Global Warming News
Year 2024 exceeds 1.5°C threshold, becomes hottest year, says C3S report
With this, 2024 has overtaken 2023 as the warmest year ever recorded.
4 min read10 Jan 2025Beating Climate Change Demands Unwavering Dedication
Climate Week NYC can build on the strides made at last year’s COP28, but only if governments and companies fulfill their promises.
3 min read9 Jan 2025How global warming smashed all safety barriers in 2024
2024 is going to be the hottest year ever recorded. As climate disasters multiply, what did we learn this year, and what is the way ahead? We certainly don’t want an ice-and-snow free Himalaya or a Ganga that turns into a seasonal river.
13 min read23 Dec 2024India to come up with mitigation action for high carbon-emitting sectors like steel, cement, refineries, fertilisers
The Indian government is gearing up for significant carbon emission reductions in industries through innovative technologies like carbon capture and clean coal. With a commitment to net-zero emissions by 2070, this initiative is crucial for the country’s climate goals.
3 min read29 Nov 2024Mint Quick Edit | Can the market play a pro-climate role?
As John Kerry reminded his audience at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, capping global warming remains a big challenge. As carbon emissions keep rising and the US looks set to flip its climate policy, can market forces make up for deficiencies of policy?
1 min read18 Nov 2024Greece Battles Wildfires as Heat Builds Across Mediterranean
Greek firefighters are battling more blazes as searing heat bakes southern Europe from Spain to Romania.
1 min read11 Jul 2024The rise of the truly cruel summer
Deadly heat is increasingly the norm, not an exception to it
7 min read27 Jun 2024HSBC Asked by $890 Billion Investor Group to Set New Energy Goal
A group of HSBC Holdings Plc investors wants the bank to set a funding target for renewable energy amid concerns its current green pledges are too vague.
2 min read3 May 2024US, Europe Fear of China’s Dominance Threatens Climate Fight, Says Xi’s Envoy
Veteran diplomat Liu Zhenmin is leading the charge as the biggest polluter seeks to peak emissions by the end of this decade.
4 min read2 May 2024Scientists find new hack to deal with a warming planet; Here’s how
Government scientists propose injecting ice high in the upper atmosphere to reduce water vapor, a greenhouse gas, as a potential method to counteract human-caused warming. However, the idea is still in the early stages of research and not currently implementable.
3 min read29 Feb 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared