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February 26, 2026 12:42 PM

Climate shocks threaten $2.3 trillion global sports economy, study warns

Extreme weather threatens annual revenue growth in the $2.3 trillion sports economy, where expansion is driven mainly by tourism tied to resource-depleting global events such as the just-concluded Milano Cortina Games, a report has shown. The sector's growth should be used to maximise social benefits such as reducing public healthcare spending and advancing gender equality. That entails tackling the threat the industry faces from climate change and nature loss - which it risks exacerbating thr...

January 20, 2026 8:55 PM

Environmental campaigners begin legal challenge against expansion of UK airport

A legal challenge to Britain's plan to expand Gatwick Airport, the country's second largest, began on Tuesday, as campaigners sought to block the project on climate change grounds. Britain's transport minister Heidi Alexander approved the opening of a second runway in September, hoping that converting a back-up runway into one that is fully operational will allow thousands of extra flights and drive economic growth. But campaign group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions, or CAGNE, said...

November 18, 2025 9:54 AM

Bhupender Yadav calls for stronger global partnerships at LeadIT Roundtable during COP30 in Brazil

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday called for enhanced global cooperation to accelerate low-carbon industrial transition, while addressing the LeadIT Industry Leaders’ Roundtable at the UNFCCC COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil. Speaking as Co-Chair of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), Yadav said the meeting comes at a crucial moment as the world marks 10 years of the Paris Agreement. “We now have to move from goal setting to implementation,” he said. T...

November 10, 2025 1:42 PM

Indigenous leaders join COP30 climate summit as it opens with unclear outcome ahead

As COP30 opens on Monday for the more than 190 countries participating, it was unclear what exactly they would discuss during the two-week U.N. summit in Brazil’s Amazon city of Belem. Also unclear is how they’ll handle testy issues, such as a 2023 pledge to wean off polluting energy sources and demand for financing to make that happen. But the biggest question mark was whether countries would aim to negotiate a final agreement – a hard sell in a year of fractious global politics and U.S....

November 9, 2025 5:39 PM

What is the COP30 climate summit, and why does it matter?

Every year, the U.N. climate conference conjures hundreds of headlines on global efforts to spare the world from climate catastrophe. This year's begins on Monday in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belem. But what exactly happens at these annual summits? Here’s what you need to know: WHAT IS A COP? The annual conference is known as a COP, which stands for Conference of the Parties that signed the 1992 U.N. climate treaty. The treaty, called the U.N. Framework on Climate Change Convention ...

November 9, 2025 2:22 PM

As COP30 gathers, what’s the latest in climate science?

With the pace of climate change speeding up, extreme weather and other impacts are taking an increasing toll on populations and environments across the globe. Here are some of the developments this year in climate science: WARMER, FASTER Global temperatures are not just climbing, they are now climbing faster than before, with new records logged for 2023 and 2024, and at points in 2025. That finding was part of a key study in June that updated baseline data used in the science reports done ever...

November 5, 2025 4:00 PM

EU agrees weakened climate target in final-hour deal for COP30

EU climate ministers agreed a 2040 climate change target in the early hours of Wednesday after watering down the goal in last-minute negotiations, as they raced to clinch the deal before the U.N. COP30 summit in Brazil. After negotiating late into Tuesday night, climate ministers from European Union countries approved in a public vote a compromise to cut emissions 90% by 2040, from 1990 levels, but with flexibilities to weaken this aim. The weakened target would let countries buy foreign carbo...

October 27, 2025 7:58 PM

Athletes call for climate adaptation fightback ahead of COP30

Climate change is one of the toughest opponents facing any athlete, warns Brazilian soccer player Tamires Dias, one of around 40 elite sportsmen and women involved in the launch of a new global campaign that will feature at next month's COP30 summit in her country. Dias, who played in two Women's World Cups, has been joined by the likes of Brazilian tennis player Beatriz Haddad Maia, surfer Maya Gabeira, Romanian Olympic swimmer David Popovici and former England soccer player Raheem Sterling to...

October 8, 2025 3:34 PM

PM Modi shares article showcasing India’s progress in wildlife conservation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared an article written by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, highlighting India’s achievements in wildlife conservation over the past decade. The article outlines the government’s focused initiatives aimed at preserving endangered species and restoring degraded habitats, reflecting India’s strong commitment to environmental sustainability. Sharing the article on social media, Prime Minister Modi said: ...

July 8, 2025 12:11 AM

Climate justice a “moral obligation”: PM Modi urges fair tech access and finance for developing nations at BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underscored India’s commitment to climate action and equitable health security, calling for urgent technology transfer and affordable financing for developing nations to bridge the gap between climate ambition and action. Addressing a session on 'Environment, COP-30 and Global Health' at the BRICS Summit in Brazil, PM Modi said he was glad that under Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s chairmanship, BRICS has prioritised key issues that ar...