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October 10, 2025 3:10 PM

From Bharat to Belém: Delhi Declaration amplifies Global South’s urban voice ahead of COP30

The Delhi Declaration on Local Action for Global Climate Goals emerged as the central outcome of the first ARISE Cities Forum 2025, setting the tone for urban climate leadership at the upcoming COP30. Adopted in New Delhi on October 9, the declaratio...

October 10, 2025 10:16 AM

Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Philippines, tsunami warnings issued

An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday morning, the country's seismology agency said, with tsunami warnings issued in several countries and people in nearby coastal areas urged to move to higher ground. ...

October 6, 2025 3:12 PM

Air quality improves in Delhi after overnight rain, IMD issues yellow alert

The national capital witnessed a spell of overnight showers early Monday, bringing relief from humid conditions while improving air quality across the Delhi-NCR region. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Monday, ...

September 25, 2025 9:54 AM

China leads nations with new climate plans, defying US climate denial

China led several countries in announcing new climate plans on Wednesday and offered a veiled rebuke of the U.S. president's anti-climate rhetoric a day earlier at the U.N. General Assembly. Addressing a climate leaders’ summit hosted by U.N. Secr...

September 23, 2025 10:26 PM

Trump tells UN that climate change is ‘greatest con job’ globally

President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, doubling down on his skepticism of global environmental initiatives and multilateral inst...

September 20, 2025 2:50 PM

Brazil will be first to invest in global forest fund

Brazil will become the first country to announce an investment in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a multilateral funding mechanism it has proposed to support conservation of endangered forests globally, three people with knowledge of the plans...

September 18, 2025 1:30 PM

India notifies National Policy on Geothermal Energy 2025 to boost clean energy transition

In a move to diversify India’s renewable energy portfolio and achieve its Net Zero 2070 target, the government on Wednesday notified the National Policy on Geothermal Energy (2025). The policy seeks to harness the country’s largely untapped geoth...

September 15, 2025 10:21 AM

Australia warns of cascading climate risks ahead of emissions target announcement

Australia will suffer more frequent and extreme climate events, often happening simultaneously, which will strain industry, services and infrastructure, a government report said on Monday, ahead of the announcement of a new emissions target. Among t...

September 9, 2025 2:18 PM

North China posts longest rainy season since 1961, country faces hottest summer

China faced its hottest summer since 1961, while the country's north experienced its longest rainy season for the same period, the national weather authority said on Tuesday, atmospheric chaos that scientists have linked to climate change. The summe...

September 8, 2025 11:09 AM

Pacific Islands leaders meet to discuss security, climate change

Pacific Islands leaders began a week-long summit on Monday in the Solomon Islands, where they are expected to endorse an "Ocean of Peace" declaration amid concern over rising tensions between the United States and China. The leaders are also expecte...

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