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Sl No2024 Climate Change Related News Items
1World in line for hottest year as 1.5° C limit breached for 12 months in a row dated 15.07.2024.
Sl No2024 Climate Change Related News Items
1Rising incidents of extreme weather events dated 27.07.2023.
2Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh visits technology showcase & launches several initiatives targeted towards low carbon economy during CEM 14/MI 8 meeting in Goa dated 22.07.2023.
3Earth Sciences Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju calls for adapting Agriculture to Climate Change with a responsive and appropriate scientific mechanism dated 21.07.2023.
4Climate change impact assessment dated 20.07.2023.
5India-UAE: Joint Statement on Climate Change dated 15.07.2023.
6India forms committee to oversee carbon market dated 30.06.2023.
7India’s Green Credit Programme and carbon credit initiative dated 28.06.2023.
8Ecological doom-loops: why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected – new research dated 22.06.2023.
9Green Hydrogen Mission – Press Release dated 16.03.2023.
10Activities finalized to be considered for trading of carbon credits under Article 6.2 mechanism to facilitate transfer of emerging technologies and mobilize international finance in India dated 17.02.2023.
11Green Hydrogen Mission – Press Release dated 01.02.2023.
Sl No2022 Climate Change Related News Items
1How trees make oxygen, and other ways they are vital to human existence dt. 07.12.2023.
2Cabinet approves India’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution to be communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
3Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Rebuts the Environmental Performance index 2022.
4COP-27 forms loss and damage fund, new panel to decide its structure, The Hindu, dt. 21.11.2022.
5At COP-27, India and three others oppose ‘carbon border tax’, The Hindu, dt. 17.11.2022.
6COPZ7’s clock ticks as issues remain pending, The New Indian Express, dt. 13.11.2022.
7COP-27: India insists on new target by 2024, The Hindu, dt. 11.11.2022.
8At COP-27, India insists on higher global climate finance target by 2024, The Hindu, dt. 11.11.2022.
9Climate Change Meet must address need for ‘Loss & Damages’ fund, The New Indian Express, dt. 10.11.2022.
10Figures of fossil fuel emissions under-reported, The New Indian Express, dt. 10.11.2022.
11We’re on highway to climate hell, UN chief says at COP-27, The Hindu, dt. 08.11.2022.
12Greta Thunberg says she’s ready to hand over megaphone, The New Indian Express, dt. 08.11.2022.
13Health will be the core topic at COP27: WHO, The New Indian Express, dt. 07.11.2022.
14COP27: UN Climate talks commences in Egypt, The New Indian Express, dt. 07.11.2022.
15COP-27 opens with warning against any ‘backsliding’, The Hindu, dt. 07.11.2022.
16The roots of sustainability: 5 reasons why cities need trees dt. 29.06.2022.
17Many coastlines may be under water by 2050: study, The Hindu, dt. 21.04.2022.
18Climate change hits food crop yield in Kerala, The Hindu, dt. 19.04.2022.
19It’s now or never to limit global warming to 1.5°C: IPCC report, The New Indian Express, dt. 05.04.2022.
20Climate panel flags great barrier reef devastation, The New India Express, dt. 02.03.2022.
21Chennai’s heat and humidity heating to critical threshold, The New India Express, dt. 02.03.2022.
22Climate change to hit India’s food bowl – The New Indian Express, dt. 01.03.2022.
23IPCC warns of multiple climate hazards, The Hindu, dt. 01.03.2022.
24India welcomes the IPCC Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) on Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability dt. 28.02.2022.
25Karakoram region glaciers stable rest melting fast, The New Indian Express, dt. 14.02.2022.
26Action plan to protect Chennai from climate change, The Hindu, dt. 31.01.2022.
272022 Will Be Among Warmest Years, Expect “Extreme Heat Events”: Report, NDTV, dt. 20.01.2022.
282021 was among the seven hottest years on record, says UN body, Hindustan Times, dt. 19.01.2022.
Sl No2021 Climate Change Related News Items
1India objects to UN move on climate change, The Hindu, dt: 15.12.2021.
2Glasgow summit runs into extra time, The Hindu, 14th November 2021.
3China, U.S. Unveil surprise climate pact in Glasgow, The New Indian Express, 12th November 2021.
4Explained: What’s leading to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu?, Gaon Connection, 10th November 2021.
5Explained: PM Modi’s climate promises, and how far India is on track to meet them, The New Indian Express, 9th November 2021.
6Warming will burn the poor, The New India Express, 9th November 2021.
7India’s solar gen up 1,700%, The New Indian Express, 8th November 2021.
