Page 87 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
How maple syrup could change with the climate
Climate change is already making things more volatile for syrup producers
 "How maple syrup could change with the climate")
Why it's smart to bet on climate science
Data show that even if investors don't flag environmental cataclysm as a major concern or even express skepticism about it, there are some who bet successfully on the scientists being right
 "Why it's smart to bet on climate science")
Being bold to seize a breakthrough opportunity
A practical solution, made by Indians, is available to address the serious problems of ecological and farmer distress
 "Being bold to seize a breakthrough opportunity")
300 arrested as climate change protests bring London to a standstill
The majority arrested were seized for breaching public order laws and obstructing a highway
 "300 arrested as climate change protests bring London to a standstill")
Renewable energy use climbs in Japan while CO2 emissions drop to 8-yr low
Japan, the world's fifth-biggest carbon emitter, has set a target to cut its emissions by 26 per cent from 2013 levels to 1.042 billion tonnes by 2030
 "Renewable energy use climbs in Japan while CO2 emissions drop to 8-yr low")
Inconvenient truth of climate change
What can we do as temperatures increase and weather changes to bring devastation in different parts of the world?
'Come with a plan,' UN chief tells world leaders over grim climate report
The UN chief said he has convened the 'Climate Action Summit' on September 23 and he is telling leaders, "in September, please do not come with a speech; come with a plan'
 "'Come with a plan,' UN chief tells world leaders over grim climate report")
As climate change depletes forests, Meghalaya turns to villages for revival
As one of India's greenest states with 80% of its area under forests and trees, three times the Indian average, Meghalaya is unique and uniquely vulnerable
 "As climate change depletes forests, Meghalaya turns to villages for revival")
Climate challenge will be harder than it seems, JPMorgan executive warns
'For Green New Deal advocates: de-carbonizing industrial energy use is more easily said than done,' JP Morgan executive explains
India on its own
Foreign assistance on climate change isn't forthcoming
 "India on its own")
Shell eyes limit to how clean oil output can help reduce greenhouse gases
Europe's biggest oil company has said it plans to reduce its net carbon footprint by half by 2050
 "Shell eyes limit to how clean oil output can help reduce greenhouse gases")
How coastal Odisha women are stepping up to contain climate change impact
If women menstruate during the floods, they have no option but to wash in floodwaters and re-use the blood-soaked cloth they use as a sanitary napkin
 "How coastal Odisha women are stepping up to contain climate change impact")
Last year 4th warmest on record, world may breach 1.5C by 2030: UN report
Temperatures set to climb as greenhouse gases build up
 "Last year 4th warmest on record, world may breach 1.5C by 2030: UN report")
Earth won't look blue from space by end of this century, say MIT scientists
The findings showed that climate change has been significantly affecting phytoplankton -- the tiny sea creatures which will lead to the change in colour -- intensifying its blue and green regions
At UN, India questions rush to declare climate change a security issue
Declaring climate change an international security issue may give the UN Security Council the right to take action on it
We are losing the race against climate change: UN chief Antonio Guterres
On globalisation, he said with all its fantastic improvements in the world and the technological progress, it has increased inequality at the country level
 "We are losing the race against climate change: UN chief Antonio Guterres")
Climate change: Why people are reluctant to act despite knowing the risks
Jeffrey Shaman of the Mailman School of Public Health in New York explains how climate change impacts our health and why it is so difficult to link a particular public health event to climate change
 "Climate change: Why people are reluctant to act despite knowing the risks")
Free public transport is boon for the environment but it's no silver bullet
An optimal policy needs to carefully balance subsidies for public transport use with petrol taxes and investments in the public transport network
 "Free public transport is boon for the environment but it's no silver bullet")
How climate change can result in low sperm count, extinction of species
A common fingerprint of a warmer world is a range shift, where the distribution of a species moves to higher altitudes or migrates toward the poles
UN questions India's forest cover data over lack of transparency & clarity
India had submitted data to access potential funds from global carbon trade under Paris Agreement after 2020
