Page 34 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
What is driving heatwaves in Antarctica, Arctic & their impact on wildlife
Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47 degree C and 30 degree C higher than normal.
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India's banks unprepared for financial impacts of climate change: Report
Deloitte Economics Institute estimates that an emissions pathway consistent with a three degrees Celsius temperature increase would lead to an annual loss of three per cent of GDP from now till 2050
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India firmly believes in fulfilling its climate commitments: Smriti Irani
India firmly believes in fulfilling all its commitments made under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani has said
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UN chief Guterres warns against 'sleepwalking' to climate disaster
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is "sleepingwalking to catastrophe" and the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal is in danger.
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India, Japan launch clean energy partnership at 14th Annual Summit
India and Japan on Saturday launched a Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) for cooperation towards achieving sustainable economic growth, addressing climate change and ensuring energy security
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Net-zero shift may have less impact on banking, says RBI study
India made five pledges at the global climate meeting in Glasgow in October 2021 for taking steps towards controlling emissions.
 "Net-zero shift may have less impact on banking, says RBI study")
20 pvt universities, HEIs pledge to strengthen India's net zero commitment
Over 20 Indian private universities and higher educational institutions have pledged for "better and improved" actions to achieve UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in their institutions
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Mumbai to go net-zero by 2050, two decades ahead of India's target
Without intervention, the effects of climate change could cost India $35 trillion over the next 50 years
 "Mumbai to go net-zero by 2050, two decades ahead of India's target")
Mumbai first city in country with climate action plan: CM Thackeray
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday dedicated to the people the Mumbai Climate Action Plan and hailed the city for being the first in the country to have such a strategy in place.
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Study finds human actions speed up climate-driven floods, droughts
A new study has found that streams altered by human activity are at a higher risk of flooding.
 "Study finds human actions speed up climate-driven floods, droughts")
Coal still at heart of China energy plan after annual parliamentary meeting
Energy security worries have already driven mining output to record highs and seen new coal-fired power plants go into construction.
 "Coal still at heart of China energy plan after annual parliamentary meeting")
A market for carbon credits
Global offset market has potential but also perils
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China will be among countries hardest hit by global warming: UN report
A newly published report by a UN agency has warned that China will be among the countries hardest hit by global warming.
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Rich nations must step in
IPCC's climate change report calls for mitigation and adaptation
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UN Environment Assembly ends with 14 resolutions to save nature
The Assembly is made up of the 193 UN Member States and convenes every two years to advance global environmental governance.
Can ESCOS enhance competitiveness of Indian firms while creating green jobs
Various studies have estimated that the energy services market is India is north of Rs 1 trillion.
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Top headlines: India abstains on UN resolution, rupee-ruble trade likely
The government may get a lever to cut excise duties on petrol and diesel to ease the burden of rising global crude prices on the common man. More on that in our top headlines.
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Ukraine war upends Joe Biden's agenda on energy and climate change
The focus on high gas prices and increased oil flow is a far cry from Biden's pledge to wean Americans off oil and other fossil fuels and cut planet-warming emissions in half by 2030
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World's major companies lag on climate, some markets regress since Paris
Limiting the world's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average by mid-century was crucial in order to avoid irreversible damage to the planet: UN
 "World's major companies lag on climate, some markets regress since Paris")
United Nations: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Asia
As the world's most rapidly sinking major city, Jakarta demonstrates how climate change is making more places uninhabitable.
