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Climate change and climate justice: India's efforts to balance economic growth with green transition
Climate change and climate justice: India's efforts to balance economic growth with green transition

The Hindu

time13 hours ago

  • Politics
  • The Hindu

Climate change and climate justice: India's efforts to balance economic growth with green transition

In Climate Change and Climate Justice: India's efforts to balance economic growth with green transition, The Hindu investigates India's multifaceted response to climate change. This exclusive e-book delves into India's unique position as the fourth largest economy in the world and one of the top polluters, its strategies for meeting rising energy demands while maintaining climate goals, its efforts to protect citizens from extreme weather, and its efforts in preserving vital glaciers and river systems. It also examines India's role in international climate negotiations. This e-book is a must-read for anyone interested in climate action, sustainable development, and India's pivotal role in shaping a greener future. What's inside: 1. India and climate change: why you should care, by Jacob Koshy 2. Meeting soaring energy demand without losing sight of climate goals, by Ashmita Gupta 3. Climate change, the integrity of India's land, and how we need to prepare, by C.P. Rajendran 4. India's struggle to protect lives as heat waves outpace preparedness, by Rohini Subrahmanyam 5. Wading through the complexity of India's surface water resources, by Veena Srinivasan 6. Fighting what climate change is doing to animals merits a change of India's own, by Nikhil Sreekandan 7. Trees can help fight climate change — but what about their problems?, by Monika Mondal 8. Early warning systems: getting there, but not there yet, by T.V. Padma 9. India's place in the meandering life of the 'Loss and Damage' fund, by Priyali Prakash 10. A brief history of India in international climate negotiations, by Krithika Ravishankar and Kaveri Ashok 11. Cryosphere crisis: glaciers, water scarcity, and a race to adapt in the Himalayas, by Neelima Vallangi Please find the links & content of the e-book on Climate Change here - To download a sample of the e-book : To buy the e-book from Amazon: To download the PDF version for the book, subscribe here:

UN chief's dire warning over Australia's climate inaction
UN chief's dire warning over Australia's climate inaction

Courier-Mail

time19 hours ago

  • Business
  • Courier-Mail

UN chief's dire warning over Australia's climate inaction

Don't miss out on the headlines from Climate Change. Followed categories will be added to My News. Australia faces 'mega droughts' that will make 'fresh fruit and veg a once-a-year treat' if it does not rapidly ramp up efforts to take the country's grid green, the UN's climate chief has warned ahead of talks in Canberra. Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN's main climate body, will on Tuesday meet with Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, with Australia's bid to host COP31 next year among the key discussion points. Hosting the climate conference would mark a significant turnaround for Australia, reflective of the Albanese government's efforts to position the country as a regional leader in the renewables transition. Australia's net zero by 2050 target was central to the Albanese government's youth-focused re-election pitch, with Labor vowing to power on with its renewables agenda. Part of that agenda is the 2035 emissions reduction targets due this year. Speaking at an event on Monday, Mr Stiell urged the Albanese government not to 'settle for what's easy' when setting Australia's 2035 emissions reduction targets, warning that doing so would plunge Australia's living standards. UN climate chief Simon Stiell says Australia faces 'mega droughts' that will make 'fresh fruit and veg a once-a-year treat'. Picture: David Gray / AFP 'Mega droughts (will make) fresh fruit and veg a once-a-year treat. In total, the country could face a $6.8 trillion GDP loss by 2050,' Mr Stiell told the Smart Energy Council event. 'Australia has a strong economy and among the highest living standards in the world. 'If you want to keep them, doubling down on clean energy is an economic no-brainer. 'Bog standard is beneath you. The question is: How far are you willing to go? 'The answer is due in September when Australia's next national climate plan is due.' The warning comes as the Coalition weathers a backbench rebellion to repeal the national carbon neutral target. Sussan Ley has committed to a blanket review of all Coalition policies, including net zero, following its decimation at the federal election. But a handful of mostly Nationals backbenchers led by Barnaby Joyce are calling for the emissions target to be abandoned completely, undermining the Opposition Leader's already tenuous authority. The Albanese government has been warned Australia faces 'mega droughts' without ambitious climate goals. Picture: Martin Ollman / NewsWire Fronting media on Tuesday, senior Liberal MP Tim Wilson somewhat dodged when asked about Mr Stiell's comments overnight. 'Our focus is on making sure that we develop a policy long term to build out the energy security Australia needs,' Mr Wilson told reporters. 'There's a simple reality. Since Labor legislated net zero, they sold us a promise which was that we would see a reduction in prices, we would see a reduction of emissions and of course we'd have reliability on our electricity grid. 'In reality, it has been the reverse.' He said Australians 'have seen a rise in prices, a rise in emissions and less reliability for our energy sources'. 'So what we need now is honest conversations about the way forward and making sure we have our policy priorities in the right order,' Mr Wilson said. 'That's to make sure that we have reliability, affordability and emissions reduction so that we can take the Australian community with us.' Originally published as UN climate chief warns Australia faces 'mega droughts' without climate action

David Pocock slams Nationals' net-zero review as 'total madness'
David Pocock slams Nationals' net-zero review as 'total madness'

Daily Telegraph

timea day ago

  • Politics
  • Daily Telegraph

David Pocock slams Nationals' net-zero review as 'total madness'

Don't miss out on the headlines from Climate Change. Followed categories will be added to My News. Independent senator David Pocock has labelled the National Party's review of net-zero emissions targets as 'total madness'. Kicking off the second week of the new parliament, on Monday former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce introduced a Repeal Net Zero Bill. The Bill is unlikely to have support from Opposition Leader Susan Ley. However, the former Nationals leader is an influential figure, even from the backbench. 'I think it's total madness to see the path that the Coalition is taking on this,' Senator Pocock told Channel 9 on Tuesday. 'The Labor government; Yes, they're doing something, but they're not doing enough. It's not actually aligned with what climate scientists are telling us. Senator Matthew Canavan is leading the Nationals' review of the party's net-zero policy. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman 'They love to talk about how we're a small jurisdiction. We're actually one of the biggest fossil fuel exporters in the world, so we have a real role to play in this and Australians love punching above our weight.' Australia produces about 1.1 per cent of global emissions. However, Australia is the world's largest coal exporter and a major gas exporter. Despite being banished to the backbench during the Liberal and National parties' brief split following the election drubbing, Mr Joyce holds considerable sway within the Nationals. Unless Ms Ley drastically changes course in rebuilding the Coalition as a moderate opposition, Mr Joyce's private member's bill will not get far. Nationals senate whip Matt Canavan was in June appointed to an internal Nationals committee tasked with reviewing the party's net-zero policy. The senator has been a longtime critic of the energy transition and fervently supports coal. Speaking on Tuesday, Senator Canavan said he would conduct the review, would not change his position against net zero, and Australia had not debated getting to net-zero emissions. 'We need to have this fulsome debate,' he said. 'I don't think this is working, I think the evidence is in now. 'The average Australian has just suffered since we announced net zero,' he added, citing higher electricity prices. 'Why, if coal is the cheapest form of power, isn't the government using it? 'It's about time we're not led by people who clearly don't have a grasp on how the world works.' Health Minister Mark Butler said the Labor government had put in place investment-inducing policies. 'We have got a clear (emissions) target by 2030. We are on track to meet that target. We have clear policy parameters to give investors confident to make the decisions that the country needs,' he said. 'The important thing for the government is getting on with the job of fixing up a decade of inaction. 'We will focus on delivering and implementing that policy architecture, not the chaos and division on the other side of politics.' Originally published as 'Total madness': Senator David Pocock slams net-zero review

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