Developed countries to overshoot carbon emissions goal: study
1 year, 1 month ago

Developed countries to overshoot carbon emissions goal: study

The Hindu  

In the run-up to a key global climate summit, an analysis shows that developed countries — responsible for three-fourths of existing carbon emissions in the atmosphere — will end up emitting 38% more carbon in 2030 than they have committed to, going by current trajectories, In fact, 83% of this overshoot will be caused by the United States, Russia, and the European Union, according to a study published last week by the Council for Energy Environment and Water, a Delhi-based thinktank. Falling short The CEEW study noted that the NDCs of developed countries already fall short of the global average reduction of emissions to 43% below 2019 levels that is needed to keep temperatures from rising above 1.5°C. For a fighting chance at keeping warming below critical tipping points, decades of negotiations have obliged developed countries to lead global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with legally binding targets. Most developed countries appear to be planning to achieve their 2050 net zero targets by taking on deep emission cuts only after 2030; which, going by their own track record, seems over-ambitious.

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Developed countries spent more on fossil fuel subsidies in 2023 than new climate finance package
5 days, 10 hours ago

Developed countries spent more on fossil fuel subsidies in 2023 than new climate finance package

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 19 Developed countries spent USD 378 billion subsidising fossil fuels in 2023, surpassing the USD 300 billion they have collectively committed to provide annually to the developing world by 2035 to tackle climate change, according to the latest data. The data revealed that 23 developed nations -- mandated under the UN climate convention to provide climate finance …

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 …

Renewable surge in 2023 fails to curb worldwide emissions: Report
1 month ago

Renewable surge in 2023 fails to curb worldwide emissions: Report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The world witnessed rapid progress in the renewable energy sector in 2023, but the slow speed of reductions in global emissions rendered it ineffective, a new report released at COP29 in Baku has highlighted. India ranked 10th, a drop from seventh last year, in the analysis — Climate Change Performance Index co-authored by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN …

Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming
1 month ago

Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — With time running down, negotiators at the United Nations annual climate talks on Wednesday remained mired in the maze of a trillion-dollar money problem, turning to host Azerbaijan to lead the way to daylight with a promised map to be released in the dark of night. “And what this effectively means is a lot of shuttle diplomacy, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Developed countries should walk the talk on climate
1 month, 1 week ago

Developed countries should walk the talk on climate

China Daily  

Driven by nations who've already been hit hard by climate change, there's been a growing consensus that global efforts must be intensified to elevate climate ambitions in order to restrict the rise in temperature this century to well below 1.5 C, thus preventing catastrophic irreversibility. They underscore the critical importance of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where establishing a New Collective …

Developed countries should walk the talk on climate
1 month, 1 week ago

Developed countries should walk the talk on climate

China Daily  

Driven by nations who've already been hit hard by climate change, there's been a growing consensus that global efforts must be intensified to elevate climate ambitions in order to restrict the rise in temperature this century to well below 1.5 C, thus preventing catastrophic irreversibility. They underscore the critical importance of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where establishing a New Collective …

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports
1 month, 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. …

Climate Crisis: World Paying a Terrifying Price for Inaction, UN Warns
2 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 …

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 …

UN draft: Developing nations expect trillions for climate mitigation efforts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN draft: Developing nations expect trillions for climate mitigation efforts

Hindustan Times  

A draft document on the new climate finance goal, to be negotiated at the UN Climate Conference COP29 in November, indicates developing countries expect contributions in the trillions from developed nations for climate change mitigation efforts. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Largely, the principle lays down that developed countries have contributed more to global greenhouse gas emissions historically and are therefore …

Developed countries should intensify climate actions
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Developed countries should intensify climate actions

China Daily  

An employee undertakes turbine blade installation at a wind farm in Ruichang, Jiangxi province, last week. Hence, developed countries should continue to provide the developing nations with more economic and technological support to mitigate and adapt to climate change. In 2009, developed countries committed to jointly mobilize $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020 to boost climate actions …

Developed countries should intensify climate actions
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Developed countries should intensify climate actions

China Daily  

An employee undertakes turbine blade installation at a wind farm in Ruichang, Jiangxi province, last week. Hence, developed countries should continue to provide the developing nations with more economic and technological support to mitigate and adapt to climate change. In 2009, developed countries committed to jointly mobilize $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020 to boost climate actions …

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns

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. Scientists have taken the UN’s approach of assessing the “emissions gap” between national climate protection plans and what is …

Revealing developed countries’ emission trajectories
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Revealing developed countries’ emission trajectories

Hindustan Times  

This issue brief aims to shed light on the mitigation performance of developed countries, drawing on developed countries’ self-disclosed information in official climate transparency reports. The study highlights that climate transparency reports contain powerful information, which can shed light on climate action of developed countries. The mitigation efforts of developed countries have direct implications for the limited carbon budget available …

