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Climate change could cut global income by 19 pc in 25 years finds study
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Canada unprepared for facing climate change induced mega-hurricane-risk:Swiss-re-
But as ocean surfaces warm, the frequency, duration and intensity of storms increase. That’s extending their range and making Canada, where just one or two tropical cyclones make landfall each year, more vulnerable, according to the Zurich-based company, which provides reinsurance to 15% of the country’s insurance industry.
Road ministry issues draft norms for safer, fuel-efficient tyres in India
“The standard shall align the tyre performance with regard to their sound emissions, rolling resistance and adhesion performance on wet surfaces (wet adhesion) with the Stage-II limits of European regulations. This will also enable the user to make informed decision,” the ministry said.
SDGs: Greater urgency needed to meet environmental goals, improved data likely key
The SDGS are at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which outlines internationally agreed targets in areas such as poverty, hunger, health, climate action, clean energy and responsible consumption.
NOAA predicts another active Atlantic hurricane season
For 2021, a likely range of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 5 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher) is expected.
U.S. Supreme Court backs energy companies over Baltimore in climate case
The Democratic-governed Maryland city’s lawsuit targeted 21 U.S. and foreign energy companies that extract, produce, distribute or sell fossil fuels, arguing that their activities contribute to emissions of carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases linked to climate change. An important port city, Baltimore noted that it is vulnerable to sea-level rise and flooding driven by climate change.
Wildfires, thawing permafrost pose new challenge to curb climate change: Study
As temperatures rise and permafrost thaws, carbon dioxide and methane trapped within the long-frozen soil are released. The deeper the thaw, the more gas is released.
That threatens to create a feedback loop that contributes to even more warming of the atmosphere, scientists warn in a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
U.K. is pushing for G-7 to adopt mandatory climate reporting
Under the proposals, the biggest companies would report annually on their exposure to risks and opportunities presented by climate change. It would follow guidelines set out in 2017 by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.
Cyclone Tauktae causes economic losses of over $ 2 billion, agriculture hit most: RMSI
Pushpendra Johari, senior vice president, sustainability, RMSI said“Cyclone Tauktaeis an unique event that has impacted all coastal western states and union territories of India . Though the cyclone effect on Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra and Goa was not severe, Gujarat and Diu are badly impacted.”
“Though the cyclone has made a landfall , this is not the end of our distress. Recent climate change studies have highlighted rising sea surface temperature in the Arbian sea. This will increase the cyclone frequency in these region. We should improve our preparedness even further to deal with more such events in future.”
Stop developing new oil, gas, coalfields to avert climate crisis, says IEA
Reducing emissions to net zero — the point at which greenhouse gases are removed from the atmosphere as quickly as they’re added — is considered vital to limit the increase in average global temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. That’s seen as the critical threshold if the world is to avoid disastrous climate change.
Citigroup forms energy transition group within investment banking – memo
The entity will be headed by Serge Tismen and Shail Mehta, and will focus on companies including those involved in hydrogen, charging infrastructure, carbon capture and sequestration and biofuels, said the memo, the contents of which were confirmed by a bank spokeswoman on Thursday.