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India faces 24.7 pc GDP loss by 2070 due to climate change: ADB report
"India is reported to have the highest number of affected...
World emission cut target will be missed by an overwhelming amount, UN climate chief warns
Total emissions of CO2 into the atmosphere in 2030 will only be...
Climate migration fuels conflicts in Bay of Bengal region
Disastrous floods, deadly heatwaves and devastating cyclones are taking a heavy toll in the Bay of Bengal region, which covers more than 2 million sq km (772,204 sq miles) - impacting Bangladesh and parts of Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar and India Military and civil...
US Judge blocks Biden administration order on climate risks
The “social cost of greenhouse gases” estimate is used in rule-making and permitting processes to estimate economic damages associated with a rise in greenhouse gas emissions. Those could include things like impacts to agricultural productivity or property damage from...
Europe’s banks fund oil and gas expansion despite IEA warning -report
An IEA report in May said there should be no investment in new oil and gas fields in order to have a 50% chance of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. The financing comes despite 24 of the banks themselves pledging to...
UN to finalise science report on how warming hits home hard
Without getting into specifics, report co-chair Hans-Otto Poertner said the science is clear that there are limits — including temperature limits — to what key ecosystems, species and humans can withstand. And in some places, warming is near those limits and in a few...
NGT junks plea seeking permission to use 10-year-old diesel vehicle in Delhi-NCR
The NGT had earlier dismissed the Centre's plea seeking modification of its order banning 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the Delhi-NCR It had noted that emissions from diesel vehicles are carcinogenic in nature and one diesel vehicle causes pollution equivalent to 24...
Shift in mobility trends with focus on electric, hybrid vehicles: Deloitte Study
More than a third of Indian consumers have expressed interest in electrified and hybrid vehicles, as the segment sets steam with India's focus on environment friendly, self-manufactured and sustainable solutions post pandemic, as per the findings of the annual report...
ESG rater says green push compliance tough for Indian companies
The government’s move has pushed the Securities and Exchange Board of India to roll out a series of rules in the past year and create a standardized ESG framework for the country’s top 1000 listed companies While Indian companies have shown an eagerness to embrace...
Four in every 10 euros of European fund assets now sold as ‘sustainable’ -Morningstar
Investment funds marketed as sustainable under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation managed 4.05 trillion euros in assets ($4.63 trillion) at end-2021, Morningstar said in a new report. That is up from about 2 trillion euros in April last year shortly...
Climate could be responsible for 40 million deaths before the end of the century: UN report
Climate change is also likely to become a leading cause of death worldwide, the authors warn, and could be responsible for 40 million deaths before the end of the century, even with moderate mitigation of emissions People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in...
Corporate India ahead in embedding sustainability across biz strategies: Report
Over 45 per cent C-suite leaders in India admitted that their sustainability approach is mainly driven by brand management concerns, that is they want to be seen as socially responsible and reputable or to use sustainability for competitive differentiation, the report...