Average Earner in Developed Nations Account for Higher Emission Than Richest 10% in Developing Regions
1 year ago

Average Earner in Developed Nations Account for Higher Emission Than Richest 10% in Developing Regions

News 18  

With the biggest annual climate change conference, COP28, set to begin in the UAE this week, a new study has put the focus back on climate justice highlighting the stark emission divide between the developed and developing countries in contributing to climate change. The independent study led by New Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water documents how the carbon …

India, the world's most populated country, is on track to achieve its climate goals: report
1 year, 4 months ago

India, the world's most populated country, is on track to achieve its climate goals: report

Salon  

A new report submitted by the Indian government to the United Nations offers a glimmer of hope when it comes to the fight against climate change: Over the past 14 years, the world's most populous nation has reduced its carbon emissions by a larger-than-expected 33%. According to the report filed to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, India is …

Rich countries like US, UK and Germany owe staggering amounts of ‘climate reparations’, study reveals
1 year, 6 months ago

Rich countries like US, UK and Germany owe staggering amounts of ‘climate reparations’, study reveals

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 study published in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability finds that countries in the global north, including the US …

Over-emitting nations owe India $1,446 per capita until 2050 as climate compensation: study
1 year, 6 months ago

Over-emitting nations owe India $1,446 per capita until 2050 as climate compensation: study

The Hindu  

Economically developed countries such as the U.S. and Germany are responsible for 90% of the excessive carbon dioxide emissions and could be liable to pay a total of $170 trillion as compensation to low-emitters like India to ensure climate change targets are met by 2050, says a a new study. `Net zero’ by 2050 The researchers, from the University of …

Rich nations must scale up emission cuts: India at meet
1 year, 8 months ago

Rich nations must scale up emission cuts: India at meet

The Hindu  

April 15, 2023 02:12 pm | Updated April 16, 2023 12:22 am IST - New Delhi Meeting the global target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require developed nations to scale up their emission reduction efforts, India said at the G7 Ministers Meeting on Climate Energy and Environment in Japan's Sapporo on Saturday. This will create opportunities for …

Pang Jun: How does China's road to carbon emission reduction avoid the "Climate Change Trap"?
1 year, 9 months ago

Pang Jun: How does China's road to carbon emission reduction avoid the "Climate Change Trap"?

China Daily  

Is climate change a trap for western countries to restrict developing countries? China, with determination and willpower, can accomplish the "dual carbon" goal on schedule and contribute to the international environmental protection through the "1+N" policy system, the synergistic effect of pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction, the establishment of a sound market mechanism such as carbon pricing, the vigorous …

Occupiers of carbon space short-changing the world: Jaishankar
2 years ago

Occupiers of carbon space short-changing the world: Jaishankar

The Hindu  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on December 12 that the countries responsible for global warming need to step up and stop short-changing the world. Addressing the India Global Forum UAE Summit themed around Climate Finance and Technology in Abu Dhabi, he drew a distinction between two parts to the climate debate – that of climate action and having the …

Combating the new wave of climate-related trade protectionism
2 years ago

Combating the new wave of climate-related trade protectionism

Hindustan Times  

Several countries across the world are recording a sustained reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. It is obvious that there will be little impact on global emissions if advanced economies with cleaner technologies and stricter environmental policies transfer their polluting industries to developing countries, leading to a mere transfer of the source of emissions rather than any actual decline. Instead of …

COP27 and the ambiguity about responsibility
2 years ago

COP27 and the ambiguity about responsibility

The Hindu  

This year, at COP27 in Egypt, a dizzying array of topics was on the table for discussion — from the more familiar emissions reductions to the more detailed rules to govern carbon markets. And as scientists today are able to attribute these events to climate change, and derivatively, to greenhouse gas emissions, developing countries maintain that developed countries should inherit …

Can poor countries afford to go green?
2 years, 1 month ago

Can poor countries afford to go green?

The Hindu  

The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference concluded on November 20 in Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt. Nearly 200 countries pledged to set up a ‘loss and damage fund’ to help vulnerable countries affected by climate change. How can poor countries weigh the cost of climate change against the economic cost of cutting down on fossil fuel use? COP27 | India hails …

Attempts being made to forget rich nations' historical contribution: India at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

Attempts being made to forget rich nations' historical contribution: India at COP27

The Hindu  

Rich nations are making a push to include language such as "major emitters and "top emitters" in the cover text of the ongoing UN climate summit in Egypt which is not acceptable to India, a member of the Indian delegation said. Developed countries want that all top emitters, particularly the top 20 including India and China, make intense emission cuts …

