Nations at COP28 Reach Landmark 'UAE Consensus' for Net Zero by 2050
In Dubai, nations reached for a landmark agreement, the 'UAE Consensus' that calls for a transition away from fossil fuels to achieve net zero by 2050. The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) had a historic close, marking a turning point in global efforts to combat climate change. 198 participating Parties outlined an ambitious climate agenda aimed at keeping the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C within reach.
As COP28 concluded, the focus now shifts to ensuring the agreements are implemented and followed through at COP29 and COP30. The COP28 Presidency signed an agreement with Brazil, the host of COP30, to deepen collaboration and increase climate ambitions, working with Azerbaijan, the hosts of COP29, to ensure ambitious updated climate plans for action in this critical decade.
Dec 14, 2023
Cyclone Jasper Hits Australia
Tropical Cyclone Jasper, the first named storm of the 2023–24 Australian region cyclone season, made landfall in northeast Australia, impacting northern Queensland with destructive winds and the looming threat of flash flooding. This active tropical cyclone emerged as the third disturbance of the 2023–24 South Pacific cyclone season.
Dec 13, 2023
Baku to the Future: UN Climate Talks will be in Azerbaijan in 2024
A long-time stand-off that had turned the choice for next year's (2024) United Nations climate talks into a melodrama and mystery resolved as part of a prisoner swap settlement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. It set the stage for the COP29 climate talks in 2024 to be in a city where one of the world's first oil fields developed 1,200 years ago: Baku, Azerbaijan.
It also means that for back-to-back years an oil powerhouse nation will be hosting climate talks, where the focus is often on eliminating fossil fuels.
The 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP29) will be held in November 2024.
Dec 11, 2023
India Ranks 7th in Climate Change Performance Index
India ranked 7th in this year's (2023) Climate Change Performance Index, up one spot from the previous one, and also remained among the highest performers, according to the report released in Dubai during the global climate talks COP28.
Monitoring Climate Mitigation Efforts of 63 Countries plus the EU – covering more than 90 per cent of the Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions, India received a high ranking in the greenhouse gas Emissions and Energy Use categories, but a medium in Climate Policy and Renewable Energy, as in the previous year.
Dec 09, 2023
UNICEF Unveils 'Green Rising' Initiative at COP28
In December 2023, at COP28, UNICEF's Generation Unlimited, in collaboration with India's Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, unveiled the 'Green Rising' initiative. This groundbreaking initiative, carried out through India's YuWaah campaign, places a special emphasis on engaging youth in impactful environmental actions at the grassroots level, drawing inspiration from the Mission Life movement.
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