By David Brown BBC News Climate change China’s carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China’s emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their […]
By Shruti Menon BBC Reality Check COP26 The Indian government has yet to submit its latest plans to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, ahead of the forthcoming United Nations climate summit in the UK. India is the world’s third largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), after China and the United States. With its rapidly growing population and […]
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent COP26 National plans to cut carbon fall far short of what’s needed to avert dangerous climate change, according to the UN Environment Programme. Their Emissions Gap report says country pledges will fail to keep the global temperature under 1.5C this century. The Unep analysis suggests the world is on course to […]
By Helen Briggs BBC Environment correspondent Climate change There are no simple solutions to complex problems like climate change. But there have been times in the past when the world has come together to try to fix an environmental crisis. How did we deal with acid rain, for example, or the hole in the […]
At least 26 people have been killed in floods in southern India after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages. Five children are among the dead. There are fears the death toll could rise further as many people are missing. Several houses were washed away and people became trapped in the […]
By David Shukman Science editor Climate change Hundreds of people could die in floods in the UK, the Environment Agency has warned in a hard-hitting report that says the country is not ready for the impact of climate change. Earlier this year in Germany, dozens of people died in floods. “That will happen in this country […]
Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC South Asia Correspondent Climate change India, the world’s third largest emitter of fossil fuels still relies heavily on coal. As nations are urged to phase it out, how easy will it be for India – a fast-growing and developing nation – to ditch the crucial energy resource? India’s challenges with climate […]
By Claire Marshall BBC Environment & Rural Affairs Correspondent Amazon fires A record number of activists working to protect the environment and land rights were murdered last year, according to a report by a campaign group. 227 people were killed in 2020, the highest number recorded for a second consecutive year, the report from Global […]
COP26 The world’s largest ever report into climate change will be published later, setting out the stark reality of the state of the planet. The study is by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – a UN group that looked at more than 14,000 scientific papers. It will be the most up-to-date assessment of how global […]
Nine tourists have been killed in northern India after the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by falling boulders. Three others were reportedly injured in the incident, which happened in the state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Dramatic footage posted on social media showed large rocks hurtling down a steep valley and onto a […]
