More Than Half the World's Nations Have Failed to Submit Climate Saving Ambitions
4 years, 2 months ago

More Than Half the World's Nations Have Failed to Submit Climate Saving Ambitions

News 18  

More than half the world’s nations failed to submit upgraded commitments by year’s end to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, straggling behind the schedule of accelerated climate ambitions set out in the Paris Agreement. The first raft of so-called “nationally determined contributions” would — if fulfilled — still see Earth become 3C hotter, but nations pledged to intensify their emissions cuts, with revised plans due every five years. In his new year’s message, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said building a global coalition for net zero emissions by mid century would be the “central ambition” of the world body in 2021. David Waskow, International Climate Director at the World Resources Institute, said there had been some “important headway” made on climate action in recent weeks, particularly with upgraded 2030 targets from Britain and the EU.

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Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?
4 days, 14 hours ago

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

The Quint  

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

In 2015, Obama committed the US to achieving UN global goals by 2030. Trump just rejected the goals
2 weeks, 3 days ago

In 2015, Obama committed the US to achieving UN global goals by 2030. Trump just rejected the goals

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030, including ending poverty, achieving gender equality and urgently tackling climate change. Heartney said that while framed in “neutral language,” the goals and the U.N. agenda for 2030 “advance a program of soft global governance that is inconsistent with U.S. …

After Trump's Paris Agreement exit, focus on state and municipal level climate change mitigation, says IPCC chairperson
2 weeks, 4 days ago

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

Live Mint  

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

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

These four elections are about to test Trump’s impact on climate
1 month, 1 week ago

These four elections are about to test Trump’s impact on climate

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This year, there are four key …

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it right
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it right

Associated Press  

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century” — their plans on how they will cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The latest versions are supposed to be compatible …

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

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change

LA Times  

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

Most countries, including India, miss UN deadline for new climate targets
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Most countries, including India, miss UN deadline for new climate targets

India Today  

Many of the world's biggest polluter nations have missed a UN deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following US President Donald Trump's election. The nearly 200 countries signed up to the Paris Agreement faced a Monday deadline to submit new national climate plans to the U.N., setting out how they plan …

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

Countries committed to Paris Climate Agreement even after US exit

India Today  

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

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

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'

Raw Story  

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

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

Broken promises in a warming world

The Hindu  

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

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

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

Live Mint  

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

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

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

Raw Story  

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

How the US exit from Paris Climate Accord will hit COP30 funding negotiations
2 months ago

How the US exit from Paris Climate Accord will hit COP30 funding negotiations

India Today  

As President Donald Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Climate Accords, experts are concerned about the future of the global climate fight and the urgent funding targets that now seem impossible to be reached. Andre Correa do Lago head of the global COP30 summit, has voiced concerns, saying negotiations will likely be "harder" at the COP30 summit compared …

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

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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

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

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

ABC  

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

Trump-shaped climate disaster
2 months ago

Trump-shaped climate disaster

Hindustan Times  

Contrast the visuals of a burning American city with those of the new American president, Donald Trump, signing an executive order withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement minutes into his inauguration. Trump’s withdrawal from what he termed the “unfair, one-sided Paris climate accord rip-off” will take a year to materialise. Trump’s assault so far on US climate …

Climate pact withdrawal breaks trust in US
2 months ago

Climate pact withdrawal breaks trust in US

China Daily  

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

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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

Live Mint  

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

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

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

Associated Press  

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

Trump’s second term as US president is a threat to global democracy, security and our planet
2 months ago

Trump’s second term as US president is a threat to global democracy, security and our planet

The Independent  

Donald Trump’s first term was chaotic; his second term will be far more dangerous. Against a backdrop of global instability, Trump’s return threatens democracy, climate action, and security worldwide. Ironically, Trump’s efforts to undermine global cooperation will likely involve alliances of his own – with far-right leaders and autocrats. The US has never led on climate ambition, given the continued …

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

Trump Signs Order for US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Again

Deccan Chronicle  

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

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

US withdrawal from Paris deal threatens global climate solidarity: Experts

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump pledged Monday to overturn climate-focused policy, promising once again to …

‘We will drill, baby, drill’: Why Trump wants US out of Paris climate deal
2 months ago

‘We will drill, baby, drill’: Why Trump wants US out of Paris climate deal

Al Jazeera  

For a second time, US President Donald Trump promises to pull the US from a global agreement that most countries, except Iran, Libya and Yemen, are party to. In his first 24 hours in office, US President Donald Trump for a second time repealed the United States’ participation in the Paris Agreement. “Let’s not forget the lifting of the export …

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

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

LA Times  

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

Trump signs executive order directing US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again
2 months ago

Trump signs executive order directing US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

Trump signs executive order directing U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again
2 months ago

Trump signs executive order directing U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement — again

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Trump’s order says the Paris accord is among a number of international agreements that don’t reflect U.S. values and …

U.S. emissions stagnate in 2024, challenging climate goals: study
2 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. emissions stagnate in 2024, challenging climate goals: study

Raw Story  

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world's largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump administration looks set to double down on fossil fuels. Study co-author Ben King told AFP the small drop came despite the US economy expanding last year by 2.7 percent, "a …

From Trump to a 'game-changing' lawsuit: Seven big climate and nature moments coming in 2025
2 months, 2 weeks ago

From Trump to a 'game-changing' lawsuit: Seven big climate and nature moments coming in 2025

BBC  

From Trump to a 'game-changing' lawsuit: Seven big climate and nature moments coming in 2025 Getty Images Some key events coming up in 2025 have game-changing potential for our planet. Speaking in his New Year's message in late December, secretary-general of the United Nations António Guterres said that the world is witnessing "climate breakdown – in real time". Getty Images …

