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India is a strategic focus for World Business Council for Sustainable Development, says President CEO Peter Bakker
Peter Bakker. President and CEO, World Business Council for...
India calls for transboundary cooperation to address extreme heat risks
PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Indian Prime Minister...
France, US to propose ban on private finance to coal-fired plants at COP28 – sources
About 73% of electricity consumed in India is produced using coal, even though the country has increased its non-fossil capacity to 44% of its total installed power generation capacity France, backed by the United States, plans to seek a halt to private financing for...
60 pc of businesses ‘off track’ to meet sustainability goals: Bain & Company report
Consumers in fast-growing markets, where Bain found environmental concerns to be highest, including India, were willing to pay a greater premium (between 15 and 20 per cent), compared to markets like the US and the UK New Delhi: Over 60 per cent of businesses surveyed...
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 Joshimath where some residents blamed NTPC's 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydroelectric project for the problem. Horrific incidents like the partial collapse of an under construction tunnel on the Char Dham...
Urban land pattern may hold key to reduce exposure to weather extremes study finds
The researchers said that the findings encourage researchers and practitioners to reconsider how cities are designed and built, in order to be in harmony with their natural surroundings and more resilient to climate risks. Their study is published in the journal...
Understanding and managing key risk drivers is essential to navigate the global polycrisis: WTW
The growing inability to secure placements could put coal assets at risk of being stranded, resulting in severe socio-economic ramifications for Asia. The region’s energy security and resilience will therefore require adaptation and cooperation from power businesses...
WTW launches an Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre in Singapore
Commenting on the set-up, Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore, and Chairman of MAS said, “I welcome the launch of the WTW APAC Climate Risk Center in Singapore. This Centre will develop risk advisory, analytics and risk financing...
Climate’s ‘Catch-22’: Cutting pollution heats up the planet
The removal of the air pollution – a term scientists call “unmasking” – may have had a greater effect on temperatures in some industrial Chinese cities over the last decade than the warming from greenhouse gases themselves, the scientists said Air pollution, a global...
Australian companies, directors face new liability for nature-based risks
Directors could be held personally liable for breaching their “duty of care and diligence” under the Australian Corporations Act by not identifying and disclosing nature-based risks. The most egregious violations of director duties can carry large fines or lead to...
Electric cars to increase by almost 10 times by 2030: International Energy Agency
"The transition to clean energy is happening worldwide and it's unstoppable. It's not a question of 'if', it’s just a matter of ‘how soon’ -- and the sooner the better for all of us,” said International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol New Delhi: The...
Global study shows over half of Earth’s vital signs at record extremes
''Life on our planet is clearly under siege,'' said co-lead author William Ripple, a distinguished professor at the Oregon State University, US New Delhi: A global team of scientists has shown in a new study that 20 of the Earth's 35 vital signs have ''worsened beyond...