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Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover
4 days, 15 hours 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 …

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Baku looks to Rio in push for Global Climate fund deal
1 month ago

Baku looks to Rio in push for Global Climate fund deal

New Indian Express  

With just three days to go for the UN’s COP29 climate talks to end in Baku, Azerbaijan, there is serious concern the world is again going to miss the targets for funding climate disaster mitigation. The demand for richer nations to fund the changeover to green energy and pay for rebuilding from devastating weather events was mooted at the Copenhagen …

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Liberal MP Bridget Archer says abandoning 2030 climate target would be 'regressive'
6 months, 1 week ago

Liberal MP Bridget Archer says abandoning 2030 climate target would be 'regressive'

ABC  

Liberal MP Bridget Archer has defied her party leader Peter Dutton, saying any weakening of the current 2030 climate target would be "regressive" and the details of any alternative target should be revealed before an election. Yesterday, Mr Dutton confirmed the party would have interim targets, including a 2030 target, but would only decide on the figure after the next …

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Peter Dutton says Coalition will not set 2030 climate target before next election
6 months, 1 week ago

Peter Dutton says Coalition will not set 2030 climate target before next election

ABC  

In short: Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Coalition will not set a 2030 climate target before the next election. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Coalition will not set a 2030 climate target before the next election. Mr Dutton said the Coalition remained committed to the longer-term target of net zero emissions by 2050, arguing the Coalition was "the …

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Analysts cast doubt on NT net zero target, with major gas projects set to vastly increase emissions
11 months ago

Analysts cast doubt on NT net zero target, with major gas projects set to vastly increase emissions

ABC  

Climate scientists say there is no realistic pathway for the Northern Territory to meet its 2050 net zero emissions commitment, as the NT government continues to sit on a major report detailing how high those emissions are forecast to rise. Key points: Serious doubts have been cast on the NT's 2050 emissions target The NT government is significantly expanding the …

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The UK Is Burning Climate Pledges to Fuel a Culture War
54 years, 11 months ago

The UK Is Burning Climate Pledges to Fuel a Culture War

Wired  

The UK government has taken the unusual step of scaling back major climate commitments, despite widespread pushback from scientists, businesses, and lawmakers across the political divide. In a speech today, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the UK would push back deadlines for the planned phaseout of gas-powered vehicles, ending fossil-fuel heating in homes not connected to the natural-gas grid, and …

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Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Climate activists have spraypainted a superyacht, blocked private jets from taking off and plugged holes in golf courses this summer as part of an intensifying campaign against the emissions-spewing lifestyles of the ultrawealthy. Killeen and others from climate activist group Futuro Vegetal — or Vegetable Future — spraypainted a $300 million superyacht belonging to Walmart heir Nancy …

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PM Modi urges G-20 to work on legally-binding instrument to end plastic pollution
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Modi urges G-20 to work on legally-binding instrument to end plastic pollution

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on G-20 nations to work constructively for an effective international legally-binding instrument to end plastic pollution in his virtual address at the G-20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Chennai on July 28. Detailing India’s progress with regards to the climate action plan ‘Nationally Determined Contributions’, PM Modi said the country achieved its installed electric capacity from …

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Explained | Why is the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Why is the 1.5 degree Celsius target critical?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The World Meteorological Organization released two reports titled “Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update 2023-2027” and “State of Global Climate 2022.” The decadal predictions of the WMO said that the annual mean global surface temperature between 2023 and 2027 will be 1.1-1.8 degree Celsius higher than the baseline temperature of 1850-1900 or pre-industrial levels. The 1.5 …

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Ahead of COP28, Berlin climate talks see pushes for global renewable energy target
1 year, 7 months ago

Ahead of COP28, Berlin climate talks see pushes for global renewable energy target

The Hindu  

Germany called on May 2 for governments around the world to work on setting an ambitious target for renewable energy that would “ring in the end of the fossil fuel age” and help prevent dangerous global warming. “That is why I want to open the debate on whether we should and can reach a target on renewables at the next …

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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 …

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Agriculture Minister to push for farming exemption from net-zero target
2 years, 10 months ago

Agriculture Minister to push for farming exemption from net-zero target

The Independent  

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World on track for 2.4C warming despite 2030 pledges: Analysis
3 years, 1 month ago

