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ANALYSIS-Climate verdict for Swiss women a warning for European states, oil industry
It's "going to have a significant impact on the other pending cases...
PM Modi chairs high-level meeting to review preparedness for heat wave conditions this summer
Prime Minister also stressed upon awareness creation along with...
By 2035, global warming could add up to 3.2 percentage points to food inflation every year: Study
Global warming could add up to 3.2 percentage points to food inflation every year in a decade's time, and will affect the Global South more than high-income countries, according to a new international research.The researchers said that Africa and South America are...
Auto players line up array of new EV models in coming years on govt push to green mobility
Earlier this month, the government approved an electric-vehicle policy, under which duty concessions will be given to companies setting up manufacturing units in the country with a minimum investment of USD 500 million, a move aimed at attracting major global players...
Tata Group will move to 70% green energy by 2030: Chairman Chandrasekaran
Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said the priorities of the conglomerate are simplification, synergy, sustainability, supply chain transformation and digital transformation Jamshedpur: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Saturday said the conglomerate will move...
Coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, is finally preparing for long goodbye
Thanks to a combination of China’s energy insecurity — pushing Beijing back to trusted power sources — plus rising Indian demand, the continued fallout from the war in Ukraine and faltering international programmes to wean developing economies off fossil fuels, coal...
Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far
Celeste Saulo (centre), Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at the launch of the State of the Global Climate 2023 report on Tuesday From 2021 to 2022, global climate-related finance flows nearly doubled compared to 2019-2020 levels,...
Lloyd’s and UNCDF to run parametric insurance training in climate vulnerable countries
Initially focussing on building and scaling solutions across Fiji and the Pacific Islands, the partnership will also seek to replicate the model in other regions, including Asia and parts of Africa London: Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and...
India’s buildings sector to overshoot country’s entire carbon budget: Report
India's buildings sector currently accounts for 25 per cent of the country's GHG emissions. This is expected to rise further as most of the buildings that will exist in the country in the next 30 years are yet to be built New Delhi: Emissions from India's buildings...
Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says
While the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) had previously identified around 13,000 plastic chemicals, the report by a team of European scientists found more than 16,000 chemicals in plastics — a quarter of which are thought to be hazardous to human health...
Northern winter storms in India now more frequent in summer, raise risk of heavy flooding: study
"The loss of winter snow and the increasing late-season storms that heighten flood risks is a one-two suckerpunch that underscores the urgent need to respond to the far-reaching impacts of climate change in this sensitive region," Kieran Hunt and a co-author of the...
Temperature rise in India due to climate change poses health risks to pregnant women: study
While acknowledging gender as a driver of vulnerability, the study found that most State Action Plans for Climate Change (SAPCC) in India inadequately address these gendered impacts New Delhi: Temperature rise in India due to climate change poses serious health risks...