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IUCN Declares Fossil Fuels A Threat To Nature, Urges Global Phase-out

In a landmark move ahead of COP30, the world’s top conservation body links fossil fuel extraction to biodiversity loss, aligning climate and nature agendas for the first time The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has, for the first time, formally identified fossil fuel production as a direct threat to nature, signalling a decisive […]

Governments Plan To Produce 120% More Fossil Fuels Than 1.5°C Pathway Allows: Report

A decade after the Paris Agreement, governments are still planning fossil fuel production at levels sharply out of step with international climate goals, according to a major new study   The 2025 Production Gap Report, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Climate Analytics and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), finds that by […]

Clean energy Is The Only Option, Says VP Dhankhar

India’s journey towards sustainability and innovation is reaching new heights as key institutes lead the charge in developing advanced technologies that align with the Government of India’s vision of Viksit Bharat, net-zero emissions by 2070, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Addressing a gathering at a prominent research institute, the Vice President lauded the […]

Google.org supports Indian Innovators In Building Climate Resilience

Supported by a USD 5 Million grant from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 2.0 by Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) has selected four India-based organizations, INREM Foundation, CEPT Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), Institute for Financial Management and Research (WELL Labs), and Gujarat Mahila Housing Sewa Trust (MHT), among 14 others […]

COP28 Chooses Gradual ‘Transition Away’ Over ‘Phasing Out’ Fossil Fuels

The declaration urged countries to help with the “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, to achieve net zero by 2050  For the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai, world leaders opted for a weaker wording that spoke of ‘transitioning away’ from […]

COP28 Concludes: Global Consensus For Significant Climate Action Sets New Course

The two weeks of negotiations saw over USD 85 billion and 11 pledges and declarations committed to climate action   COP28, hosted in the United Arab Emirates, mobilised a significant number of voluntary pledges in the lead-up to its landmark final declaration calling for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels. After over two weeks of negotiations, […]

Revised COP Draft Proposes Fossil Fuel Transition As Compromise Deal

The latest text ordains nations to transition away from fossil fuels, including coal, but stops short of dictating a phase-out   COP28 leaders worked through a draft deal after arguing over the divisive phase-out issue till the small hours of Wednesday. The most recent wording calls for countries to move away from coal and other […]

Observers See OPEC ‘Panicking’ As COP28 Climate Talks Focus On Possible Fossil Fuel Phase-Out

The call for a swift phase-out of fossil fuels emerges as the central theme in the talks’ final days Veteran negotiators at the U.N. climate talks on Saturday emphasised that the global movement to transition away from fossil fuels had gained substantial momentum, confronting a formidable opponent: the oil industry. Late on Friday, news broke […]

COP28: Global Stocktake Calls For Just Phase-out Of Fossil Fuels

A new version of the Global Stocktake was released during the ongoing UN Climate Summit (COP28) provides options for key issues of negotiations, such as mitigation, fossil fuels, equity and historical responsibility   The first Global Stocktake (GST), which will end this year’s meeting, will probably assess how well nations have done thus far in […]