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“Paris promised to limit temperature rise to as close to 1.5 degrees as possible. But the commitments made in Paris were far from enough to get there. And even those commitments are not being met,” Guterres said. “Carbon dioxide levels are at record highs. Today, we are 1.2 degrees hotter than before the industrial revolution. If we don’t change course, we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than 3 degrees this century.” “Can anybody still deny that we are faci...

Print The COVID-19 pandemic reduced global greenhouse gas emissions by a record 7% this year, according to new estimates released Thursday by an international group of scientists. “We have never registered such a large change,” said Corinne Le Quéré, a professor of climate change science at the University of East Anglia in England who is part of the research team behind the Global Carbon Project. But the reductions are probably a short-lived effect of stay-at-home orders and the resulting...

The pandemic appears to have done what years of increasingly dire warnings about climate change couldn't. Global carbon dioxide emissions fell by an estimated 7% in 2020,...

NATURE is sending us a message, according to scientists who have seen a spate of natural disasters this year.

Green pandemic recovery essential to close climate action gap: UNEP ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Fri, Dec 11 2020 12:27 IST | ​ 3 Views UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.. Image Source: IANS News Nairobi, Dec 11 : The UN Environment Program (UNEP) said that a green coronavirus pandemic recovery could cut 25 per cent off predicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions and bring the world closer to meeting the two degrees Celsius goal outlined in the 2015 Paris climate deal. According to UN...

UNEP announces 2020 Champions of the Earth Award winners Source: Xinhua| Editor: huaxia Video PlayerClose NAIROBI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The UN Environment Program (UNEP) on Friday announced six winners of the 2020 Champions of the Earth Award for their pioneering initiatives aimed at healing the planet amid natural and man-made threats. According to UNEP, the six individuals bagged the prestigious award for demonstrating commitment to restore the health of ecosystems and advance sustainable dev...

Print The COVID-19 pandemic reduced global greenhouse gas emissions by a record 7% this year, according to new estimates released Thursday by an international group of scientists. “We have never registered such a large change,” said Corinne Le Quéré, a professor of climate change science at the University of East Anglia in England who is part of the research team behind the Global Carbon Project. But the reductions are probably a short-lived effect of stay-at-home orders and the resulting...

This year has seen record Atlantic hurricanes and western U.S. wildfires, devastating floods in Asia and Africa and a hot, melting Arctic.

India’s greenhouse emissions dip with switch to renewables, economic slowdown Jayashree Nandi India is projected to meet its pre-2020 climate pledge, also called the Cancun pledge, made in 2010. It is also likely to meet and possibly overachieve its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, the Emissions Gap Report 2020 has said on Wednesday. © DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images Representational photo India, which emits 7.1% of global emissi...

New government data shows Australia will beat its 2030 emissions reduction targets without using Kyoto carryover credits, as long as the Coalition's tech road map works.