COP27 | India, China, Brazil, South Africa oppose ‘carbon border tax’
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27 | India, China, Brazil, South Africa oppose ‘carbon border tax’

The Hindu  

With the 27th edition of the Conference of Parties in Sharm El Sheikh nearing its final stages and efforts being ramped up to arrive at a conclusive agreement, a consortium of countries that includes India has jointly stated that carbon border taxes, that could result in market distortion and aggravate the trust deficit amongst parties, must be avoided. BASIC, a …

COP27: India calls for gradual low-carbon development over de-carbonisation
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: India calls for gradual low-carbon development over de-carbonisation

Firstpost  

India asked the developing countries to be given their fair share of the carbon budget to make sure that the switch to carbon-free sources of energy doesn’t come at the expense of their development New Delhi: Clarifying India’s position on de-carbonisation at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that for India a just transition could …

5 questions over India's emission plan at COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

5 questions over India's emission plan at COP27

Live Mint  

The strategy focuses on low-carbon electricity and transport systems, low-emission industrial systems, carbon mitigation technologies, energy-efficient urban infrastructure, enhanced forest cover, and the economic and financial aspects of low-carbon development. India is a signatory to the Paris Agreement, under which countries must formulate and communicate long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies, taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities …

India Unveils Blueprint for Net-Zero Target by 2070, Rips Into Rich Nations for Sitting on Climate Finance
2 years, 1 month ago

India Unveils Blueprint for Net-Zero Target by 2070, Rips Into Rich Nations for Sitting on Climate Finance

News 18  

Reiterating its commitment to achieve net-zero by 2070, India has unveiled its long-term strategy to bring down emissions over the next five decades at the ongoing UN Climate Summit in Egypt’s Sharm-el-Sheikh, while taking into account its emergent and future energy needs and the need to build climate resilience. Highlighting India’s low historical contribution to global warming despite having a …

COP27: India Resists Calls to Raise Ambitions, Says Rich Nations Must Reach Net Zero Before 2030
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: India Resists Calls to Raise Ambitions, Says Rich Nations Must Reach Net Zero Before 2030

News 18  

India on Monday firmly resisted calls for developing countries to raise ambitions at the ongoing UN climate summit in Egypt, saying “goalposts are being shifted constantly”, while rich nations have “enormously” failed in delivering the technology and financial resources needed for low-carbon development. Making an intervention at the “Ministerial High-Level Roundtable on Pre-2030 Ambition”, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said …

COP27: India thwarts attempt to club it with historical polluters
2 years, 1 month ago

COP27: India thwarts attempt to club it with historical polluters

The Hindu  

Supported by other developing countries, India blocked an attempt by rich nations to focus on all top 20 emitters of carbon dioxide during discussions on the 'Mitigation Work Programme' at the ongoing U.N. climate summit in Egypt, sources said on Monday. The "MWP should not lead to the reopening of the Paris Agreement" which clearly mentions that climate commitments of …

UN report: Climate pollution reductions ‘highly inadequate’
2 years, 1 month ago

UN report: Climate pollution reductions ‘highly inadequate’

Associated Press  

The world, especially richer carbon polluting nations, remains “far behind” and is not doing nearly enough -- not even promising to do enough -- to reach any of the global goals limiting future warming, a United Nations report said. “The report confirms the utterly glacial pace of climate action, despite the looming precipice of climate tipping points we’re approaching,” said …

Climate change: World 'hurtling' towards Paris target overshoot, UN emissions report warns
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate change: World 'hurtling' towards Paris target overshoot, UN emissions report warns

ABC  

The world is headed for "economy-destroying levels of global heating" as signatory countries to the Paris Agreement fail to commit to more ambitious emissions reduction targets. Key points: Current emissions pledges have us on track to hit as much as 2.8C of warming this century Calls for countries to increase their emissions-reduction ambitions after COP26 have failed to move the …

Warning of ‘global catastrophe,’ U.N. says climate change measures are ‘highly inadequate’
2 years, 1 month ago

Warning of ‘global catastrophe,’ U.N. says climate change measures are ‘highly inadequate’

LA Times  

The world, especially richer carbon-emitting nations, remains “far behind” and is not doing nearly enough — nor even promising to do enough — to reach any of the global goals limiting future warming, a United Nations report said. “The report confirms the utterly glacial pace of climate action, despite the looming precipice of climate tipping points we’re approaching,” said climate …

Richer nations fall short on climate finance pledge
2 years, 4 months ago

Richer nations fall short on climate finance pledge

Associated Press  

Richer countries failed to keep a $100 billion-a-year pledge to developing nations to help them achieve their climate goals, according to an analysis by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. Who pays for tackling and adapting to climate change has been a key sticking point between richer nations and poorer ones since international climate negotiations began 30 …

