Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Topic: Environment

Arunachal Pradesh environment activist Bhanu Tatak barred from travelling to Ireland after lookout notice

Arunachal Pradesh-based environmental activist Bhanu Tatak was stopped by immigration authorities from boarding a flight to Ireland at the Delhi airport on Sunday, based on a lookout circular issued against her by the state police.

2024 poised to be hottest year on record, EU scientists report

The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) recently projected that 2024 will almost certainly become the hottest year on record, surpassing the high temperatures of 2023.

90% of marine species face extinction under emissions status quo: Study

JULIA CONLEY A new study details the disastrous consequences that would result for marine life across the world's oceans if current levels of fossil fuel emissions...

UN declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right

With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on Thursday, declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a universal human right.

World faces 2.7C temperature rise with current climate plan: UN report

Countries' current climate pledges to put the world "on track for a catastrophic global temperature rise" of about 2.7°C, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday, calling...

What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work

Shelley Inglis, University of Dayton Over two weeks in November, world leaders and national negotiators will meet in Scotland to discuss what to do about...