COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (C) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Simon Stiell (L) and other officials attend a plenary session during the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP COP28, hosted by the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, mobilised a flurry … Read more
This undated handout photo provided by NASA shows the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctic. Two new studies indicate that part of the huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a slow collapse in an unstoppable way. Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured. | Photo Credit: AP On February … Read more
The airport authority plans to lower its carbon footprint by adopting pollution control systems and precautions. (File) The Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi aims to achieve a net-zero carbon emission target by 2030, much ahead of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2050 target adopted by major global industries. The airport, managed by … Read more
With extreme weather killing more than 150 people in Europe and searing heat across parts of North America, the debate around climate change has grown more fierce in recent weeks. But can global warming really be blamed for these very different, isolated events in different parts of the world? According to Jean Jouzel, a climatologist … Read more