Page 15 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Here's all about the best climate news you may have missed this year
Averting catastrophic climate change was always going to involve plenty of steps forward as well as steps back
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Here's all about the worst climate news of the year you may have missed
If the ongoing renewables boom (see below) doesn't avert those plans, coal's role in India's grid looks to be getting back on track
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India, Sweden can strengthen ties in climate solutions: Swedish officials
Sven Ostberg, Consul General of Sweden in Mumbai, cited examples of Envac's solid waste management systems in Mumbai and Gujarat, and IVL's wastewater treatment plant addressing pollution
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COP 29 backtracks to address climate crisis in Tibetan Plateau due to China
China has also built major dams on Tibet's major rivers to block access to water to downstream countries
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Climate change is stealing weeks of winter, unnerving ski area owners
Warmer days may come as a welcome reprieve for those who endure freezing winters, but the trend is troubling as higher temperatures impact everything from sports to drinking water
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Energy symbiosis, not transition: A revealing take on climate challenges
Jean Baptiste-Fressoz's book exposes how governments and corporations embrace green rhetoric while reinforcing the carbon economy
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Arctic faces drastic changes, 2024 report highlights worrying trends
The Arctic of today looks stunningly different from the Arctic of even one to two decades ago
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Cyber crimes, climate change new threats to human rights: President Murmu
In her address at an event hosted by the NHRC here to mark the Human Rights Day, the President also underlined that cyber crimes and climate change are new threats to human rights
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2024 will be world's hottest year ever recorded, say EU scientists
C3S said data from January to November had confirmed 2024 is now certain to be the hottest year on record, and the first in which average global temperatures exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius
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What Trump's second term means for climate change and green policies
The world has no doubt moved ahead on its journey to build a low-carbon economy and this cannot be reversed so easily
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Closely-watched climate case in Hague wraps up first week of testimony
The case, though not binding, is expected to spell out what countries are legally required to do to combat climate change
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India slams developed countries for climate crisis at ICJ hearing
India home of about 17.8% of global population, its contribution to climate change less than 4%, said JS, MEA Luther M Rangrezi to ICJ
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Climate change affects financial system, need regulatory checks: RBI Dy Guv
Rao said the RBI has been proactive to mitigate the climate change risks that may impact the financial system
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Biden govt not to finalise guidelines on new clean fuel tax credit
Ethanol producers in particular are hoping sustainable aviation fuels will provide market growth
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Climate solution: Sails make comeback in shipping, to dent carbon footprint
Mariners pushing for wind power say investors used to view them as something of a joke, but as they pioneer a comeback for sail-powered cargo ships, they're having the last laugh
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UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation by 2030
To hit $2.6 trillion - approaching the annual economic output of France - the world needs to close an annual gap of $278 billion, after just $66 billion was invested in 2022, the UN said
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Sensible trade policy key to tackling climate change on a global scale
A key agreement at Baku was on establishing high integrity carbon markets, following a breakthrough on establishing standards for a centralised international carbon market
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Climate change case to open at UN court as island nations fear rising seas
In the decade up to 2023, sea levels have risen by a global average of around 4.3 centimeters (1.7 inches), with parts of the Pacific rising higher still
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Took inputs from TN govt over Nayakkarpatti tungsten block sale: Centre
The statement has come in the wake of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel the award of tungsten mining rights in Madurai district
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India must prepare to deal cyber warfare, climate change: Prez Murmu
India, she said, was rising and the world was acknowledging the country's role in various sectors, including defence. The country was moving towards indigenisation and self-reliance to keep the armed
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