India
Since assuming office in May 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has charted a new direction both on energy policy and climate change, establishing new political priorities and re-directing investment.
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India and Climate Policy
Narendra Modi, in his first year as Prime Minister of India, has charted a new direction on both energy policy and climate change, establishing new political priorities and re-directing investment. Domestic economic development remains a core priority for the Indian …
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China’s Coal Use Continues to Plummet
Carbon emissions fall as China invests heavily in clean energy
Extreme Weather
Record rains ravage Chennai
India’s increase in extreme precipitation events in recent decades is likely tied to climate change. Following Southern India’s wettest November in more than 20 years, December 2015 began with a new round of extreme precipitation that inundated the city of Chennai. While November and December are typically very wet, the rainfall and flooding of 2015 were exceptional.
Extreme Weather
Yemen’s first cyclone on record fueled by record-warm sea-surface temperatures
Cyclone Chapala—a rare Middle Eastern cyclone—is poised to make landfall in Yemen as a Category 1 or 2 storm early Tuesday morning. It brings a dangerous storm surge, torrential rain, flooding and mudslides to Mukalla, a coastal city of 300,000 …
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China and India Agree to Consider Phasing Down Climate-Altering HFCs
After several weeks of high-level international climate change diplomacy announcements, the 26th Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol (MOP-26) concluded with news of a long sought-after breakthrough as China and India reversed their previous opposition to phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
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Insights on U.S. – China Climate Deal
Today Climate Nexus hosted an in-depth phone press conference with experts on the implications of the newly announced climate deal between China and the United States. Each country has set ambitious goals for their future reductions in harmful greenhouse gas …
Extreme Weather
Typhoon Haiyan
Super Typhoon Haiyan (called Yolanda by many in the Philippines) struck land on Thursday November 7th. It may have been the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall.