepens

Live Mint  

The year is set to end as the hottest on record, marking the second consecutive year of unprecedented warming after 2023 claimed the same title. Data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that that average global temperature in nine out of the first 11 months in 2024 was already 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The report said 2024 …

India on climate crisis at UN court: Developing nations suffer most
2 weeks, 4 days ago

India on climate crisis at UN court: Developing nations suffer most

India Today  

India slammed developed countries for causing the climate crisis during a landmark hearing at the International Court of Justice on Thursday, saying they exploited the global carbon budget, failed to honour climate-finance promises and are now demanding that developing countries restrict their resource use. Making submissions on behalf of India, Luther M Rangreji, joint secretary in the Ministry of External …

IIM Lucknow study reveals $1.7 trillion investment needed for net-zero goals
2 weeks, 4 days ago

IIM Lucknow study reveals $1.7 trillion investment needed for net-zero goals

India Today  

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Management, IIM Lucknow and Ahmedabad University have conducted a study outlining the necessary steps for India's industrial sector to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070. The study has been published in the prestigious journal Applied Energy and emphasises the need for transformative changes in the industrial domain of India to align with the nation's net-zero …

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

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

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: Set new finance goal on climate justice
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1 month ago

India: Set new finance goal on climate justice

New Indian Express  

With COP29 negotiations reaching a critical stage, India on Tuesday demanded clear answers from developed countries on the New Collective Quantified Goal for climate finance. Delivering the national statement, Kirti Vardhan Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, said all NCQG decisions for climate finance must reflect the principles of climate justice and equity. …

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 flags mitigation burden at Baku meet
1 month ago

India flags mitigation burden at Baku meet

Hindustan Times  

While India and the Global South are bearing huge economic burdens in mitigating climate crisis, severely limiting their capacity to meet developmental needs, it has not dampened India’s resolve on climate action, Kirti Vardhan Singh, minister of state for environment and external affairs said at COP29 on Tuesday. “Despite not contributing to the problem, we in the Global South are …

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do
1 month ago

COP29 and reducing climate leadership: What India can do

Hindustan Times  

The Conference of Parties 29 has seen a lacklustre attendance with heads of State from major emitters including China, United States, South Africa, Germany and Canada not in attendance. India must take a nuanced stance advocating for continued resource transfers from the North to bolster India’s domestic capacity to become a crucial partner in achieving global climate goals. India would …

Global South faces climate burden: India highlights challenges at COP29
1 month ago

Global South faces climate burden: India highlights challenges at COP29

India Today  

At the ongoing COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, India's Minister of State for Environment, Kirti Vardhan Singh, highlighted the critical juncture at which the global community stands in its collective fight against climate change. Speaking on behalf of the Global South, Singh pointed the disproportionate burden faced by developing nations due to climate change. Kirti Vardhan Singh also reiterated that …

India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks
1 month ago

India Voices Concern Over Climate Finance at CoP29 Baku Talks

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India on Sunday expressed serious concern about the progress by the developed countries to engage in a climate finance and mitigation work programme at CoP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. However, India asserted that those with the highest capacity to take climate action have continuously shifted goalposts, delayed climate action, and consumed a highly disproportionate share of the global carbon …

India pitches for $1.3 trillion in annual climate support for developing nations
1 month, 1 week ago

India pitches for $1.3 trillion in annual climate support for developing nations

Live Mint  

Intervening on behalf of like-minded developing countries, India said that developed countries need to commit to provide and mobilise at least $1.3 trillion every year in the New Collective Quantified Goal till 2030. Developing countries require up to $1.5 trillion a year for their unique climate needs and net zero transition, according to various estimates. Also Read: COP29 stresses global …

Mint Primer: Your two-minute guide to COP29... and dystopia
1 month, 1 week ago

Mint Primer: Your two-minute guide to COP29... and dystopia

Live Mint  

Nations, businesses and civil society are set to discuss ways to tackle the climate crisis at yet another Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, The 29th meet is in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 11-14 November. A massive $2.4 trillion a year—four times what is currently invested—is required for poor and emerging economies to cut greenhouse gas …

India's climate policies expected to reduce CO2 emissions by around 4 billion tonnes by 2030: Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India's climate policies expected to reduce CO2 emissions by around 4 billion tonnes by 2030: Report

