Some people think, some people talk, some people do. It’s the last element — the action — that’s the most important; without it, the first two don’t mean much. In keeping with the Sikh tenet of seva (selfless service), the international organisation EcoSikh works on saving the environment, 550 trees at a time. Using the […]
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COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
Nations at COP28 in Dubai approved earlier on Wednesday a roadmap for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” – a first for a UN climate conference – but the deal still stopped short of a long-demanded call for a “phaseout” of oil, coal and gas. Reacting to the adoption of the outcome document, UN chief António […]
COP 28 Summit: Climate advocates demand stronger language on fossil fuels
The latest COP28 draft outcome text released to negotiators in Dubai on Monday (December 11, 2023) evening dropped a call to ‘phaseout’ fossil fuels, prompting outcry from climate-vulnerable countries and civil society. The 21-page text, prepared by the COP28 presidency, United Arab Emirates, makes no mention of fossil fuel ‘phasedown’ or ‘phaseout’, which UN Secretary-General […]
COP28 Summit: UN says $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
Every year, nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance supports activities that directly harm nature – some 30 times the amount spent on nature-based solutions annually, according to a shocking UN report launched on Saturday (December 9, 2023) at COP28 in Dubai. The report from the UN’s environmental wing, UNEP, also revealed that despite […]
UN warns about rapid surge in climate change over the past decade
The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that the UN weather chief said on Tuesday is “unequivocally driven by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities”. Marked by record-breaking land and ocean temperatures, the decade between 2011-2020 saw continued rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses that “turbo charged” dramatic […]
COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis, says UN
Health has made it onto the agenda of a UN climate conference, and health advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Sunday said the topic was long overdue for discussion as climate inaction is costing lives and impacting health every single day. Our planet has logged higher mean temperatures each year, with 2023 set to be […]
COP 28: Delegates bat for tackling health impacts of climate change, scaling up digital climate action
Attendees and leaders at COP28 in Dubai on Saturday (December 2, 2023) called for stronger and more resilient global health systems, which are indispensable to protecting populations from the negative impacts of climate change on health. Ahead of the first ever ‘Health Day’ at a UN climate conference, delegates signed onto a new declaration on […]
Narendra Modi, Emmanuel Macron discuss climate, civil nuclear cooperation on sidelines of COP 28 Summit in Dubai
PM Narendra Modi meets French President Emmanuel Macron on sidelines of COP 28 Summit
COP 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India’s global carbon emission is less than 4 percent
Narendra Modi says India contributes less than 4 percent to global carbon emission
Science points to “climate collapse” as UN chief Antonio Guterres calls COP28 to action
The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, new climate data shows, and leaders gathered for the COP28 conference must get us out of “deep trouble”, UN chief António Guterres said.