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U’khand tunnel collapse: Ecological concerns need to be addressed for development in Himalayas, say experts
Earlier this year, a case of land subsidence was also reported in...
Urban land pattern may hold key to reduce exposure to weather extremes study finds
The researchers said that the findings encourage researchers and...
World Bank Promises USD 200 Bn In 2021-25 Climate Cash
“If we don’t reduce emissions and build adaptation now, we’ll have 100 million more people living in poverty by 2030,” John Roome, World Bank senior director for climate change, warned.
Nations must triple efforts to achieve Paris climate accord target: Study
The report, released ahead of the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24), shows global emissions have reached historic levels at 53.5 GtCO2e (gigatonnes of equivalent carbon dioxide), with no signs of peaking.
Researchers assessed that only 57 countries (representing 60 per cent of global emissions) are on track to do so by 2030
Antarctic Ozone hole is healing: IIT Kharagpur study
Asked if this was going to affect the existing protocols and regulations for industrial emissions of ozone depleting substances, Kuttippurath was quoted as saying “the recovery … suggests that the Montreal Protocol has definitely saved the ozone layer and climate of the southern hemisphere.”
Heatwave death threat to world’s vulnerable
When you look at climate change as a public health issue, it really turns it on its head. It isn’t just affecting polar bears or rainforests, it’s something that affects communities, children, families in the UK and Europe and around the world.The outlook is particularly dire for Europe and the eastern Mediterranean, where mounting temperatures and an ageing population produced a “perfect storm” of risk factors
Global assessment shows hundreds of species face extinction without immediate action
“We now recognise 853 AZE sites – far more of these last refuges for species than previously known. In order to save any species, the number one priority is to protect their habitats, but 43 per cent of these sites lack any formal protection whatsoever” said Dr Ian Burfield, Global Science Coordinator at BirdLife International and lead coordinator of the new AZE site assessment.
UN collaborates with global insurers to tackle climate change impacts
The pilot group will develop analytical tools that they will use to pioneer insurance industry climate risk disclosures that are in line with the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This will require them to make use of the latest climate science, including some of the most advanced, forward-looking climate scenarios available.
U.S. Residential Solar Projects Turn to Output Insurance
A tool designed as an insurance policy for solar-power generation will be used to manage the risk associated with U.S. residential systems for the first time as part of a financing agreement backing 4,000 projects in the Northeast
Microsoft gears up for another digital revolution with quantum computing,
A quantum computer can solve complex problems that would otherwise take billions of years for today’s computers to solve. This has massive implications for research in health care, energy, environmental systems, global warming, smart materials and more.
India’s insurance gaps rise, at $27bn it constitutes 1.0% of its GDP :Lloyd’s report
In Lloyd’s Underinsurance Report 2018, underinsurance continues to represent a significant threat to global economic development with an estimated US$163bn of assets underinsured in the world today.While the global gap has closed by almost 3% over the last six years, the gap for Asian countries included in the report has widened by 9.4% to US$134bn. At the same time, the world has seen a series of extreme weather-related catastrophes and new risks such as cyber attacks have emerged, posing additional threats to society.
Cost of climate-linked disasters soars: United Nations
The economic cost of climate-related disasters hit USD 2.25 billion over the last two decades, an increase of more than 250 percent compared to the previous 20 years, the UN said on Wednesday. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) noted...