Page 14 - Global Warming

2020 one of the three warmest years on record, decade to be hottest

Greenland lost 152 billion tons of ice this year, a slower rate than 2019

Carbon pricing rises as world's weapon of choice in climate fight

China, Japan and South Korea have all followed the European Union in pledging to cut emissions to "net zero" in recent weeks, where they release only as much as they remove from the air

Optimism on renewables

India will need increased effort to meet the targets

G20 Summit: Climate change must not be fought in silos, says PM Modi

Climate change must be fought not in silos but in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a G20 event

India has set target of cutting carbon footprint by 30-35%: PM Modi

Modi also said that work is constantly going on to strengthen the start-ups in the energy sector

India not on track to hit climate goals, should limit emissions: G20 report

This year's report analyses G20 countries' performance across 100 indicators of climate adaptation, mitigation and finance, among other things

France's biggest glacier is melting, you should see it before it disappears

"There's sometimes a certain anxiety of seeing the Mer de Glace before it disappears"

Singapore's fortune is tied to water but sand may hold key to the future

Singapore's stockpiles are as strategic as America's petroleum reserves. Sand, or something like it, will be a hot commodity as long as there is a Singapore

Capitalist growth triggered climate change; it must also be the solution

One argument that's gained ground in recent years is that growth itself is the problem

Global leaders at UN meet: If virus does not kill us, climate change will

The pandemic has muted the U.N. meeting, with world leaders speaking not from the podium in New York but via video from home

The Arctic, one place you don't want to get green is getting greener

Responsible for Earth's cooling, Arctic's sea ice cover shrank by 3.74 million square km in 2020

Humpback Whales migrating north as climate change triggers ocean warming

The study will involve multiple cruises to the whales' feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica and the coastlines of the three continents where they breed

China's Jinping, top global emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop adding to the global warming problem by 2060.

World's top emitter China says it aims to go carbon neutral by 2060

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop pumping additional carbon dioxide, the main global warming gas, into the atmosphere by 2060

Don't throw away funds supporting fossil fuel industries: UN chief to govts

The U.N. chief noted that large investors are already pulling their money out of heavily polluting industries, especially coal

Climate change did not stop for Covid: Brace for warmest 5 years on record

1.7 billion people to face severe water shortage due to the decline in glacier runoffs in Central Europe and Tibetan Plateau between 2030 and 2050

Heat may kill more people than major diseases by 2100, says study

The scientific consensus is that global warming must be limited to 1.5 degrees Celcius by 2099 to avoid the worst predictions

The implications of the coronavirus pandemic for the environment

Challenges at the intersection of health, ecology, and climate science

50% jump in lakes from melting ice: Threat of Kedarnath like tragedy rises

There are 2028 glacial lakes and water bodies in the Himalayan region catchment which contribute to rivers flowing across India

Arctic heatwave: Wildfire triggers polar ice melt, emits 56 megatonnes CO2

The polar region is warming at two to three times the global average, impacting nature and humanity at a global scale