Page 76 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
A working plasma jet engine
This technology can move the aviation industry closer to zero emission
Big names in Indian philanthropy team up to respond to climate change
Some of the biggest names in Indian philanthropy have teamed up with researchers and more to craft an India-specific response to the climate crisis. Nikita Puri reports on the development
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How not to lose clean air gains
What is clear is that this joy of nature has come at enormous and unacceptable human cost to millions in the world
New economic assumptions
Covid must cause a re-examination of aspects of economics
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Blue skies and brown earth
It has taken a virus, the lowest among species, to teach us that a sustainable transport system can and must be developed
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The climate 'dividend'
Lockdown highlights the criticality of climate change agenda
Another victim of Covid-19: World's plan to ditch single-use plastic
Governors in Massachusetts and Illinois have banned or strongly discouraged the use of reusable grocery bags
 "Another victim of Covid-19: World's plan to ditch single-use plastic")
Finding the light: Schneider Electric reimagining the brand with a purpose
The 184-year-old global electrical energy company rewires the brand around environmental concerns, looks for a direct connection with consumers
 "Finding the light: Schneider Electric reimagining the brand with a purpose")
Covid-19 is sign of an ecological crisis
Dealing with it as if it were a singular phenomenon occurring in a single domain will not work
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Exxon CEO Darren Woods calls rivals' climate goals a 'beauty competition'
Much-derided plastic even came in for some praise, with Exxon Senior Vice President Jack Williams arguing that it's "a net benefit to society and to the environment."
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Climate crisis: CEOs beware, shareholders want you to go green fast
At least one major UK company already faces a hard-hitting resolution aimed at making it more green.
 "Climate crisis: CEOs beware, shareholders want you to go green fast")
Extreme heat events to become more common in India, scientists warn
Before the 1976 climate shift, they said eastern and southern parts of India experienced significant increase in the frequency of hot days.
 "Extreme heat events to become more common in India, scientists warn")
With $100-bn, Singapore is planning for the worst of climate change
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called climate change a matter of 'life and death,' an existential threat to the country as important as national defense
 "With $100-bn, Singapore is planning for the worst of climate change")
Greta Thunberg meets her 'role model' Malala Yousafzai at Oxford university
Thunberg is set to join a school strike in Bristol this week while Yousafzai is studying at the University of Oxford
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Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus epidemic, climate-change impacts, and more
Can the coronavirus epidemic could lead to encouraging responses and who will succeed Aditya Puri
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Australia govt says climate change targets can't risk economy, jobs
Australia may continue to be an exporter of thermal coal in 2050, according to Anthony Albanese, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, that's targeting net zero emissions by that date.
 "Australia govt says climate change targets can't risk economy, jobs")
Building resilience against climate change
The fact is climate change is real; it is happening and it is making the poor in our world more marginalised.
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion fund to tackle climate change
Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet,' says Bezos, whose net worth is estimated to be around $130 billion
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Elon Musk calls Gates underwhelming as Microsoft founder buys a Porsche
Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft Corp., spoke with a YouTube influencer last week about the challenges of reducing emissions to slow climate change
 "Elon Musk calls Gates underwhelming as Microsoft founder buys a Porsche")
Jaishankar engages with EU leaders on socio-economic issues, climate change
The minister also held "positive and productive" parleys at the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU
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