The Hindu  

India's current climate policies are projected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by around four billion tonnes between 2020 and 2030, and drive a 24% reduction in coal-based power generation, according to a new report. The study by Delhi-based independent think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water said policies for India's power, residential and transport sectors have already saved 440 …

World Bank Supports India's Net Zero Goal with $3Bn
1 month, 2 weeks ago

World Bank Supports India's Net Zero Goal with $3Bn

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The World Bank is supporting India’s transition towards net zero emissions with development policy operations worth $3 billion. The World Bank is supporting this transition with two development policy operations worth $3 billion. The World Bank’s Hydrogen for Development Partnership, founded and supported by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, facilitated $1.5 billion in concessional financing in fiscal 2024—the …

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must

Live Mint  

That changing the behaviour of populations is a nigh-impossible task was visible, once again, during Diwali. When political leaders themselves ignore a key institution, posit environmental action as anti-religious and undermine established scientific research on the deadly effects of a ‘temporary’ surge in pollution levels, it is not surprising that profit-seeking cracker sellers and people—who are healthy and prioritize enjoyment, …

India should not be seen as 3rd or 4th-largest GHG emitter due to low per capita emissions: Minister
3 months ago

India should not be seen as 3rd or 4th-largest GHG emitter due to low per capita emissions: Minister

The Hindu  

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said India should not be viewed as the world's third or fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and its low per capita emission should be considered instead. Addressing a session at the Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, he said India is home to 17% of the world's population, but …

A climate crisis agenda remains urgent
3 months ago

A climate crisis agenda remains urgent

The Hindu  

The next five years are critical for India’s climate action efforts, given its ambitious 2030 targets. Key environmental issues that need urgent attention include reducing heat stress, improving air quality, managing waste, and enhancing energy efficiency. Encouraging businesses to view climate action as an opportunity rather than a challenge is essential, and acting swiftly on India’s carbon market is a …

Watch: What is Net Zero? A key to tackling climate change
3 months, 1 week ago

Watch: What is Net Zero? A key to tackling climate change

The Hindu  

India has committed to reach the net zero emission targets by 2070. Because there’s too much carbon dioxide and methane and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we have global warming and climate change. A particular system — like the atmosphere, but also like a factory or a business or an entire industry or even a whole country — can …

India has done what none of G20 countries could, says PM Modi about Paris Accord targets – Firstpost
4 months, 1 week ago

India has done what none of G20 countries could, says PM Modi about Paris Accord targets – Firstpost

Firstpost  

In his address on 78th Independence Day from the Red Fort in Delhi, PM Modi said, India’s efforts to tackle the global issue of climate change have ‘reassured and surprised’ the world Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on 78th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India and its people have accomplished what other G20 nations have …

Climate debate: Criticism of the Economic Survey misses the forest for the trees
4 months, 1 week ago

Climate debate: Criticism of the Economic Survey misses the forest for the trees

Live Mint  

Edward Said recounted how, when he critiqued Western scholars for biased depictions of the East, a prominent scholar dismissed his arguments by attacking his credibility rather than engaging with their substance. On 6 August, an oped in Mint argued that India’s Economic Survey “has wide gaps and odd arguments" on climate change. First, the charge that the survey adopts a …

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 …

Economic Survey 2023-24: Balancing growth and green goals a tightrope walk for India
5 months ago

Economic Survey 2023-24: Balancing growth and green goals a tightrope walk for India

The Hindu  

India's path to sustainable development is fraught with challenges, as the country grapples with the twin imperatives of meeting burgeoning energy demands and reducing carbon emissions, the Economic Survey 2023-24 revealed on July 22. Tabled in the Parliament, the Survey underscores the complexities of India's green transition, emphasizing the need for a diversified energy portfolio to achieve ambitious growth targets …

Time for India’s budget to devote enough space for climate action
5 months ago

Time for India’s budget to devote enough space for climate action

Hindustan Times  

How do you cost for climate change? Last year, the apex bank’s report on Currency and Finance outlined climate change’s impact on the country. That is why the Union Budget this year is an extraordinary opportunity to shape India’s climate action. What’s encouraging though is that, through previous Budget announcements, the government has consistently shown interest in acting on climate …

The shape of a five-year climate agenda for India
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The shape of a five-year climate agenda for India

The Hindu  

As the new government settles in, what it does to scale up climate action will affect every Ministry, new and old, and every sector, big and small. Some of its choices would be pivotal to how India structures its economic path in a sustainable way, positions itself as the voice of the Global South at the right tables, and fights …

Climate change a top priority for India's Gen Z voters. Are parties listening?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Climate change a top priority for India's Gen Z voters. Are parties listening?

