Europe’s highest human rights court threw out a case Tuesday brought by six Portuguese youths aimed at forcing countries to meet international obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but sided with a group of senior Swiss women who also sought such measures. The European Court of Human Rights came down with decisions in a trio … Read more
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
At Glasgow on Monday, while announcing India’s netzero target of 2070, Narendra Modi emphasised that India is the only big economy that has delivered so far, in letter and spirit, on the Paris commitment. From an ambitious ‘netzero by 2030’ target for Indian Railways, the fourth-longest rail network in the world, to the emissions slashing … Read more
Hectic negotiations are underway among G20 countries to set the agenda for the upcoming COP26 global climate talks in Glasgow and strike a consensus between the developed and developing nations to raise and hasten climate ambitions. On the table is a strong pitch for net-zero commitments, cutting coal use in the power sector, signing up … Read more
India has already signed an agreement under the 2015 Paris Agreement for climate change. Representative Image Carbon emissions for long have been an environmental problem many countries are trying to combat. For this, many countries have come up with plans so that carbon footprint can be reduced. The US has committed itself to a net-zero … Read more