Page 16 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Area under moderately dense mangroves fell in 10 years, shows data
Overall mangrove cover increased between 2011 and 2021
 "Area under moderately dense mangroves fell in 10 years, shows data")
Sitharaman, Yellen urge bilateral cooperation amid geopolitical uncertainty
Visiting US official speaks about 'shared goals' on climate change, debt burden of developing countries
 "Sitharaman, Yellen urge bilateral cooperation amid geopolitical uncertainty")
Beyond bloviation: What do climate conferences like COP achieve anyway?
It would be wrong to think that nothing has been achieved. A great deal has, though far too slowly - for which lack of speed the world, especially its poor, will pay the price, writes T N Ninan
COP27: Joe Biden says climate crisis is about 'very life of the planet'
"It's more urgent than ever that we double down on our climate commitments. Russia's war only enhances the urgency of the need to transition the world off its dependence on fossil fuels," he said
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Technology cannot remain confined to only big players: India at COP27
Nandan said that science is there but how to apply this science and knowledge to our activities needs to be processed
 "Technology cannot remain confined to only big players: India at COP27")
COP27: Joe Biden off to climate talks, first leg of around-the-world trip
He also will spotlight one of his key domestic successes the Democrats' massive health care and climate change bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act
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COP27: African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change
COP27 must keep adaptation at the center, said Madeleine Sarr, the chair of the LDC group, adding that the group "want to see how the shortfall in the USD 100 billion per year promise will be made up
 "COP27: African nations push for funding to adapt to climate change")
Climate change: Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China
In 2022, the world is on track to put 36.6 billion metric tons (40.3 billion U.S. tons) of carbon dioxide in the air from energy and cement use, the study calculated
 "Climate change: Carbon dioxide emissions rising globally, but drop in China")
'Debt distress, climate action to be challenges for India as G20 President'
"All major bilateral creditors, including China, must cooperate constructively to deliver on their G20 commitment to provide meaningful debt relief, " US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.
 "'Debt distress, climate action to be challenges for India as G20 President'")
'US looking forward to support India's G20 presidency': Janet Yellen
The 2022 G20 Summit will take place under the presidency of Indonesia in Bali between November 15 and 16
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Scientists say global warming beyond 1.5 degrees threshold likely
While exceeding the 1.5-degree limit appears inevitable, the researchers chart several potential courses in which the overshoot period is shortened, in some cases by decades
 "Scientists say global warming beyond 1.5 degrees threshold likely")
COP27: Scientific research crucial to accelerate delivery for mitigation
COP27's second thematic day focused on the importance of scientific developments and research to solve the catastrophic long-term problems that the world is facing as a result of climate change
 "COP27: Scientific research crucial to accelerate delivery for mitigation")
Masked power play: CoPs are places for grandstanding and inane statements
Carbonisation is driven by consumption. The more we consume, the more carbon is generated. But by design, CoPs are consumption blind
General Insurance company ICICI Lombard launches new range of products
Offers for senior citizens without an age cap
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Climate projections again point to 2.7C rise if policies don't improve
The research partnership Climate Action Tracker on Thursday released its latest projections of how greenhouse gas emissions may dangerously raise the global average temperature
 "Climate projections again point to 2.7C rise if policies don't improve")
Air pollution behind additional 1.5 mn premature deaths annually: Study
These microscopic toxins cause a range of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancers
 "Air pollution behind additional 1.5 mn premature deaths annually: Study")
COP27: India insists on new global climate finance target by 2024
At COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009, developed countries had committed to jointly mobilise USD 100 billion per year by 2020 to help developing countries tackle the effects of climate change.
 "COP27: India insists on new global climate finance target by 2024")
From Nazca Lines to the Mona Lisa, a history of unique climate protest
The protests, meanwhile, do reveal the anger and frustration activists feel, especially with the decision of Egyptian authorities and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
 "From Nazca Lines to the Mona Lisa, a history of unique climate protest")
What is the Mangrove Alliance for Climate?
India has joined the newly-formed Mangrove Alliance for Climate at the ongoing UN climate conference in Egypt. What is this alliance? And what does it plan to achieve? Here's more
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Burst sewage pipe adds to infrastructure woes at UN climate conference
The problems raise broader issues about planning for an event meant to help solve climate change and promote green living
