Climate Deal

WWF welcomes global deal to reverse nature loss, seeks quick implementation

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) welcomed the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Agreement, committing the world to halting and reversing cby 2030

What is climate finance?

Every year, leaders from over 200 nations come under one roof and debate to find out how much the developed nations will contribute towards the climate fund. But what exactly is this fund?

COP27: CDRI to propose climate-change adaptation projects on Nov 17

Environment minister Bhupender Yadav says country 'making swift progress' in building such systems

Finance, tech transfer, capacity building on India's agenda for COP27

India will also seek clarity on loan availability, credit mechanisms and insurance requirements for adaptation finance

Is cricket sustainable amid climate change?

The warming of the earth, combined with the exhausting nature of the game, is raising questions about the future of the second most popular sport in the world

Global climate goal could be in peril without carbon price reform

A report by the High-Level Commission on Carbon Prices found carbon prices needed to be in the $50-$100 tonne range by 2030 to keep global heating below 2 degrees Celsius

Glasgow COP26: New draft agreement focuses on money

The differences, after nearly two weeks of negotiations, signalled that it would be difficult for negotiators to reach the sort of sweeping agreement that activists and scientists had urged

PM Modi to 'play' crucial role for carbon credits to fight climate change

Nearly 200 nations will also put in place the crucial rules of the carbon market mechanism and its transparency to ensure its smooth functioning for supporting countries in achieving climate goals

Democrats outline $3.5-trillion antipoverty, climate blueprint

The budget blueprint is expected to be voted on this week in the Senate soon after final passage of Biden's bipartisan $550 billion infrastructure package

India not ready to join world's first climate deal

India is not ready to join the world's first climate deal to curb pollution from commercial flights because it fears that talks beginning on Tuesday may not lead to a fair agreement, the civil aviation minister said."(We'll decide) once the nuts and bolts become clearer," Ashok Gajapathi Raju told Reuters on the sidelines of an aviation forum. "Until then, our fears are that it is not equitable."The proposed landmark deal, backed by the United States and China, aims to limit rising airline pollution to 2020 levels after it takes effect in 2021, but has been watered down by being made voluntary for the first five years. Countries with a high growth in the sector want more latitude to produce emissions than developed countries, which are growing more slowly but were responsible for generating the bulk of greenhouse gases. Reuters