Tag: Climate Change
Greenhouse gases
India is world’s second largest emitter of nitrous oxide.
Dense Fog in North India
In the final days of December and the initial few days of 2024, a thick fog enveloped a large portion of northern India.
Loss and Damage Fund
The commencement of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai saw the official initiation of a fund for loss and damage, aimed at assisting vulnerable nations in managing the consequences of climate change.
Dubai climate conference | CoP-28 | UNFCCC
Context: Next month, the 28th edition of the Conference of Parties (CoP) is scheduled to take place in Dubai, spanning…
Loss and Damage Fund
Article in the Hindu – Importance of ‘loss and damage’ funds
Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) | UNCCD’s 1st data dashboard
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launched first data dashboard compiling national figures from 126 countries recently.
Marine Cloud Brightening
Context: Several Australian organisations are investigating the potential of cloud brightening as a means to mitigate coral bleaching. About Marine…
Geoengineering
A report by the Climate Overshoot Commission said that potentially dangerous experimental geoengineering methods – including controversial “solar radiation modification” – need to be halted until they have been researched thoroughly.
Planetary Boundaries
According to a new study, the world has breached six of the nine planetary boundaries necessary to maintain Earth’s stability and resilience.