Page 2 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Best of BS Opinion: India must hold the line on climate action
Today's opinions examine India's climate diplomacy lessons, vaccine resistance amid medical advances, AI's real-world limitations, RSS outreach to Gen Z and the growing threat of cognitive warfare
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Island nation's golden passport: $90,000 buys access to 85+ nations
Naoero's citizenship scheme promises global mobility while helping finance the country's climate change response
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The economics of survival in an era of worsening climate extremes
The fact is that green technology is now making inroads into countries not for climate mitigation but because it makes more energy and economic sense
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Shadows on the snow: A film turns the spotlight on Himalayan climate crisis
As extreme weather becomes the new normal, filmmaker Shankar Borua's Blue Ocean uses a crime thriller to question the cost of unchecked development in the Himalayas
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India needs $2.4 trillion to build future-ready cities by 2050: Report
India's cities are expected to contribute 75% of GDP by 2050, yet weak municipal finances threaten the investment needed to support rapid urbanisation
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Extreme heat morphs into a major economic shock for an unprepared Europe
The region, where temperatures are rising at a pace that's roughly twice the global average, can no longer afford to ignore the economic impact of global warming
Climate 'black swan' risks: Why investors are preparing for the worst
Climate risks are no longer just an environmental concern. Large investors are now studying whether climate tipping points could trigger sudden losses across financial markets
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Pension funds try to come to grips with scariest global warming scenario
Pension funds are assessing climate tipping points as a major investment risk, warning irreversible global warming could trigger rapid asset repricing
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Europe's early heat wave led to spike in deaths, may have killed over 10K
Preliminary mortality data point to a sharp rise in deaths during late June as record temperatures swept across parts of the continent
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Bonn lights the fire for COP 31? Antalya summit faces the real climate test
Climate science was another bone of contention At Bonn with some nations denouncing attacks on it by "fossil-fuel interests"
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Chinese mercantilism has dealt the global economy the mother of all shocks
Chinese mercantilism has been more globally consequential than any other economic shock or policy choice in reshaping the world this millennium
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Climate-driven heatwave worsening cost-of-living crisis, says report
Extreme heat is costing workers in India and other developing nations over 20 workdays a year, cutting incomes and increasing healthcare costs, a report warns
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Rising thermal hotspots threaten productivity, public health: IIT study
Researchers warn expanding heat hotspots driven by industrialisation and land-use change could threaten public health, productivity and long-term economic growth without targeted climate adaptation
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The Genius of Trees: Decoding the science behind the secret life of trees
When it comes to trees, ignorance casts a shadow too wide to ignore the science behind them. This book explains how trees shape the world
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Weather helps curb India's emissions growth to record low in 2025
India recorded the slowest growth in carbon dioxide emissions among the world's three largest polluters in 2025 as milder weather and higher renewable energy generation curbed electricity demand
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Business responsibility in practice: Lessons from leaders on ethical growth
An anthology by experts explores responsible business practices through well-argued essays and lived experiences
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Mercury rising: Fossil-fuel dependence is powering heatwaves in Europe
Europe's deadly heatwaves expose the dangers of fossil-fuel dependence, underscoring the urgent need to accelerate the transition to renewable energy worldwide
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No respite from deadly heat in Europe as 'hot' spots now shift East
Eastern Europe is bracing for record temperatures and red alerts after a deadly heat wave that claimed lives in western Europe moved eastward
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A failure to cool: Heat, smog and ignored public-health emergencies
In India, it is possible that so much more is on the ballot in every election that there is little space for issues such as public health
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France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heatwave
Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend as the heat wave slowly moved toward eastern parts of the continent
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