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UN climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but no explicit fossil fuel plan
“I cannot pretend that COP30 has delivered everything that is...
G20 Summit: PM Modi calls for stronger global cooperation on disaster preparedness, Climate Change, open satellite data access
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, India "Recalling the commitments...
Allianz Risk Barometer 2025: Business interruption top business risk in Asia
Christian Sandric, Regional Managing Director of Allianz Commercial Asia, said, “Business interruption is the most significant risk for companies in the region and this is no surprise as Asian economies are increasingly participating in trade globally and regionally....
Vision-2047: India targets 100-pc severe weather detection, zero deaths
IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the Vision-2047 document will help integrate weather and climate information into all national objectives, making India a "weather-ready" and "climate-smart" nation while improving socio-economic conditions. NEW DELHI:...
Global electric vehicle sales up 25% in record 2024
Sales in China jumped 36.5 per cent to 1.3 million vehicles in December, and totalled 11 million for the whole of 2024. Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a quarter last year to over 17 million cars, helped by a fourth consecutive month...
Los Angeles fire to cause about $20 billion of insured losses, unlikely to trigger major losses for cat bonds
The fires sweeping across Los Angeles are now on track to cause about $20 billion of insured losses, according to an estimate by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. That’s twice as much as the Wall Street bank had predicted just 24 hours earlier as analysts try to...
Global natural disasters cause $ 320 bn of economic losses, $140 bn of insurance claims in 2024 : Munich Re
Weather catastrophes were responsible for 93% of overall losses and 97% of insured losses. Around 11,000 people lost their lives as a result of natural disasters in 2024 – significantly fewer than the average. Non-peak perils are increasingly fuelling the trend of...
Wildfires rage in Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands to flee
Numerous buildings were destroyed and nearly 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares) burned in the Pacific Palisades area between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu, officials said. The area is home to many film and music stars. LOS ANGELES: More than 30,000 people...
A top climate group for banks and asset managers is making changes
While GFANZ has grown in prominence — it now has more than 700 members — it also has become a target of US Republicans who accuse such alliances of functioning as anti fossil-fuel cartels. Such accusations have coincided with an increase in investigations and lawsuits...
Biden to permanently ban new offshore oil and gas exploration in some US coastal waters
US President Joe Biden The move is certain to complicate President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitions to drive more domestic energy production. Unlike other executive actions that can be easily undone, Biden’s planned declaration is rooted in a 72-year-old law that gives...
Morgan Stanley to leave sector climate coalition
"These exits reveal the inadequacy of voluntary commitments and underscore the urgent need for state-level leadership and regulation," Vanessa Fajans-Turner, executive director of Environmental Advocates NY, said in a statement LONDON: Investment bank Morgan Stanley...
High nitrate levels in groundwater threaten public health in 440 districts: Report
Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu had over 40 per cent of samples above the limit while there was high contamination in samples from -- Maharashtra at 35.74 per cent, Telangana at 27.48 per cent, Andhra Pradesh at 23.5 per cent and Madhya Pradesh at 22.58 per cent...