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SIBI ARASU

SIBI ARASU

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Asia|Environment|World

Authorities ramp up efforts to protect sea turtles as deaths on India's shores continue to mount

Dead sea turtles keep washing ashore on India’s east coast and environmentalists and authorities are trying frantically to stop the number of 600 dead from getting even higher

Authorities ramp up efforts to protect sea turtles as deaths on India's shores continue to mount
Economy|Environment|Europe|Political|Technology

Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels

A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc’s push for clean energy and the new U.S. administration’s pursuit of more fossil fuels

Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels
Asia|Environment|Science

Hundreds of dead sea turtles are washing ashore on India's coast

Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India’s east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in over two decades

Hundreds of dead sea turtles are washing ashore on India's coast
Environment|News|World

Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels

Group of 20 leaders have agreed to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal

Group of 20 countries agree to increase clean energy but reach no deal on phasing out fossil fuels
Environment|News|Science|Technology

Boost in solar energy and electric vehicle sales gives hope for climate goals, report says

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) is becoming harder but a narrow window remains because clean energy infrastructure has grown around the world, a new report said Tuesday

Boost in solar energy and electric vehicle sales gives hope for climate goals, report says
Asia|Environment|News

India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine

The devastation of this year’s monsoon season in India has been significant, with over 400 deaths and more property damage in the Himayalan state of Himachal Pradesh in a single season than the last five years combined

India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine
Asia|News|World

Icy floodwaters kill at least 31 in India's Himalayan northeast after lake bursts through major dam

Rescue workers are searching for nearly 100 people after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped several towns in northeastern India, killing at least 31 people

Icy floodwaters kill at least 31 in India's Himalayan northeast after lake bursts through major dam
Asia|Environment|News

Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India's northeast was feared for years

Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday in a search for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, a disaster that many had warned was possible for years

Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India's northeast was feared for years
Economy|Environment|Finance|News

COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations on climate damage fund

Negotiators on a climate-related loss and damages fund have agreed the World Bank will temporarily oversee the international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet

COP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations on climate damage fund
Economy|Environment|News|World

Fund to compensate developing nations for climate change is unfinished business at COP28

A fund to compensate developing nations for the impacts of climate change was the supposed big breakthrough at last year's United Nations-led climate talks in Egypt

Fund to compensate developing nations for climate change is unfinished business at COP28
Environment

To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says

The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extremes fueled by human-caused climate change

To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
Environment|News|World

On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought

Nearly all the world’s nations finalized the creation of a fund to help compensate countries struggling to cope with loss and damage caused by climate change, seen as a major first-day breakthrough at this year’s U.N. climate conference as early cash started going into it

On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought
Environment|News|Science|World

In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project

Shifting to renewable energy is a key issue at the ongoing COP28 climate summit

In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project
Environment|News|Science

To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks

After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday are zeroing in on the tough job of dealing with the main cause of what’s overheating the planet: fossil fuels

To phase out or phase down fossil fuels? That is the question at COP28 climate talks
Environment|News|World

Activists say their voices are stifled by increasing rules and restrictions at COP28 climate talks

This year’s United Nations climate talks may have seen record numbers registered to attend, but activists who have spent years demonstrating at the annual event say their space to voice their demands is shrinking year on year

Activists say their voices are stifled by increasing rules and restrictions at COP28 climate talks
Environment|News|Science|World

Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28

The mood is about to shift, the hours grow longer and the already high sense of urgency somehow amp up even more as United Nations climate talks head into its final week

Climate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28
Environment|News|Science|World

How to adapt to climate change may be secondary at COP28, but it's key to saving lives, experts say

As United Nations climate talks enter their second week, negotiators who are largely focused on how to curb climate change have another thing on their plates: how to adapt to the warming that’s already here

How to adapt to climate change may be secondary at COP28, but it's key to saving lives, experts say
Business|Economy|Environment|News|Science|World

Observers see OPEC 'panicking' as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out

Veteran climate negotiation observers say the oil industry is starting to sweat as United Nations climate talks heat up and threaten to plug fossil fuel-belching wells for good

Observers see OPEC 'panicking' as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out
Environment|News

At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time

Negotiators have been urged to narrow down their options and agree on how to save Earth from disastrous levels of warming as the clock runs down on United Nations climate talks and the summit’s president is determined to finish up talks by Tuesday

At COP28, sticking points remain on fossil fuels and adapting to climate as talks near crunch time
Africa|Asia|Economy|Environment|Europe

The EU wants to put a tax on emissions from imports. It's irked some other nations at COP28

The European Union’s plan to impose a tax on the carbon pollution emitted to make goods imported from countries like India and China has sparked a debate at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai, as poorer countries argue that the tax will harm livelihoods and economic growth

The EU wants to put a tax on emissions from imports. It's irked some other nations at COP28
Environment|News|World

As COP28 nears finish, critics say proposal 'doesn't even come close' to what's needed on climate

Countries at United Nations-led climate talks in Dubai moved closer to reaching a final deal on Monday, but critics condemned a draft agreement as a watered-down document that won't stop dangerous climate change

As COP28 nears finish, critics say proposal 'doesn't even come close' to what's needed on climate
Environment|News|Science|World

Sharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai

Hopes for finishing a critical climate summit on time faded early Tuesday as countries were still far apart on key issues, including an agreement on what to do about the fossil fuels that are causing dangerous global warming

Sharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai
Environment|News|World

Will declaration on fossil fuels at UN climate talks lead to action? Consider 5 previous decisions

United Nations climate negotiators have declared the world must transition away from oil, gas and coal

Will declaration on fossil fuels at UN climate talks lead to action? Consider 5 previous decisions
Environment|News|Science|World

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels

Negotiators at United Nations COP28 climate talks agreed Wednesday that the world must transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels

In a first, delegates at UN climate talks agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels
Environment|News|World

Azerbaijan names a former oil exec to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns

Azerbaijan’s ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations’ annual climate talks later this year

Azerbaijan names a former oil exec to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns

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