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Grim scenario
Climate-related financial risks should be mainstreamed
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WEF summit 2020: The yearly jamboree to host many climate heroes this week
More than 3,000 global leaders will assemble here this week as 'stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world'
 "WEF summit 2020: The yearly jamboree to host many climate heroes this week")
Climate change threatens around half of world GDP, says WEF study
An analysis of 163 industry sectors and their supply chains found that over half of the world's GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature and its services
The climate change riddle
Warmer climes are opening up areas for viticulture that did not exist 35 years earlier, and this trend will only accelerate
 "The climate change riddle")
Bushfire anger burns down Australian PM Scott Morrison's approval ratings
The Newspoll survey showed 59 percent of Australian voters are dissatisfied with the conservative leader's performance overall, and only 37 percent were satisfied
 "Bushfire anger burns down Australian PM Scott Morrison's approval ratings")
10 things that reminded us in 2019 it was time we acted on climate change
Amazon wildfire, cyclones, hurricanes, water crisis and rising pollution were only some of the many natural and man-made disasters we face last year
Climate stress-tests, robo-cars and more in 2020
Changing weather patterns and urgent need to cut down emissions drastically will dominate discussions
 "Climate stress-tests, robo-cars and more in 2020")
At 650, Bihar leads in extreme weather deaths in 2019: IMD report
An official statement issued by the IMD showed that almost 1,560 people died in 2019 due to unusual weather events
 "At 650, Bihar leads in extreme weather deaths in 2019: IMD report")
Global cooperation can help tackle climate change, financial crisis: Maskin
However, he added that global collaboration will not be easy as more and more nations turn inward-looking
 "Global cooperation can help tackle climate change, financial crisis: Maskin")
Year in Review: From CCA stir to Hong Kong demonstrations, protests in 2019
Business Standard lists some of the protests that drew attention around the world in 2019
 "Year in Review: From CCA stir to Hong Kong demonstrations, protests in 2019")
Saving the planet - in three acts
Restoring trust in any relationship must start with honesty, then shift to addressing past wrongs, eventually leading to vows to work together
 "Saving the planet - in three acts")
Best of BS Opinion: India's banking crisis, mass surveillance, and more
India's banking crisis, household expenditure at the time of natural disasters to mass surveillance are some of the topics our opinion writers tackle
 "Best of BS Opinion: India's banking crisis, mass surveillance, and more")
The decade we leave behind and ahead
In this decade, we have realised that climate change is not in the distant future. It is happening and its impact will only grow
 "The decade we leave behind and ahead")
The crucial role of banks and insurers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
India, US and China are the top three polluters globally. Banks can help change that
 "The crucial role of banks and insurers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions")
In a big year for science, we learnt a lot more about the universe
Enough for us to hope that 2020 will bring more in the way of advances in our understanding of the universe around us
 "In a big year for science, we learnt a lot more about the universe")
CAA, NRIC and the uncertain climate
While there is no clarity as to how NRIC will be implemented or funded, the bigger question that goes a-begging is what should be India's policy towards migrants and refugees
 "CAA, NRIC and the uncertain climate")
So close, and yet so far: Why COP25 climate talks in Madrid failed
Five years after the fragile UN process yielded the world's first universal climate treaty, COP25 was billed as a mopping-up session to finish guidelines for carbon markets
 "So close, and yet so far: Why COP25 climate talks in Madrid failed")
Best of BS Opinion: Lessons for BJP, India's economic slowdown, and more
Here's a collection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
 "Best of BS Opinion: Lessons for BJP, India's economic slowdown, and more")
From cyclones to floods, 2019 was a year of record extreme weather events
As this year draws to a close, we take a look at the extreme weather events that hit India in 2019 and their impacts.
 "From cyclones to floods, 2019 was a year of record extreme weather events")
EIB chief slams automakers, executives for slow response to climate change
The comments come as Hoyer's native Germany, Europe's largest economy, is experiencing a steep manufacturing slump driven by trade tensions, weak global growth and Brexit uncertainty.
 "EIB chief slams automakers, executives for slow response to climate change")