India Today  

The ongoing general election in India has a distinct dimension to it: hotter weather. India Today has analysed the election manifestos of two major national parties – the Bhartiya Janata Party and Congress – to assess their policies concerning climate change. The word “climate” in the context of environmental degradation features 10 times in the Congress manifesto while it appears …

Weatherman signals a nasty summer ahead for India
8 months, 1 week ago

Weatherman signals a nasty summer ahead for India

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : Climate change will accelerate the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, India’s top weatherman warned, on the backdrop of the country witnessing a far higher number of intensely heavy rainfall and heatwave days, fewer colder days and increasing thunderstorms in recent times. “We are noticing extreme behaviour in weather," India Meteorological Department director-general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said …

India expresses serious concerns in WTO meet over unilateral protectionist measures
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India expresses serious concerns in WTO meet over unilateral protectionist measures

The Hindu  

India on February 26 expressed "serious" concerns in a WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi over increase in the use of trade protectionist measures by certain countries in the name of environment protection. Mr. Barhthwal "expressed serious concerns regarding the increasing use of trade protectionist unilateral measures, which are sought to be justified in the guise of environmental protection". India against …

Water resource inadequacy is a challenge India must take head on
11 months ago

Water resource inadequacy is a challenge India must take head on

Live Mint  

The notion of a ‘triple planetary’ crisis encompassing climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss has become outdated in the face of complexities captured by the relatively new term ‘polycrisis.’ This modern challenge involves the intertwining of climate change, environmental disruptions, widening social inequalities, pandemic effects and geopolitical polarization. India can tap the climate-development nexus by conserving and using its water …

Should India set a higher bar to address climate change? | The Hindu Parley podcast
1 year ago

Should India set a higher bar to address climate change? | The Hindu Parley podcast

The Hindu  

In a historic first, all 198 signatories to the 28th United Nations’ Conference of the Parties adopted to “transition away” from “all fossil fuels” as opposed to only coal, as was agreed upon at COP26, in Glasgow. Unsurprisingly, it supported the incumbent COP President Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber of the UAE when he proposed to “transition away” from oil and gas, …

COP28: Adaptation draft misses key issue of climate finance
1 year ago

COP28: Adaptation draft misses key issue of climate finance

Hindustan Times  

A new text on the Global Goal on Adaptation released on Wednesday at the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai lists seven targets, including significantly reducing climate-induced water scarcity, for implementation by and beyond 2030, but it doesn’t provide for adequate climate finance to put these adaptation measures in place. The text urges parties to take on seven adaptation measures …

View From India | Facing climate risks
1 year ago

View From India | Facing climate risks

The Hindu  

As the ongoing UN COP-28 climate summit comes to a close in Dubai on December 12, 2023, a draft of the Global Goal on Adaptation said all countries must have in place a detailed plan by 2025, to adapt to the current and future impacts of climate change in their countries, and must demonstrate progress in implementing such a plan …

Equity and climate justice must be basis of climate action: India at COP28
1 year ago

Equity and climate justice must be basis of climate action: India at COP28

The Hindu  

India firmly believes that equity and climate justice must be the basis of climate action and this can be ensured only when the developed countries take the lead in combating climate change, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said in Dubai at the COP28 on December 9. Delivering the national statement at the high-level segment during the ongoing annual climate conference, Mr. …

Can't put India, other nations with high per capita emissions in same basket: European Parliament member Peter Liese
1 year ago

Can't put India, other nations with high per capita emissions in same basket: European Parliament member Peter Liese

The Hindu  

Clubbing India with emitters such as China and the U.S. is completely unacceptable as its per capita emissions are "very low", a senior official of the European Parliament said on December 9. There have been concerted attempts to club India with major emitters such as the U.S. at climate negotiations despite its low per capita emissions. The scientists said the …