8Countries’ pledges improve odds of thwarting global temperature rise by a third, The Hindu, 7th November 2021.
9World leaders pledge to save forests, cut methane emissions, The Hindu, 3rd November 2021.
10One sun, One world, One Grid for seamless energy, The Hindu, 3rd November 2021.
11India to help countries prone to climate change, prone to climate change, The Hindu, 3rd November 2021.
12India not part of COP26 deforestation vow, The New Indian Express, 3rd November 2021.
13Call for action at U.N. Climate summit, The New Indian Express, 2nd November 2021.
14India will achieve net zero emissions by 2070, says PM, The Hindu, 2nd November 2021.
15Ahead of COP26, India site highlights emission gap, The Hindu, 1st November 2021.
16G20 nations fail to nail down target on net-zero emissions, The New Indian Express, 1st November 2021.
17COP26, ‘Our last best hope’ for climate action, opens, 2015 -21 were 7 hottest years, The New Indian Express, 1st November 2021.
18G-20 ends without time – bound promise on climate change, The Hindu, 1st November 2021.
19Modi holds talks with top EU leaders ahead of G20, COP26, The Hindu, 30th October 2021.
20India will stress ‘Climate justice’ at global summit, says Minister, The Hindu, 29th October 2021.
21Why India is shouldn’t sign on to net zero, The Hindu, 27th October 2021.
22Chennai ranks seventh in vulnerability index: study, The New Indian Express, 27th October 2021.
23‘Co2 emissions in 2020 above decadal average’, The Hindu, 26th October 2021.
24A Clean energy transition plan for India, 23rd October 2021.
25The carbon markets conundrum at COP26, The Hindu, 21st October 2021.
26‘NIOT will take up restoration of coast on northern side of U.T.’ The Hindu, 19th October 2021.
27U.S. – India ministerial dialogue adds focus on climate finance, The Hindu, 16th October 2021.
28Deconstructing climate finance, The Hindu, 14th October 2021.
29Himalayas loses glaciers equal to 30K soccer fields, The New Indian Express, 14th October 2021.
30Sea will rise for centuries to come, The Hindu, 13th October 2021.
31Tackling the climate crisis, The Hindu, 12th October 2021.
32Two – day celebrations on Eden Beach, The Hindu, 10th October 2021.
33‘Including Climate security in UNSC talks is disruptive’ The New Indian Express, 24th September 2021.
34A Climate change narrative that India can steer, The Hindu, 24th September 2021.
35Coastal Cleanup day, Dhina Thanthi 23rd September 2021.
36Blue Flag certified Beach, Dhina thanthi 23rd September 2021.
37Eden becomes first Puducherry beach to get coveted Blue Flag tag, The Hindu, 23rd September 2021.
38Sea level rise is certain, The Hindu, 23rd September 2021.
39WHO tightens global air quality norms, The Hindu, 23rd September 2021.
40Climate change is a key driver of financial risk, The New Indian Express, 21st September 2021.
41Most of the abandoned new coal projects after 2015 Paris agreement, The New Indian Express, 20th September 2021.
42Climate Change could cause 216 mn to migrate: World Bank, The Hindu, 14th September 2021.
43Climate crisis could force 216 mn to migrate: Report, The New Indian Express, 14th September 2021.
44Venkaiah Naidu lays stress on tapping solar energy, The Hindu, 13th Sept 2021.
45Climate change not futuristic phenomenon, it’s already being experienced, says Vice-President, The Times of India, 13th Sept 2021.
46IPCC Report 2021: Climate change is very real, The Hindu, 27th August 2021.
47Puducherry will purchase 100MW solar power, 140MW wind power, The Times of India, 26th August 2021.
48Indian Children at greater risk of Climate change, The New Indian Express, 22nd August 2021.
49Getting Hotter by the day, The Hindu, 18th August 2021.
50TN Gets into Mission mode to tackle Climate change, The New Indian Express, 14th August 2021.
51TN Coast fast eroding, Budget may focus on climate change & “Erosion and sea-level rise are the biggest threats”, The New Indian Express, 11th August 2021.
52Global warming may set off severe rain: IPCC, The Hindu 10th August 2021.
53UN report predicts intense heat waves, more rains in India, & Clock Ticking for earth, The New Indian Express, 10th August 2021.
54Climate report must be death knell for fossil fuels, The Hindu, 10th August 2021.
55Climate Change sees birth of 1,200 lakes in the Swiss Alps, The New Indian Express, 19th July 2021.
56Climate change: How infrastructure can weather the storm, The Indian express, dt. 26 July 2021.
