IMO agrees on first ever carbon pricing on global shipping
63 countries voted in favour of the policy, which has potential to raise $10 billion…
Climate Change
Climate goals overestimate forests’ carbon absorption capacity: Study
Postponing action to reduce emissions and to protect and monitor forests could jeopardise climate targets…
More heatwaves and hotter summer: IMD summer forecast
India will experience a hotter summer with more heatwave days in many states in the…
Energy efficient ACs can lower power demand by 23 GW, save ₹2.2 lakh crore: Study
Updating India’s Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and tightening standards every three years will play…
India’s mutual funds are not climate-ready, finds new report
India’s top 12 asset management companies (AMCs) are lagging in climate risk disclosure, emissions tracking,…
Glacial melt second-highest contributor to sea-level rise, threatens water supply of billions: Study
From 2000 to 2023, the global glacier mass loss totals 6,542 billion tonnes – or…
India’s lack of long-term measures to tackle heat can lead to high casualties: Report
The study was based on nine cities that are projected to face the highest increases…
Millions faced life-threatening heat in past 3 months: Report
22% of the global population experienced temperatures made at least twice as likely because of…
Between urgency and inclusion: Why the IPCC can’t agree on AR7’s timeline
On the surface, the IPCC’s latest meeting ended in a deadlock over AR7’s timeline. But…
Severe heat waves hit several states ‘unusually early’
Severe heat waves have begun “unusually early” in the season across Eastern and Western India…
