Climate Change

November 19, 2024 11:37 AM

India highlights four important aspects of global climate action at COP29

India made a significant intervention on Monday during the '2024 Annual High-level Ministerial Roundtable on pre-2030 Ambition' at the COP29 UN Climate Change Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, emphasising four critical aspects of global climate action. India underscored the importance of addressing four ...

November 19, 2024 9:16 AM

‘Bomb Cyclone’ set to slam US West Coast

A powerful 'bomb cyclone' fueled by a Category 5 atmospheric river, is forecast to strike the West Coast of the US this week. The storm threatens to bring hurricane-force winds, catastrophic flooding, and massive snowfall in the mountains, Weather Nation TV reported.   The intense mid-latitude st...

November 18, 2024 11:01 AM

G20 talks in Rio reach breakthrough on climate finance, sources say

Diplomatic tensions over global warming spilled over into the G20 summit negotiations in Brazil this week, with sources saying the 20 major economies reached a fragile consensus on climate finance that had eluded U.N. talks in Azerbaijan. Heads of state arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for the G...

November 18, 2024 6:36 PM

Carbon Capture Technologies in West asia

As COP29 unfolds in Baku, Azerbaijan, the global spotlight is firmly on nations’ efforts to tackle the escalating climate crisis. Following the successful COP28 summit in Dubai, West Asia has emerged as an unlikely leader in carbon capture technology, signaling a transformation from a region known...

November 16, 2024 11:22 AM

132 nations call for halt to military operations during Baku climate summit

During Peace, Relief, and Recovery Day at the 2024 UN Climate Conference (COP29), the Presidency on Friday announced that 132 countries, including India, have joined the COP Truce Appeal, an initiative supported by over a thousand international institutions, private sector representatives, civil soc...

November 15, 2024 6:16 PM

A trillion dollar question – fossil fuel subsidies

Governments around the globe are ploughing billions of dollars into fossil fuel subsidies to shelter citizens from higher energy costs, but that comes at a fiscal burden, creates inefficiencies, and hampers the goal of reducing overall usage. At the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit in Baku, discussions ...