DC Edit | India can still be part of climate deal
1 year ago

DC Edit | India can still be part of climate deal

Deccan Chronicle  

It is surprising that India was not among the 118 nations that signed the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge at the climate summit in Dubai to triple the installed renewable energy capacity by the turn of the decade. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out in his address to the summit during his flying visit, India may be 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 …

What India should be seeking from COP28
1 year ago

What India should be seeking from COP28

Hindustan Times  

The 28th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change began in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 30 and will continue till December 12. The successive annual COPs since the Paris Climate agreement of 2015 have each fallen short of mobilising international efforts at a scale appropriate to the challenge of the climate crisis, even as …

Climate diplomacy must begin at home
1 year, 1 month ago

Climate diplomacy must begin at home

Hindustan Times  

Long gone are the days when India’s climate postures were ostensibly defensive. In its quest to achieve its 2030 transition and 2070 net zero targets at home, India’s climate diplomacy has been forward looking. In its rush to join or create new international platforms, India must not forget to build domestic strategic capacity that can better define, articulate, and implement …

India contributed 5% to global emissions, says UNEP in report highlighting gap
1 year, 1 month ago

India contributed 5% to global emissions, says UNEP in report highlighting gap

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: People walk along the Kartavya Path in front of the India Gate amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 13. Current and past greenhouse gas emissions that have led to global warming are unequally distributed globally, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Monday, citing India’s example. Per capita territorial emissions vary significantly across countries since …

India historically contributed to 5% warming: UNEP
1 year, 1 month ago

India historically contributed to 5% warming: UNEP

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Current and historical emissions are highly unequally distributed globally, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Monday referring to India’s example. The bottom 50% of the world population contributed only 12% of total emissions Per capita territorial GHG emissions vary significantly across countries. The bottom 50% of the world population contributed only 12% of total emissions,” UNEP’s Emissions …

India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28: Report

The Hindu  

India is unlikely to sign onto a global pledge to reduce cooling-related emissions at the COP28 climate meeting, citing the need for the world's most populous country to have affordable cooling, two government officials told Reuters. The pledge to cut cooling-related carbon dioxide emissions by at least 68% by 2050 compared with 2022 levels was developed by the United Nations …

COP28: Why India's role is pivotal in climate justice and finance
1 year, 2 months ago

COP28: Why India's role is pivotal in climate justice and finance

Firstpost  

India, along with other developing countries, is pushing for a new global climate finance target, acknowledging the growing costs of addressing and adapting to climate change India’s stance at COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, centres around the importance of adaptation and equity in addressing climate change. Over the past two years, developed economies have also collaborated with major …

The shape of climate justice in a warming India
1 year, 2 months ago

The shape of climate justice in a warming India

The Hindu  

The G-20 summit that was held in Delhi agreed on tripling renewable energy capacity and a voluntary doubling of the rate of energy efficiency improvement by 2030. Such an approach evades concerns of climate justice within India, particularly its effect on inequality across levels class, caste and region. Inequality matrix It is now well documented across the world that climate …

India to push developed nations to become 'carbon negative' before 2050: Report
1 year, 2 months ago

India to push developed nations to become 'carbon negative' before 2050: Report

The Hindu  

India wants to push developed nations to become carbon negative rather than carbon neutral by 2050, arguing that would allow emerging market economies more time to use fossil fuels for development needs, two Indian government sources said. "The rich countries should become net negative emitters before 2050 to enable the world to achieve the target of global net zero by …

World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030
1 year, 2 months ago

World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030

The Hindu  

Lamenting the lack of progress on various Sustainable Development Goals, including biodiversity protection and greenhouse gas emissions, world leaders at the SDG Summit in New York on September 18 and 19, 2023, once again reaffirmed their shared commitment to eradicate poverty and end hunger. They also recognised that the world was on track to meet only 15% of its 169 …

India's Net Zero emissions target by 2070 little too long-term: Hardeep Singh Puri
1 year, 2 months ago

India's Net Zero emissions target by 2070 little too long-term: Hardeep Singh Puri

The Hindu  

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on October 9 said achieving the net zero emissions target by 2070 is "little too long-term", indicating that the country may achieve the milestone ahead of the deadline. Under the net zero target, India will completely switch to renewables by 2070. Addressing the 26th Energy Technology Meet, Mr. Puri said: "Our net zero target by …

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