China's success can lead climate battle, say experts
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China's success can lead climate battle, say experts

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY The year 2024 was marked by unprecedented climate challenges, with record-breaking heat and increasingly severe weather events becoming the new norm. As the primary contributors to historical carbon emissions, developed countries have both a moral responsibility and an international duty under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement to help developing countries …

China's success can lead climate battle, say experts
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China's success can lead climate battle, say experts

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY The year 2024 was marked by unprecedented climate challenges, with record-breaking heat and increasingly severe weather events becoming the new norm. As the primary contributors to historical carbon emissions, developed countries have both a moral responsibility and an international duty under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement to help developing countries …

Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%
3 months ago

Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month. “And I believe that with this new 2035 target as their …

Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover
3 months ago

Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover

Politico  

Instead, the target will likely be jettisoned after Trump takes office, reflecting his promises to expand fossil fuel production and dismantle Biden’s climate agenda. “President Biden’s new 2035 climate goal is both a reflection of what we’ve already accomplished … and what we believe the United States can and should achieve in the future,” said John Podesta, senior White House …

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?
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3 months ago

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

NPR  

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Sponsor Message "I'm proud that my Administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history," Biden said in a White House video accompanying the announcement. The President continued to frame his administration's climate objectives as economic opportunity for the nation, highlighting jobs created by building offshore wind energy projects and by …

NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year’s global record
3 months, 1 week ago

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

Politico  

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

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate myopia: This year’s CoP was a big disappointment but small surprise

Live Mint  

The 29th Conference of the Parties to Climate Change came to an end on 24 November 2024 with deep disappointment on the outcomes—not just on finance, but on most other aspects of the agenda. With grossly inadequate mitigation of the crisis, the climate finance that developing countries can legitimately asl for will increase exponentially, leading to continued disappointment from a …

After ‘paltry’ funding offers, day of chaos, fury at COP29
4 months ago

After ‘paltry’ funding offers, day of chaos, fury at COP29

Hindustan Times  

Negotiators returned to the table late on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to salvage the COP29 climate talks, hours after dramatic walkouts by developing nations and heated protests threatened to derail the conference entirely. The draft also controversially “encourages” developing country contributions through South-South cooperation while affirming that voluntary contributions won’t affect any party’s development status - language that many …

COP29: EU and US want to give $300 billion in climate finance
4 months ago

COP29: EU and US want to give $300 billion in climate finance

NL Times  

Rich countries negotiating support for developing countries at the climate summit in Baku are prepared to pay 300 billion dollars a year in climate aid from 2035, sources told Reuters news agency. European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra says it is "doubtful" whether the climate summit in Azerbaijan will have a successful outcome. COP29 actually ended on Friday, but on Saturday the …

COP29 talks extended as draft $250 billion finance offer flops
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4 months ago

COP29 talks extended as draft $250 billion finance offer flops

Hindustan Times  

Baku: The COP29 climate summit was extended by a day after developing nations reacted with fury to developed countries’ proposal of $250 billion annual climate finance by 2035, calling it “a slap in the face” and far below their demand of $1.3 trillion, raising fears of a Copenhagen-like deadlock. “The quantum is an eyewash,” said a developing country negotiator, noting …

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

As deadline looms, divide over climate pact widens

Hindustan Times  

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

Renewable surge in 2023 fails to curb worldwide emissions: Report
4 months 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 …

Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump shadows his efforts
4 months ago

Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump shadows his efforts

LA Times  

U.S. President Biden clasps hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a group photo at the G-20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. President Biden made an urgent appeal to fellow world leaders Tuesday to surge money to developing nations to curb climate change as he wrapped up his final appearance …

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 …

U.N. climate chief expects bolder climate action from G20 leaders
4 months, 1 week ago

U.N. climate chief expects bolder climate action from G20 leaders

The Hindu  

Terming bolder climate action as “self-preservation for every G20 economy,” U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell on Saturday urged the grouping’s leaders headed to Rio de Janeiro to carry out rapid cuts in emissions to prevent climate-driven economic carnage. He said boosting global climate finance is about ensuring all countries can share in the vast benefits of bolder climate action: stronger …

'Out of sync': The trillion-dollar climate puzzle that's become a diplomatic nightmare
4 months, 1 week ago

'Out of sync': The trillion-dollar climate puzzle that's become a diplomatic nightmare

BBC  

'Out of sync': The trillion-dollar climate puzzle that's become a diplomatic nightmare Getty Images As countries negotiate a new global goal to raise climate cash, these five charts show why discussions are so fraught. "Developing countries eager to act are facing many obstacles: scant public finance; raging cost of capital; crushing climate disasters; and debt servicing that soaks up funds," …

As planet heads toward 2.7°C rise, tracker warns global climate action has 'flatlined'
4 months, 1 week ago

As planet heads toward 2.7°C rise, tracker warns global climate action has 'flatlined'

Raw Story  

Existing policies and actions taken by world governments put the world on track for a median estimate of 2.7°C of warming by the end of the century, Climate Action Tracker revealed on Thursday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. "The combined global effect of government action on climate change has flatlined over the last three years, …

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

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

Associated Press  

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

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change
4 months, 1 week ago

Countries at COP29 urged to invest trillions to cope with climate change

Al Jazeera  

Countries need to invest more than $6 trillion per year by 2030 to tackle the effects of climate change or risk having to pay more in the future, according to report by an independent panel of experts at a United Nations climate summit. “Investments in all areas of climate action must increase across all economies,” said the report published on …

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