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German reinsurers post profit falls after $1.9 billion Los Angeles fire claims
“The devastating wildfires in California are another example of how...
EU changes to sustainability law risk company lawsuits, legal scholars say
The EU’s plan to simplify the Corporate Sustainability Due...
Earth’s warmest August saw 65 countries set record high temperatures: Report
Berkeley Earth, which focuses on environmental data science and analysis, said last month was the warmest August since records began to be kept in 1850, with "particularly warm conditions" prevailing in parts of India, Japan, North Atlantic, Eastern Equatorial...
Climate change undermining world’s SDG progress, science central to solutions: WMO report
Ninety per cent of deaths and 60 per cent of economic losses from extreme weather events between 1970 and 2021 occurred in developing economies, severely undermining sustainable development, the report said Climate change is hugely undermining global efforts in...
Climate change takes heavy toll on mental health in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh faces worsening climate change impacts on a warming planet - from droughts and floods to sea level rise and storms - health professionals and organisations in the country are increasingly concerned about deteriorating mental health. Extreme weather and...
World Bank to fund Odisha to increase social protection, disaster resilience
This Externally Aided Project will augment government efforts in areas such as increasing coverage and scale-up of an adaptive social protection system, disaster risk management planning and programmes through the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA),...
Fly responsibly? Airlines face a storm over climate claims
In June, European consumer rights body BEUC lodged a complaint at the European Commission against 17 airlines, alleging they use terms such as “sustainable,” “responsible” and “green” deceptively “The reason we picked airlines is probably because it’s one of the most...
Apple has a plan for climate-friendlier watches: cut plane travel
The three green-tagged versions of the Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Ultra 2 will have lower emissions than Apple's baseline estimations based on previous products, and Apple will buy carbon offsets for remaining emissions, said Lisa Jackson,...
UK to provide USD 2 billion to Green Climate Fund
'The UK is stepping up and delivering on our climate commitments, both by decarbonising our own economy and supporting the world's most vulnerable to deal with the impact of climate change,'' Sunak said, addressing the G20 leaders. New Delhi: The UK on Sunday said it...
G20 Delhi Declaration calls for implementing ‘One Health’ approach
"Promote the One Health-based approach driven by the Quadripartite One Health Joint Plan of Action (2022-2026). Enhance the resilience of health systems and support development of climate- resilient and low-carbon health systems in collaboration with MDBs, and support...
IMF, World Bank to step up cooperation on climate, debt, digital transition
The joint IMF-World Bank statement said the two institutions would collaborate on climate change on a "more structured and institutionalized footing. IMF, World Bank to step up cooperation on climate, debt, digital transitionThe International Monetary Fund and World...
China against clubbing of climate resilience clause as part of G20 sovereign debt restructuring package
On the energy transition, sources said, the finance track has recommended on the mechanisms to support the timely and adequate mobilisation of resources for climate finance, while ensuring support for transition activities in line with country circumstances New Delhi:...