India
India elects: Congress takes on Modi with green promises
The main opposition party will treat air pollution as a national emergency and tackle climate change impacts if elected, it promises as India goes to the polls
Reality check: is the 1.5C warming target even possible?
Scientists have warned that warming more than half a degree above now is dangerous, but can we stop it?
Kerala shows how floods are changing
Across the world, cities and communities are underprepared for the new flooding regime that climate change is ushering in
Pakistani senator calls for climate cooperation with India amid water crisis
As drought bites, senate opposition leader Sherry Rehman says climate action is a security priority for South Asia
India’s power minister says the country can smash its 2022 renewable power goal. Will it happen?
Power ministry officials say renewable capacity could exceed the 175GW goal, reaching 227GW, but analysts caution it depends on demand growth
Indian authorities claim progress in campaign to end heatwave deaths
After nearly 200 die in extreme weather, national disaster agency reiterates zero-mortality goal and says toll could have been higher without action plans
France’s Macron pledges €700m to solar energy push
The French president announced extra finance to help developing countries adopt clean energy at the International Solar Alliance launch in New Delhi
Coal India report finds renewables will ‘substantially decrease’ coal demand
The falling cost of solar power and batteries is having a “significant impact” on the coal sector, says national mining company in Coal Vision 2030 consultation
International Solar Alliance to launch 121 projects at New Delhi summit
India and France are leading a push to roll out solar power, with an event next month to focus on water pumps, affordable finance and mini-grids
Indian mogul Mahindra pledges to align with Paris climate agreement
The chair of a $19bn Indian conglomerate committed to science-based targets, saying all efforts to cut carbon ‘have given us a return’
No legal action taken against Delhi’s polluters since 2014
Despite desperately toxic air and powerful anti-pollution legislation, not a single case has been taken up against polluters in India’s capital
Former UN climate chief lobbies against $1bn loan to Australian coal train
Christiana Figueres warns subsidising Adani’s controversial Carmichael mega-mine would damage Australia’s reputation abroad
UN climate talks: India puts heat on rich countries, China takes softer stance
While India has loudly criticised a decision on the commitments rich countries made up to 2020, their partner in the ‘like-minded’ bloc was not like-minded
India prepares for clashes with developed world at UN climate talks
Several areas of unfinished business mean talks in Bonn could ignite as developing nations seek concessions from the industrialised world
US exports of tar sands waste are fuelling Delhi’s air pollution crisis
India has emerged as the world’s largest importer of petroleum coke, an oil byproduct that is now a major cause of pollution in the capital
India’s Modi pushes international solar agreement
Indian prime minister says renewables are “particularly important” to the development of five nations meeting in Xiamen
India’s floods expose poor countries’ total vulnerability to climate change
In West Bengal, residents say Hurricane Harvey in the US is “no comparison” to devastation for which their country left them woefully unprepared
Coal to power India for ‘decades to come’, says government planning body
Coal will continue to produce roughly three-quarters of India’s electricity, says body charged with central planning, as it lays out plan to boost mining production
Indian coal growth has slowed since 2015
After rising at an average of 6% over the preceding decade, India’s coal consumption has risen at 2.2% a year since 2015, analysis from Greenpeace Energydesk shows
India’s electric vehicle revolution faces major hurdles
High costs and a lack of public charging stations pose a challenge to bold EV target, say experts, not helped by inconsistent government policy