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Snow persistence in Hindu Kush hits 23-year low south Asia’s water security at risk: Report
``To tackle this regional snow crisis and the challenges it creates...
Amaravati set to become world’s first fully renewable-powered city
With an ambitious plan to harness 2,700 megawatts (MW) of green...
Anti-ESG movement in U.S. feeds anxiety among UK investors
In the US, there’s evidence that anti-ESG rhetoric has led some financial firms to tone down their commitments to ESG in their conversations with clients. And pension funds have been caught in a long-running battle between the Biden administration and Republicans over...
Global initiative launched to rate corporate carbon offset claims
The Claims Code of Practice launched by the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), backed by the British government, seeks to help investors establish whether claims made by companies using carbon offsets are credible A standard to assess companies’...
India ranked 67th on Energy Transition Index, Sweden on top: WEF
Achieving universal access to electricity, replacing solid fuels with clean cooking options and increasing renewable energy deployment have been primary contributors to the improvement of India's performance NEW DELHI: The World Economic Forum on Wednesday ranked...
Howden appoints Rowan Douglas as CEO, Climate Risk and Resilience
Rowan Douglas as CEO, Climate Risk & Resilience Howden’s climate and resilience capabilities will span physical risks, the risks associated with de-carbonisation, the wider risks stemming from the low carbon transition and growing legal liability risks faced by...
New rules aim to clamp down on corporate greenwashing
The norms published on Monday have been written by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) as trillions of dollars flow into investments that tout their environmental, social and governance credentials David Harris, head of sustainable finance...
Heat Wave: Rising fatalities just a foretaste of what is to come
McKinsey Global Institute estimates that the lost labor from work in areas exposed to extreme heat, such as construction and agriculture, could put at risk up to 4.5% of India’s GDP by 2030 “Many places that need to have local heat action plans do not have one,” said...
Bupa backs 18 start-ups in sustainability and health drive
Iñaki Ereño, Group CEO,Bupa further networking opportunities to 18 global start-ups which are pioneering products aimed at tackling climate change in innovative new ways. Iñaki Ereño, Bupa’s Group CEO, said: “As a provider of healthcare services to millions of people...
EU banks ready to expand risk models to manage climate-change fallout: Survey
The results indicate that banks are increasingly concerned about the potential of global warming to hurt asset values. The industry also faces a December deadline by the European Central Bank to reflect climate risks in their governance, strategy and risk management...
Air conditioning in India poses risk of dramatic rise in emissions: Study
''With electricity production still based essentially on fossil fuels, air conditioning as a heat adaptation strategy risks undermining our mitigation efforts, i.e., reducing greenhouse gas emissions,'' said Enrica De Cian, professor at Ca' Foscari University of...
Only 5% of India’s coal power plants meet sulphur dioxide emission norms: CSE
The Union environment ministry had specified the emission norms for coal-based power plants in December 2015. However, these have been diluted for various parameters, and deadlines have been repeatedly extended New Delhi: Even after multiple extensions, only 5 per...