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Adani group boosting coal assets despite carbon neutral pledge: Report

Environmental nonprofit says company is making a significant negative contribution to global warming

South Asia risks water insecurity as global warming affects Himalayas

Warming-induced changes in the Himalaya-Karakoram region will impact water availability in the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra basins.

France going 'childfree' to control over-population, reverse global warming

French nationals are going 'childfree' in order to control overpopulation and reverse global warming as the world's population exceeds 7.8 billion people

Global financial regulators attempt to align rules on climate risks

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which coordinates financial rules for the G20 group of nations, said its "roadmap" seeks to coordinate approaches to disclosures by companies

India is targeting additional 2 bn carbon sequestration by 2030: Javadekar

On the occasion of Van Mahotsav today, the minister planted 'Parijaat' saplings at his residence

Climate change likely to impact agricultural productivity in Maha: Report

Maharashtra faces an increasing risk from climate change that is likely to impact the production of the four crops grown in the state: report

EU drafts plan to tighten carbon market, expand it to shipping, cars

The European Union wants to overhaul its carbon market to cut planet-warming emissions faster

Shaping India's green future

There are two broad development pathways for India: A net-zero approach and a low-carbon approach. Jayant Sinha prefers the former

IMF proposes setting up of an international carbon price floor

The IMF chief noted that a carbon price floor arrangement does not mean carbon taxes per se.

IMF proposes carbon price floor among emitters to limit global warming

The International Monetary Fund on Friday proposed to set up an international carbon price floor to help limit global warming and achieve the transition toward low carbon growth over this decade

India's contribution to climate change in last 200 years just 3%: Javadekar

Javadekar lauded the government's efforts to combat air pollution by introducing BS-VI emission norms for vehicles in April last year

Best of BS Opinion: The real oximeter, why poor are leaning right & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

G7 agrees to boost climate finance, plans to meet $100 bn a year target

But climate groups said the promise made in the summit's final communique lacked detail and the developed nations should be more ambitious in their financial commitments

IndusInd Bank plans to raise climate financing to 3.5% in two years

Private sector IndusInd Bank on Saturday said it will reduce carbon emissions to 50 per cent in next four years and raise climate financing to 3.5 per cent in two years.

Environment Day: India stands at make or break point of climate change

India is one of the top 5 countries around the world where the exposure of the population to PM2.5 pollutant in the air has increased

Climate explained: Why is Arctic warming faster than rest of the world?

The recent intensification and more poleward location of the southern hemisphere belt of westerly winds have been linked to continental droughts and wildfires, including those in Australia

Climate change behind one in three heat-related deaths globally: Study

Human-induced global warming is responsible for over a third of all deaths in which heat played a role in the last three decades, according to a study. The research, published on Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, used data from 732 locations in 43 countries, showing for the first time the actual contribution of human-made climate change in increasing mortality risks due to heat. The researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK, and the University of Bern in Switzerland found that 37 per cent of all heat-related deaths in the recent summer periods were attributable to the warming of the planet due to human-caused activities. This percentage of heat-related deaths attributed to human-induced climate change was highest in Central and South America -- up to 76 per cent in Ecuador or Colombia, for example -- and South-East Asia, between 48 per cent and 61 per cent. The findings are further evidence of the need to adopt strong mitigation ...

Global warming behind one in three heat-related deaths, study affirms

Between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to a new article in the journal Nature Climate Change.The study, the largest of its kind, was led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the University of Bern within the Multi-Country Multi-City (MCC) Collaborative Research Network. Using data from 732 locations in 43 countries around the world shows for the first time the actual contribution of human-made climate change in increasing mortality risks due to heat.Overall, the estimates show that 37 per cent of all heat-related deaths in the recent summer periods were attributable to the warming of the planet due to anthropogenic activities. This percentage of heat-related deaths attributed to human-induced climate change was highest in Central and South America (up to 76 per cent in Ecuador or Colombia, for example) and South-East Asia (between 48 per cent to 61 .

Data shows global warming could pass 1.5 degree Celsius in next five years

Most global leaders committed to taking actions that would limit global warming to 1.5ºC and below 2ºC by the end of the century.

Experts differ on link between cyclone numbers in India and climate change

While some cite rising sea surface temperature for the frequency in events, others point to negligible deviation in rain, drought and cyclones during the past 100 years