President Trump takes U-Turn, says climate change is not a hoax
President Donald Trump on Sunday backed off from his claim that climate change is a hoax, but said that it’s not man-made with permanent impacts … Read more
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REC Group welcomes special report ‘Global Warming of 1.5 degree C’ by IPCC
REC Group welcomed this week’s special report ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C’ by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body for assessing the science related … Read more
No appetite to change Paris climate deal: UN Environment chief on US withdrawal
There is no “appetite” to change the historic Paris agreement on climate change and it is “ridiculous” for anyone to term it unfair, UN Environment … Read more
No impact of US exit from Paris climate deal on India: Top official
India asserted that it is not in favour of reopening the Paris accord on Climate Change and said the negotiations on the issue are not … Read more
PM Modi to get ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ award today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the United Nations’ highest environmental honour, the ‘UNEP Champions of the Earth’ award, at a special ceremony in the … Read more
India’s International Solar Alliance (ISA) gets major push with EIB funds
In a major push to India’s International Solar Alliance (ISA), European Investment Bank (EIB) President Werner Hoyer on Wednesday announced a major progress on tackling … Read more
Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates air pollution mitigation devices in Delhi
Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest and Climate change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated air pollution control device WAYU(Wind Augmentation … Read more
Leaders back climate change urgency in New York
Heads of state and government on Monday kicked off “Climate Week,” held every year on the margins of the UN General Assembly, by urging world … Read more
Global protests as key UN climate talks stumble
Thai fishermen and labourers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels kicked off an international day of protests in Bangkok Saturday, where key UN … Read more
Wind, solar farms could bring rains to Sahara Desert
A massive wind and solar installation in the Sahara Desert would increase precipitation and vegetation in the world’s largest hot desert. The study, published in … Read more