Climate Change

As the climate crisis deepens, with 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record and the global temperature surpassing 1.5°C for the first time, climate action is slipping down the political agenda. Geopolitical tensions, rising populism,…
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A staggering 887 million people living in multidimensional poverty—almost eight in ten of the 1.1 billion globally—are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, and air pollution, according to the 2025…
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With the West wavering in its commitment to climate action, emerging economies — led by China, India and Brazil — are expected to step up and take charge at next month’s UN Climate Summit (COP30) in Belem, Brazil. The November 10–21…
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The world’s oceans are steadily losing their signature green hue due to global warming, raising concerns about a weakening capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a new study. Researchers attribute this color shift to a sharp…
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Nearly 900 million of the world’s poorest people—about 80% of the global low-income population—are directly exposed to climate hazards worsened by global warming, bearing a “double and deeply unequal burden,” the United Nations warned on…
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The next UN Climate Conference (COP30) will be held from November 10–21, 2025 in Belém, the capital of Brazil’s Pará state. This guide covers the basics of COP meetings, a recap of COP29, and what to expect for COP30. What is a COP…
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We’ve all seen the harrowing images — thick plumes of smoke rising from the Amazon, Spanish firefighters battling raging flames across farmland, blackened celebrity homes in Los Angeles, and smouldering regional towns in Australia. If it…
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Britain must urgently brace for global warming of at least 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, the country’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) warned on Wednesday, stressing that the nation remains poorly equipped to handle extreme…
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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on October 13 called for the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) to focus on practical climate adaptation measures that directly improve people’s lives. Speaking at the Pre-COP30 Ministerial…
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With India set to submit its updated climate action pledge ahead of the UN climate summit (COP30) next month, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav left for Brazil on Saturday to attend a pre-COP meeting in Brasilia on October 13-14.…
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