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 entire world were to emit at the same per capita level as India, the best available science tells that there would be no climate crisis," he added. At 2.4 tCO2e, India's per capita greenhouse gas emissions are far below the world average of 6.3 tCO2e, according to a report released by the United Nations Environment Programme last month.

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The global warming fight has a challenge for India
1 day, 5 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 …

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 …

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 on climate crisis at UN court: Developing nations suffer most
2 weeks, 3 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 …

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 …

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 …

UN chief urges aligning climate action with limiting global warming to 1.5°C
1 month 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 …

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 …

Delhi air crisis discussed at COP29: Experts term it a public health emergency
1 month ago

Delhi air crisis discussed at COP29: Experts term it a public health emergency

India Today  

Engulfed in smog, Delhi’s air pollution crisis has become a central topic at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. With the city’s Air Quality Index surpassing 500 and touching hazardous levels, the issue has drawn global attention to the public health emergency unfolding in India’s capital. Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, Executive Director of Malaysia’s Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, emphasised …

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

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 …

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments

The Hindu  

India, as part of the Like-Minded Developing Countries bloc, stood firm in calling for equitable financial support from developed nations at the ongoing COP29 climate negotiations, multiple sources from the grouping said here. At the annual climate talks, India negotiates in key groupings such as the Like-Minded Developing Countries, G77 and China, and BASIC, where it aligns with other developing …

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: India, other developing countries demand fair climate finance commitments

Deccan Chronicle  

Baku: India, as part of the Like-Minded Developing Countries bloc, stood firm in calling for equitable financial support from developed nations at the ongoing COP29 climate negotiations, multiple sources from the grouping said here. At the annual climate talks, India negotiates in key groupings such as the Like-Minded Developing Countries, G77 and China, and BASIC, where it aligns with other …

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
1 month, 1 week ago

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year. Many analysts had been hoping that China — by far the world’s biggest annual carbon polluting nation with 32% of the emissions — would have peaked its …

At COP29, India expresses concerns over how climate finance shifting to unfair loan schemes
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1 month, 1 week ago

At COP29, India expresses concerns over how climate finance shifting to unfair loan schemes

India TV News  

Baku : India, as part of the Like-Minded Developing Countries bloc, stood firm in calling for equitable financial support from developed nations at the ongoing COP29 climate negotiations, multiple sources from the grouping told news agency PTI. At the annual climate talks, India negotiates in key groupings such as the Like-Minded Developing Countries, G77 and China, and BASIC, where it …

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

World nears 1.5°C warming threshold, carbon budget dwindling

Hindustan Times  

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

COP 29 in Baku begins amid ‘Trump dilemma’: India should tread carefully
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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 push for $1 trillion in climate finance to take centre stage at COP29
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India's push for $1 trillion in climate finance to take centre stage at COP29

India Today  

With just days left until the United Nations Climate Change Conference begins in Azerbaijan, negotiators have yet to clearly outline a deal for a new climate finance goal. India has emphasised that developed nations need to provide at least $1 trillion annually for climate finance, as stated in the G20 New Delhi Declaration. The new financing goal will support developing …

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 …

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 …

India was 3rd most polluted country in 2023, Delhi most polluted capital: Report
9 months ago

India was 3rd most polluted country in 2023, Delhi most polluted capital: Report

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India was the third most polluted country in 2023 after Pakistan and Bangladesh, according to the World Air Quality Report based on data from the Swiss firm IQAir. The report, which was released on Tuesday and is based on data from over 30,000 air quality monitoring stations across 7,812 locations in 134 countries, territories, and regions, said 42 …

COP28: A crossroads for India and the climate crisis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

COP28: A crossroads for India and the climate crisis

Hindustan Times  

COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, concluded on December 12, 2023. While acknowledging the need for a shift away from coal-dependent energy, India, along with developing nations like South Africa and China, pushed for a recognition of their reliance on fossil fuels for development. The issue of "Loss and Damage" …

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, …

India welcomes Dubai consensus even as new flanks open
1 year ago

India welcomes Dubai consensus even as new flanks open

The Hindu  

Amid the global consensus in Dubai to transition away from fossil fuels, India welcomed the agreement though new avenues of opposition may have opened that it will have to address in future climate negotiations. A line says: “.Accelerating and substantially reducing non-carbon-dioxide emissions globally, including in particular methane emissions by 2030.” While the global conversation around reducing methane deals with …

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 and nations with high per capita emissions in same basket: European Parliament member
1 year ago

Can't put India and nations with high per capita emissions in same basket: European Parliament member

Firstpost  

India’s per capita carbon dioxide emissions rose by around five per cent last year to reach 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide but these were still less than half of the global average, according to a report released by a global team of scientists earlier this week. Clubbing India with emitters like China and the US is completely unacceptable as its …

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 …

COP28: India moves up one spot to rank 7th in Climate Change Performance Index 2024
1 year ago

COP28: India moves up one spot to rank 7th in Climate Change Performance Index 2024

India TV News  

India has ranked seventh in the Climate Change Performance Index 2024, moving up one spot from the previous year and maintaining its position of being among the highest performers, according to the report released during the COP28. India still reliant on coal, oil and gas CCPI experts noted that India is trying to meet its National Determined Contribution, with clear …

COP28 Summit and India | Is climate fatigue setting in?
1 year ago

COP28 Summit and India | Is climate fatigue setting in?