World on track for 2.4C warming despite 2030 pledges: Analysis

Al Jazeera  

The Climate Action Tracker research group says despite COP26 pledges, global warming would still surpass UN target cap of 1.5C. According to the Climate Action Tracker research group, promises by nations attending the COP26 conference to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 would still allow the Earth to heat up well beyond the United Nations target cap of 1.5C by …

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Australia looks like a climate laggard, as other countries ramp-up efforts
3 years, 1 month ago

Australia looks like a climate laggard, as other countries ramp-up efforts

ABC  

There are calls from all directions for Australia to do more to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. However, with a near-term commitment to cut emissions by just 26 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, Australia's ambition is considered insufficient by almost any measure. The latest projections show the target isn't even ambitious under its own spotlight: The government projects …

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The Glasgow climate test
3 years, 1 month ago

The Glasgow climate test

The Hindu  

The climate crisis is a code red for humanity. Recent new announcements for climate action are welcome and critical — but even so, our world is on track for calamitous global temperature rises well above 2°C. This target is achievable if we can reduce global emissions by 45% compared to 2010 levels this decade, if we can achieve global net …

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Williams F1 team sets 2030 climate positive target
3 years, 2 months ago

Williams F1 team sets 2030 climate positive target

The Hindu  

The Williams Formula One team has pledged to be climate positive by 2030 and be the "pace-setter for sustainability in global motorsport" as part of a new strategy revealed on Wednesday. Climate positive means going beyond achieving net-zero carbon emissions by removing additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. RELATED| Formula One aims to achieve a net zero-carbon footprint by 2030, …

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Reconciliation, infrastructure bills will mostly meet Biden’s climate emissions goals, Schumer says
3 years, 3 months ago

Reconciliation, infrastructure bills will mostly meet Biden’s climate emissions goals, Schumer says

CNN  

CNN — An analysis from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office estimates that combined, the bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill can meet the majority of President Joe Biden’s target to drastically slash emissions by the end of the decade. Though the analysis Schumer cites combines the impacts of both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the reconciliation …

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China, India miss U.N. deadline to update emissions targets
3 years, 4 months ago

China, India miss U.N. deadline to update emissions targets

The Hindu  

China and India have missed a U.N. deadline to submit fresh plans for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions in time for the global body to include their pledges in a report for governments at this year’s global climate summit, according to officials. Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria and 82 other nations also failed to update their nationally determined contributions in …

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David Attenborough to address political leaders at UN summit about tackling 'crippling' threat of climate change
3 years, 7 months ago

David Attenborough to address political leaders at UN summit about tackling 'crippling' threat of climate change

Firstpost  

“No better person to build momentum for further change,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said about David Attenborough, who has been appointed ‘people’s advocate’ at the November global summit. Veteran British broadcaster David Attenborough has been appointed the “people’s advocate” at the global climate summit this year, where he is expected to address political leaders about the need for urgent …

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Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030, sources say
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden to pledge halving greenhouse gases by 2030, sources say

LA Times  

President Biden’s target of a 50% reduction in U.S. greenhouse emissions would nearly double the nation’s previous commitment President Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030 as he convenes a virtual climate summit with 40 world leaders, according to three people with knowledge of the White House plans. The 50% target would …

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India debates the net zero emission target— what is at stake
3 years, 8 months ago

India debates the net zero emission target— what is at stake

Hindustan Times  

India’s climate policy establishment is engaged in an intense debate on a key policy question which will determine the future development and environmental trajectory of the nation — will, and should, India join the elite club of nations that have announced a net zero emission target by the mid-century in the run up to the United Nations climate change conference …

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US will rejoin Paris climate accord on first day of new administration, pledges Joe Biden
4 years ago

US will rejoin Paris climate accord on first day of new administration, pledges Joe Biden

Firstpost  

The US president-elect reiterated his campaign pledge that his administration will set a target of cutting US emissions to net-zero ’no later than 2050' Paris: US President-elect Joe Biden pledged Saturday to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency, as world leaders staged a virtual gathering to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the international pact …

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Japan's new PM Yoshihide Suga announces climate change policy of carbon neutrality by 2050
4 years, 1 month ago

Japan's new PM Yoshihide Suga announces climate change policy of carbon neutrality by 2050

ABC  

Japan is aiming to cut greenhouse gases to zero by 2050 and become a carbon-neutral society, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said, in a major shift in position on climate change. Key points: The country will intensify research and development into solar cells and carbon recycling Japan is the world's fifth-biggest emitter of carbon dioxide The country also plans to …

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