Page 110 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Getting finance onside for climate
The climate crisis demands enormous economic and societal changes
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Delhi to start implementing action plan to combat climate change by yr end
Delhi will start implementing a new 10-year action plan by this year end to combat climate change, according to officials.
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Resting on climate action a $11 trillion opportunity for India: Report
India must act now to prevent the country losing USD 35 trillion in economic potential over the next 50 years due to unmitigated climate change, a new report from the Deloitte Economics Institute said
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For growth and investments, Modi's green new deal might actually work
If the government can reduce investment risk in greener sectors and make them attractive investment propositions, it might well turn around its economic record.
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Financing India's green future
'Green investments must therefore compete with brown (non-green) investments to find large markets and generate attractive returns', says the author
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On the right track
India has done well to ratify the Montreal accord amendment
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India could gain $11 trn in 50 years with climate action: Deloitte report
With no action taken on climate change, the average global temperatures could rise by 3°C or more by the end of this century
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1 billion children at high risk due to climate change, says UNICEF
The UNICEF on Thursday said in a report that nearly one billion children all across the world are at high risk of the impacts of the climate crisis
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Extreme heat growing health issue; killed 356,000 people in 2019: Study
High temperatures linked to heat stroke, hospitalisations and mental health issues, say researchers.
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COP26 President Alok Sharma warms up to India's climate action
British-Indian climate minister hopes India commits to a net-zero target by 2050
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Environment minister says India committed to UNFCCC, Paris Agreement
India is committed to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Paris Agreement, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday
How the two Koreas can establish a model to handle climate crisis
The two Koreas cannot by themselves stop the climate crisis, but they can establish a model that the rest of the world can follow.
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Climate repair: Three things we must do now to stabilise the planet
The challenge of surviving the next 50 years is now seen as a planet-wide existential crisis; we need to work together urgently
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India's climate mitigation plans face a threat as Earth warms
Companies such as Hero Future Energies have started investing in digital solutions that help monitor weather changes, and plan generation accordingly
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If your coffee's going downhill, blame climate change
Brazil is the world's biggest producer of arabica, yet its production has stayed largely flat over the last five years.
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BHP, world's largest miner, in talks to sell multibillion oil, gas assets
Group in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia's Woodside after shedding some of its coal assets.
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Statsguru: From floods to deficient rainfall, dealing with climate change
The effects of climate change are becoming more severe, and if a new IPCC report is to be believed, the situation will only worsen in coming years
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Manufacturing firms list green goals; environmentalists say more needed
Tata Power was the first power company to declare a net-zero target for itself
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Seize the initiative on climate change, Mr Modi
'This is the Indian government's duty not just to its own people but to its own notion of developing-world leadership', says the author
The climate emergency is real for India
With a rise in earth's temperature inevitable now, India needs to empower and make every district climate-change ready in order to mitigate its impact on the poorest populations
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