Global CO2 emissions rise amid fossil fuel dependence

Global CO2 emissions are projected to reach 41.2 billion tons by 2024, despite significant efforts to reduce fossil fuel reliance. The recent COP29 conference in Baku highlighted the urgent need for stronger climate policies as leaders like UK PM Keir Starmer reaffirmed commitments to greenhouse gas reduction. Fossil fuels—coal (41%), oil (32%), and gas (21%)—remain

Can fossil fuels be regulated like nuclear weapons? 

Should fossil fuels be regulated the way nuclear weapons are? A group of governments and civil society organisations believe so, and are pushing the idea of a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty (FF-NPT). “Just like 50 years ago, when the world used international treaties to defuse the threats posed by nuclear weapons, today, the world needs

Unilateral, unfair trade steps dominate discussions on Day 5 at COP29

India made a forceful intervention against unilateral trade measures at the COP29 climate talks, demanding its inclusion in the conference agenda, joining similar calls from G77 and China, the BASIC group (Brazil, South Africa, India and China), and Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC). The country warned that imposing trade-related climate measures unfairly burdens developing and low-income countries with the

COP29 climate agreement a boost for India’s carbon market ambitions

India’s plans to set up a carbon market received a boost at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, after the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ratified key rules for a global carbon trading mechanism at this UN-sponsored climate event, officials said. On Monday states assembled for the first