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Emerging-risk resilience: Majority of APAC risk leaders concerned about their organisations in the next decade
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Soil degradation on 30 pc of India’s land poses threat to agriculture: Union Agri minister
"We are producing more than 330 million foodgrains annually and...
Financial risks of climate change overplayed, senior HSBC banker says
Beau O’Sullivan, senior campaigner on the Bank on our Future campaign, called the comments “regressive and grossly flawed,” adding climate change posed a material risk to financial assets Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the...
Farmer sues VW over climate change; German court has doubts
“Farmers are already being hit harder and faster by climate change than expected,” he told reporters this week, alleging that VW as the world's second-biggest automaker has contributed to the damage A court in Germany cast doubt on Friday on claims by a German farmer...
SCOR to stop covering new oil field production projects from 2023
To double the coverage for low carbon energies by 2025 SCOR has a longstanding commitment to fighting climate change, undertaking numerous actions to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and facilitate the just transition to a low carbon economy Paris: During the...
Climate change made extreme heatwaves in India 100 times more likely: Study
"With temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius in recent days, it is clear the current heat wave is an extreme weather event affecting communities and livelihoods," Professor Peter Stott, Met Office Science Fellow in Climate Attribution, said in a statement Climate...
India Inc improving ESG disclosures gradually: Crisil
Assessment of 586 cos shows 14 in ‘leadership’ category, 73 ‘below average’ and ‘weak’ Said Amish Mehta, Managing Director and CEO, CRISIL, “ The uptake of sustainability in decision making is very piecemeal in India Inc because of a lack of stewardship, and fiduciary...
Climate Change: Greenhouse gas, sea level rise, ocean heat hit new records in 2021
"Extreme weather has the most immediate impact on our daily lives. Years of investment in disaster preparedness means that we are better at saving lives, though economic losses are soaring. But much more needs to be done, as we are seeing with the drought emergency...
Climate Resiliency: Insurers need to fundamentally change business models
World Property and Casualty Insurance Report 2022: research suggests that only 8% of insurers are resilience champions; 73% of policyholders rank climate change among their top concerns “The impact of climate change is forcing insurers to step up and play a greater...
Heat waves, floods and heavy rain: India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts
The scientists said if the frequency of heat waves continues as is predicted, these will adversely impact food, water and energy security in the region New Delhi: The spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds...
Poor workers bear the brunt of India’s heatwave
More than two dozen people have died of suspected heat strokes since late March, and power demand has hit multi-year highs Federal government data showed that heat stress was the most-common cause of death, after lightning, from forces of nature in the last twenty...
World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a third in a generation
From 1970 to 2019, weather, climate and water hazards, accounted for 50 per cent of disasters and 45 per cent of disaster-related deaths, mostly in developing countries. By 2030, an estimated 700 million people will be at risk of being displaced by drought.By 2040, an...