Leaving first three places empty, the report puts Denmark in 4th place, followed by Sweden and Chile India rose two spots to rank eighth out of 63 in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), 2023, thanks to its low emissions and the increasing use of renewable energy. The report was published on Monday by three […]
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Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Intervenes at High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance at COP 27 – EQ Mag Pro
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav intervened at a High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance at COP 27 today. In his intervention, he said. “Access to Finance and Technology in developing countries is a must-have if we expect to protect our earth and ourselves from apocalyptic changes. The commitment made […]
India expected to see faster progress on climate goals: Report – EQ Mag Pro
New Delhi : At least three of the four top emitters of greenhouse gases — China, the EU and India — are expected to see faster progress towards a clean energy economy than they have set out in national plans or NDCs, according to a new analysis released on Monday, coinciding with the UN climate […]
COP27: 12-month plan launched to boost green technologies to fight climate change – EQ Mag
New Delhi : Countries representing over half of the global GDP, including India and the US, on Friday set out a 12-month action plan at the UN climate summit in Egypt to help make clean technologies cheaper and more accessible everywhere to fight climate change. The UNFCCC said the plan includes 25 sector-specific “priority actions” […]
WRI Launches Program to Help Governments Mainstream Climate Adaptation, with Support from U.S. Government
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT : Today at COP27, the World Resources Institute and its partners launched the Resilience and Adaptation Mainstreaming Program (RAMP), a capacity-building program for governments to address the severe economic risks of climate change. The United States government is supporting the RAMP initiative as part of the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and […]
COP27: India, China on track to overachieve 2030 UN climate targets – EQ Mag Pro
The analysis on India and China’s electricity sector highlights how renewable energy is slowly replacing fossils With the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) underway in the backdrop of a year when extreme climate events demonstrated again the urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions, leading economies of India and China are on track to overachieve […]
World risks ‘collective suicide’, UN chief warns climate summit – EQ Mag Pro
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt: The UN’s chief warned Monday that nations must cooperate or face “collective suicide” in the fight against climate change, at a summit where developing countries reeling from global warming demanded more action from rich polluters. Nearly 100 heads of state and government are meeting for two days in Egypt’s Red Sea […]
STATEMENT: Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership and Forest-Related Funding at COP27 – EQ Mag Pro
SHARM EL-SHEIKH : Today at the UN climate negotiations in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, leaders from 26 countries and the European Union launched the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) to fulfill the historic pledge made at COP26 in Glasgow to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030. The FCLP, to be […]
Explaining the First “Global Stocktake” of Climate Action – EQ Mag Pro
If we are to prevent the most dangerous impacts of climate change, the world must make massive emissions cuts in coming years while also bolstering the ability of communities and ecosystems to adapt. But how will we know if we’re making sufficient progress or falling short? And how will we know where we should head? […]
UK pledges more than $115 million to developing economies to tackle climate change – EQ Mag Pro
LONDON : Britain’s foreign minister James Cleverly on Monday will announce investments of more than 100 million pounds ($115 million) to support developing countries in their fight against the impact of climate change. “Mr Cleverly will also argue that long-term prosperity depends on taking action on climate change and ramping up investment in renewable energy […]