The Hindu  

We are half way through the CoP28 being held in Dubai – with half a million registrations, 77,000 delegates, 189 countries– that will end next week. In his speech at the inaugural session with leaders PM Modi made several points: India has 17 percent of the world’s population, is the most populous country but its share in global carbon emissions …

COP28: India’s urban population is exploding. That could have huge consequences for the planet
1 year ago

COP28: India’s urban population is exploding. That could have huge consequences for the planet

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — Over half a century ago, India’s then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi talked about the staggering challenge for developing nations: to industrialize without harming the environment. Addressing the opening session of the COP28 climate talks in Dubai on Friday, India’s current prime minister, Narendra Modi, said all developing countries must be given “a fair share in 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 …

COP28 Climate Summit | India will not be bound by curbs on energy use: Environment Secretary
1 year ago

COP28 Climate Summit | India will not be bound by curbs on energy use: Environment Secretary

The Hindu  

India, while being committed to expanding renewable energy, would not be bound by “restrictions” on what kind of energy sources it could or could not use, Leena Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, told The Hindu. The elision was odd as India was a proponent of tripling energy capacity, beginning with a mention in the G-20 declaration text this …

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

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

India TV News  

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

India, China skip signing renewable power pledge at COP28, 118 countries sign
1 year ago

India, China skip signing renewable power pledge at COP28, 118 countries sign

India Today  

India and China have not signed the global renewable and energy efficiency pledge at this year’s Conference of Parties climate summit, held in Dubai. The Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge commits to tripling worldwide installed renewable energy generation capacity to at least 11,000 GW and to double the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements to more than …

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 …

Vantage | India's crucial role at COP28 and fight against climate change
1 year ago

Vantage | India's crucial role at COP28 and fight against climate change

Firstpost  

New Delhi can serve as a bridge between wealthier nations and the Global South The COP28 summit in Dubai is the world’s biggest and most important climate meeting. New Delhi has taken centre stage to say that the burden of climate change can’t disproportionately fall on developing nations. India has submitted a report to the UN, assessing global progress on …

Air pollution causes over 2 million deaths annually in India: BMJ study
1 year ago

Air pollution causes over 2 million deaths annually in India: BMJ study

The Hindu  

November 30, 2023 11:36 pm | Updated December 01, 2023 11:08 am IST - New Delhi Outdoor air pollution from all sources accounts for 2.18 million deaths per year in India, second only to China, according to a modelling study published in The BMJ. This equates to 61% of a total estimated 8.3 million deaths worldwide due to ambient air …

Science-wise: COP28 Begins, Can First-Ever Global Stocktake Be Decisive Moment for Climate Action?
1 year ago

Science-wise: COP28 Begins, Can First-Ever Global Stocktake Be Decisive Moment for Climate Action?

News 18  

In 2015, 196 nations signed on a landmark agreement in Paris committing to slash greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the climate crisis from spiraling out of control. This is significant especially after India’s G20 Presidency succeeded in securing a commitment from the big economies to pursue efforts to triple renewable energy goals by 2030 – a key target of COP28. …

Cause and Effect | At COP28, world leaders are at a crossroads
1 year ago

Cause and Effect | At COP28, world leaders are at a crossroads

Hindustan Times  

World leaders converging on Dubai for the COP28 summit have their task cut out for them: To agree on emissions cut and a phase-out of fossil fuels; operationalising the loss and damage fund; and to ensure action on the new and updated nationally determined contributions. The world is currently headed for 2.5 to 2.9°C warming over the pre-industrial period, said …

Fund to compensate developing nations for climate change is unfinished business at COP28
1 year, 1 month ago

Fund to compensate developing nations for climate change is unfinished business at COP28

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Sunil Kumar watched helplessly in July as his home and 14 others were washed away by intense monsoon rains lashing the Indian Himalayas. Developing nations had long sought to address the problem, and finally broke through with an agreement at last year’s annual United Nations climate talks, known as COP27, to create what’s known as a loss …

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 has a critical role in Dubai climate conference: UAE official
1 year, 1 month ago

India has a critical role in Dubai climate conference: UAE official

The Hindu  

Criticism, that the UAE’s leadership this year of annual UN climate talks conflicted with its position as one of the world’s biggest producers of oil, was “surprising” and unfounded, a senior leader of the COP presidency told The Hindu in an interview on Friday. The 28th edition of the Conference of Parties, set to unfurl over two weeks in Dubai …

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