Developed Countries Must Take Lead in Global Transition Towards Net-zero: India Tells UN
2 years, 5 months ago

Developed Countries Must Take Lead in Global Transition Towards Net-zero: India Tells UN

News 18  

The maximum impact of the climate change is being borne by the poorest countries and most vulnerable communities who have contributed the least to the crisis, India has said, asserting that the developed nations with their historical experiences must take lead in the global transition towards net-zero. “The maximum impact of the climate crisis is being borne by the poorest …

Reducing carbon emissions will not harm economic growth, study finds
2 years, 8 months ago

Reducing carbon emissions will not harm economic growth, study finds

The Independent  

Net zero carbon emissions can be achieved by 2050 without harming economic growth, a new study has found. The new study published by Oxford University Press used energy system and macroeconomic models to explore how these objectives could be reached and whether achieving them is possible with continuing economic growth through to 2100. Though some scholars say that economic growth …

IPCC report to focus on carbon capture, tech transfer
2 years, 8 months ago

IPCC report to focus on carbon capture, tech transfer

Hindustan Times  

The forthcoming report of the United Nations’ body of climate experts, to be released on April 4, is expected to be significant for India as it will focus on the progress on mitigating the climate crisis and discuss technological options available to reduce carbon emissions. The new report will also document carbon dioxide removal technologies from the atmosphere, reducing emissions, …

The future of climate action: In search of a united global south
3 years, 1 month ago

The future of climate action: In search of a united global south

Hindustan Times  

Average global temperatures have increased by 1.07° C relative to the 1850-1900 average—a growing trend that is likely to persist over the next few decades. At the same time, there is increasing pressure on developing countries to cut their own greenhouse gas emissions and collaborate more decisively in tackling climate change. Therefore, requiring only the wealthy countries to cut their …

India demands $1 trillion as ‘climate finance’
3 years, 1 month ago

India demands $1 trillion as ‘climate finance’

The Hindu  

India has demanded a trillion dollars over the next decade from developed countries to adapt to, and mitigate, the challenges arising from global warming, and has kept this as a condition for delivering on climate commitments made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a senior official who is part of ongoing climate agreement negotiations in Glasgow told The Hindu. India’s five-fold …

COP26 draft text calls for tougher emissions pledges by 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

COP26 draft text calls for tougher emissions pledges by 2022

Al Jazeera  

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries will work from the draft to strike a final deal before the summit ends on Friday. The first draft of the “COP cover decision” asks countries to “revisit and strengthen the 2030 targets in their nationally determined contributions, as necessary to align with the Paris Agreement temperature goal by the end of 2022.” The Paris …

BASIC nations underline climate finance goal
3 years, 1 month ago

BASIC nations underline climate finance goal

Hindustan Times  

Brazil, South Africa, India, and China -- nations that form the ‘Basic’ grouping -- are seeking a fresh long-term climate finance goal at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, according to a statement presented by India’s environment minister, Bhupender Yadav, on behalf of the bloc. Environment minister Bhupender Yadav Yadav said during the opening of COP26 that the grouping endorsed for …

Developed nations must spend 1% of GDP to finance green projects in developing countries, says Narendra Modi
3 years, 1 month ago

Developed nations must spend 1% of GDP to finance green projects in developing countries, says Narendra Modi

Firstpost  

The Summit however ended with no time-bound agreements. Leaders recommitted to providing $100 billion a year to counter climate change, and pushing for greater vaccine equality to fight COVID-19 Asserting that India cannot ignore the neglect of climate finance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said without concrete progress on it, pressuring the developing nations on climate action was “not justice”, as …

Developed countries enjoyed fruits of low-cost energy for several years, should go for net-zero faster: India
3 years, 1 month ago

Developed countries enjoyed fruits of low-cost energy for several years, should go for net-zero faster: India

India TV News  

Developed nations have enjoyed the fruits of energy and they will need to go for net-zero faster so that developing nations have some carbon space, India asked developed nations ahead of the COP26 climate meet. So all the countries put together will be net-zero which means the developed countries, which have already enjoyed the fruits of low-cost energy for several …

Ahead of COP26, Indian database highlights emissions gap
3 years, 1 month ago

Ahead of COP26, Indian database highlights emissions gap

The Hindu  

A day ahead of the commencement of the 26th United Nations Conference of Parties in Glasgow, Scotland, India has officially endorsed a website, made by Indian climate experts, that lists the historical carbon dioxide emissions of developed countries. The database aims to highlight the disparity between the emissions of developed and developing countries with countries including the United States, Canada, …

Paris Agreement: What is the importance of the global climate deal?
3 years, 1 month ago

Paris Agreement: What is the importance of the global climate deal?

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 On 12 December, 2015, for the first time in history, the world united behind a …

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