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Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High In 2024

Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 13, 2024

Our latest annual stocktake shows the world is on track to reach a new record: 37.4 billion tonnes of CO emitted from fossil fuels in 2024. This is an increase of 0.8% from the previous year.

Explained: What's Climate Finance And Why Countries Are Fighting Over It At COP29

Reuters | Wednesday November 13, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan

Countries are negotiating a higher target for payments starting next year, but some have been reluctant to confirm its size until it is clear which countries will contribute.

Tigers Not Seen In This Country For 70 Years. They Have Now Returned

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 13, 2024, New Delhi

Two captive Amur tigers were relocated from a cat sanctuary in the Netherlands to the Ile-Balkhash State Nature Reserve in Kazakhstan.

Apple-Sized "Mystery Mollusk" Discovered In Ocean's Midnight Zone

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 13, 2024

It's named Bathydevius due to its "devious" nature that fooled the scientists at first, while caudactylus refers to the dactyls -- the fingerlike projections on its tail.

In Major Push For Nuclear Power, India Asks States To Set Up Reactors

Written by Abhishek Chakraborty | Wednesday November 13, 2024, New Delhi

India has ambitious plans to set up nuclear reactors across the country, especially in states where thermal power plants have either completed its life, or where access to coal is a challenge.

Explained: What The Latest Science Shows Us About Climate Change

Reuters | Wednesday November 13, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan

This year's UN climate summit - COP29 - is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at curbing climate change.

COP29: Disaster Relief Fund For Vulnerable Countries "Ready" To Disburse

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 12, 2024, Baku

A long-sought disaster relief fund to help vulnerable countries weather the storm of climate change will start handing out aid next year, officials at COP29 in Baku said Tuesday.

UK Vows To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 81% On 1990 Levels By 2035

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 12, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan

The UK will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, as his government ramps up its ambitions on climate change.

Explained: How Methane Emissions Threaten Climate Goals

Reuters | Tuesday November 12, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan

Fast-rising methane emissions could undermine efforts to limit global warming by mid-century, prompting scientists and policymakers to urge aggressive action to curb output of the potent greenhouse gas.

COP29: US Climate Envoy Says Work Will Continue Despite Trump's Return

Reuters | Tuesday November 12, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan

US climate envoy John Podesta on Monday urged governments to keep faith in the country's promise to combat global warming, saying Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns to office in January.

COP29 Climate Summit: What Is A Carbon Credit? What Is Article 6? Top Questions Answered

Reuters | Tuesday November 12, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan

Countries at the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan will attempt to agree rules for a global system for trading carbon offset credits.

Climate Challenges Don't See Borders As NASA Pic Shows Smog-Covered Lahore, Delhi

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday November 11, 2024

The hazardous level of pollution has forced authorities in Pakistan to close schools till November 17 in a bid to lower children's exposure to the pollution.

Opinion | Once Again, A Trump-Sized Fear For COP

Bharti Mishra Nath | Friday November 08, 2024

The re-election of Trump, who has previously dismissed climate change as a hoax, is unlikely to be good news for COP.

COP29 Host Azerbaijan, A Country Steeped In Hydrocarbons

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 05, 2024, Paris, France

Azerbaijan, host of the upcoming United Nations COP29 climate summit, is a petrostate nestled between Russia and Iran.

Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss Should Be Addressed Together

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 16, 2024, Paris

Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more coordinated effort on these challenges.