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UN report on 'mission impossible' climate targetBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 1, 2018
An executive summary of the UN special report on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will be vetted in South Korea this week, line-by-line, by diplomats under the 195-nation... Read more.. Subject Tags: carbon capture and storage , carbon neutrality , global warming , Paris Agreement , renewable , UN |
'Kerala rains match climate change forecasts'By : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2018
Once-a-century rains that have pounded Kerala and displaced 1.3 million people are in line with the predictions of climate scientists, who warn that worse is to... Read more.. |
India struggles to stay cool amidst global warmingBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 19, 2018
India is among the nine most populous countries where people are at risk from lack of access to cooling as global warming continues to threaten health and climate, according to a study of a UN-... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , environment , global warming , sustainability , Sustainable Energy for All , UN , United Nations |
India plans to cut emission from old power plants to national standards by 2022By : Sustainability ..., Jul 9, 2018
Starting next year, India has planned to bring down emission levels of all old power plants to national standards by 2022, a top Environment Ministry official has said. Union Environment... Read more.. |
Despite the surge in renewables, emission levels almost unchangedBy : sustainabilityo..., May 11, 2018
The rise of renewable sources of energy and their gallant victories over fossil fuels — particularly coal — is now legendary. ... Read more.. |
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy Launches Chapter for South Asia to Combat Climate ChangeBy : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2018
To combat the adverse impact of climate change, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) has launched a chapter for South Asian countries and urged mayors and commissioners... Read more.. |
Dramatic action needed on climate change: UNBy : sustainabilityo..., May 1, 2018
The world must redouble efforts to halt global warming before it is too late, the UN's climate chief said Monday as nearly 200 nations kicked off talks in Bonn. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , global warming |
Developing countries ask rich nations to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto ProtocolBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2017
Developing countries including India have asked the rich nations to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2013-2020), guiding their climate action for next three years, by... Read more.. |
CO2 levels grew at record pace in 2016: UNBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 31, 2017
The amount of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere grew at record rate in 2016 to a level not seen for millions of years, potentially fuelling a 20-metre rise in sea levels and adding 3... Read more.. |
India among highest greenhouse gas emitters in 2016, big coal consumerBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 29, 2017
Despite the Narendra Modi government’s claims of being committed to the Paris Climate Agreement, India registered one of the largest increases in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2016, in... Read more.. |