by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
The furnace-like conditions also contributed to 2020 becoming one of the three warmest years on record, the WMO spokesperson explained, adding that the Siberian heatwave “would have been almost impossible without climate change”. UN : A new and disturbing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 15, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic, Policy, Technology, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Employees who have not complied with the vaccination rules by Jan. 18 will be placed on “paid administrative leave” for 30 days, CNBC reported, followed by “unpaid personal leave” for up to six months and termination. Alphabet Inc’s...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 14, 2021 | Banking & Bancassurance, Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Under its plan, HSBC will cut exposure to thermal coal financing by at least 25% by 2025 and 50% by 2030, although non-EU or non-OECD-based clients could be funded until a global phase-out by 2040, its sustainability chief told Reuters HSBC said its new policy would...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 14, 2021 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Non-Life, Technology
The world might not be so lucky next time. A few hacks of Twitter has proven to the rest of the community that this is a target with vulnerabilities, and others — possibly with state backing or terrorist links — will think of better ways to abuse that weakness than...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 14, 2021 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Facts
”We are committed to the decarbonisation of our operations in the long term…As…aluminium producer, we are unrelenting in our pursuit of excellence in all aspects of business, including Environment, Social and Governance (ESG),” Sharma said. New Delhi:...