climate change action
Summit on New Global Financial Pact
France is taking the lead in hosting the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact on 22 and 23 June 2023. With over 300 high-level participants, including Heads of State and Government, international organizations, and representatives of civil society and ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Enhanced Rock Weathering
As the threat of climate change looms large, scientists and environmentalists are exploring various strategies to combat the rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. An emerging solution that is receiving recognition involves the process of enhanced rock weathering, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Global Warming’s Four Indias, 2022
Global Warming’s Four Indias, 2022 is a report that was released recently by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and CVoter International, an Indian international polling agency headquartered in Delhi. Key Findings of the Survey 82% of the Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
EU’s Fit for 55 Package
The EU has introduced a comprehensive climate action plan called the Fit for 55 package to minimize greenhouse gas emissions that plays a major role in the global warming and climate change. What is the Fit for 55 package? The ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland
As the impacts of climate change become increasingly severe and tangible, people around the world are looking for ways to hold their governments accountable for inaction on this pressing issue. In Europe, senior citizens in Switzerland have taken the bold ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
IPCC Meet in Switzerland and Synthesis Report: Important Facts
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is set to organize meeting in Switzerland to finalize the Synthesis Report, which will summarize the findings of the IPCC’s previous five reports and address policy-relevant scientific questions related to climate change. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
The European Union (EU) member states and parliamentarians announced a landmark reform within the bloc’s carbon market on December 18, 2022. This reform serves as the central plank in the EU’s ambitions to reduce carbon emissions and invest in climate-friendly ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission
Tamil Nadu recently became the first state in India to launch its own climate change mission. The objective of the mission is to make Tamil Nadu a “climate smart state”. What are the key highlights of the Tamil Nadu Climate ..