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India’s ‘heat trap’ cities make summers worse, says government official
"The emission of greenhouse gases has gone up. The permeable spaces...
Extreme heat causes income loss for 50% of Delhi street vendors: Study
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G7 brightens outlook for new nature pact but pandemic threatens deadline
Last year, a U.N. report showed the world’s governments had fallen short on global targets set in 2010 to protect biodiversity, though cases of conservation suggested the destruction of nature can be slowed, and even reversed.
UN chief: Desertification and drought destabilizing well-being of 3.2 billion people
Having contributed to the collapse of biodiversity and promoting zoonoses – diseases which jump from animals to humans
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) called desertification “another reminder” that human health and that of the environment, are “deeply intertwined”.
Desertification and drought also increase water scarcity, at a time when two billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, said Ms. Azoulay, adding that “over three billion may have to confront a similar situation by 2050”.
Nagaland staring at drought-like situation with no rain in sight: Minister
Addressing a press conference, he said the state is witnessing peculiar weather this year and a drought-like condition is feared if there is no rain within the next few weeks.
The state is facing rainfall deficiency of 20-59 per cent, except for the Mon district where the rainfall is in excess of 48 per cent, as per Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) data.
IMD, ICMR launch expert committee to explore climate-based solutions for malaria elimination in India.
Dr Manju Rahi, Scientist and Deputy Director-General of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, ICMR, Government of India said, “The impact of climate change has emerged as a major threat to the very existence of the human race. At the Indian Council of Medical Research, we are working to combat climate-sensitive diseases through a concerted national strategic action focused on climate and health. Vector-borne diseases like Malaria are priority targets for action in the health-climate agenda.
India’s contribution to climate change in last 200 years just 3%: Javadekar
“India’s contribution to climate change in the last 200 years is just three per cent. The unbridled carbon emissions particularly by Europe, USA and in the last 40 years by China, caused climate change disaster. These countries prospered economically but polluted the world,” Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said.
Delhi govt approves single-window facility to facilitate expansion of EV charging infrastructure
”Delhi will soon be the only city in the world where anyone can get an EV charger installed and get government subsidy by making a single phone call or applying online,” Jasmine Shah, vice chairman of Dialogue and Development Commission. said.
Sri Lanka seeks initial $40m from fire-ravaged ship’s operator
The Sri Lankan authorities and the ship’s operator say there’s still no large oil spill
The Sri Lankan navy believes the blaze was caused by the vessel’s chemical cargo, which included 25 tons of nitric acid and other chemicals, most of which was destroyed in the fire. But debris including burned fiberglass and tons of plastic pellets have already polluted nearby beaches. There are concerns that a spill of remaining chemicals and oil on the ship could devastate marine life.
EU, U.S. sow seeds for climate cooperation, dodge coal’s end date – draft
The United States and EU are the world’s second-and third-biggest emitters of CO2, respectively, after China. A draft of their summit statement, seen by Reuters, outlines plans for a transatlantic alliance to develop green technologies and points to sustainable finance as an area for closer transatlantic collaboration. The EU and the United States will also “scale up efforts” to meet an overdue spending pledge of $100 billion a year by rich countries to help poorer countries cut carbon emissions and cope with global warming, the draft said.
No new thermal power project planned for Maha: Minister
The state government has plans to generate 25,000-megawatt electricity from solar energy and work is underway on a project for 17,000 megawatts, Raut said,
Floods threaten financial system, Denmark says in climate report
The Copenhagen-based bank said that lenders should incorporate climate-related exposure in risk management for their real estate loans.