57Explained: How Jacobabad in Pakistan crossed a temperature threshold too severe for human tolerance, The Indian Express, dt. 8 July 2021.
58These are the 10 hottest places in India right now, Hindustan Times, dt. 1 July 2021.
59Gujarat state action plan on climate change: Temperature rose by 2.90 Celsius in 33 yrs till 2019, to go up further, The Indian Express, dt. 17 June 2021.
60India’s contribution to climate change in last 200 years just 3%: Javadekar, The Hindu, dt. 14 June 2021.
61CO2 reaches its highest level in more than 4 million years , The Economic Times, dt. 8 June 2021.
62In Brief: How Indian States Performed on NITI Aayog’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ Index In 2020, Swarajya, dt. 4 June 2021.
63NITI Aayog unveils SDG India Index; Kerala retains top spot, Bihar at the bottom, Hindustan Times, dt. 3 June 2021.
64NASA joins hands with ISRO to develop Earth Observatory to mitigate climate change, better disaster management, India Today, dt. 25 May 2021.
65Greenhouse emissions shrinking stratosphere: Ozone layer at risk as study predicts further decline, India Today, dt. 18 May 2021.
66One-third of global food production at risk: Rising greenhouse emissions could push world to starvation, India Today, dt. 17 May 2021.
67Australia Just Broke a Major Record For New Solar Panel Roof Installations, Science alert, dt. 14 May 2021.
68Three Indian schools make it to global SDG list of 200 varsities, Mint, dt. 22 April 2021.
69India won’t raise climate ambition under pressure: Prakash Javadekar, Hindustan Times, dt. 15 April 2021.
70Did a worldwide lockdown help in the fight against climate change?, BBC The Social, dt. 14 April 2021.
71NZ to launch world-first climate change rules, BBC News, dt. 14 April 2021.
72‘World’s two biggest democracies should join hands on confronting climate change’: John Kerry, Hindustan Times, dt. 6 April 2021.
73Why are people not doing more about climate change? BBC News, dt. 29 March 2021.
74Climate pledges for 2030 put world far off 1.5-degree Celsius goal, warns UN, Hindustan Times, dt. 26 February 2021.
75Idea of climate action should not be to move climate ambition goal post to 2050: India at UNSC, The Hindu, dt. 24 February 2021.
76US officially rejoins Paris Climate accord, 107 days after it quit, The Indian Express, dt. 20 February 2021.
77Climate Change May Have Had “Key Role” In Pandemic: Study, NDTV, dt. 5 February 2021.
78Climate change adaptation: Cost to at least quadruple for developing countries in 3 decades, Down to Earth, dt. 15 January 2021.
792020 was eighth warmest year on record for India: IMD, Hindustan Times, dt. 04 January 2021.
80‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy – UN News, dt. 2 January, 2021.
81Why 2021 could be turning point for tackling climate change – BBC News, dt. 1 January 2021.
Sl No2020 Climate Change Related News Items
1India in top 10 performers on climate change index, Times of India, dt. 07 December 2020.
22020 set to be among warmest years on record – The Indian Express, dt. 03 December, 2020.
3India forms high-level committee to implement Paris Agreement targets, India News. dt. 02 December 2020.
4Twice hit by Climate Change – The Hindu, dt. 21 November, 2020.
5China pledges to become carbon neutral before 2060, The Guardian, dt. 22 September 2020.
6Carbon emissions for 2020 to come down by 8% due to lockdown: Environment Ministry – The Hindu, dt. 27 August, 2020.
7The Climate Challenge – The Hindu, dt. 21 June, 2020.
8Climate Report Predicts hotter, rainier days – The Hindu, dt. 16 June, 2020.
9Flattening the Climate Curve – The Hindu, dt. 10 June, 2020.
10EU green deal and how it plans to balance climate concerns and fix economy, Indian Express, dt. 30 May 2020.
11United Nations Confirms 18.3 Degrees Celsius Record Heat In Antarctica, NDTV, dt. 6 February 2020.
12Thinks Climate Change Action, Act Globally – The Hindu, dt. 23 January, 2020.
Sl No2019 Climate Change Related News Items
1‘Climate change caused 15 disasters this year’ – The Hindu, dt. 27 December, 2019.
2Climate of inaction: On UN climate change conference – The Hindu, dt. 17 December 2019.
3India’s effort towards mitigating Climate Change – The Hindu, dt. 9 November, 2019.
4Climate change: India pitches for financial support by developed nations, India Today, 1 September 2019.
5New plan to deal with climate change soon, The Times of India, 19 August 2019.
6Let’s talk about climate change – The Hindu, dt. 20 July, 2019.