Page 29 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
UN warns of climate impact on women-run households, farms in poor nations
The Rome-based FAO came up with the statistics by surveying 100,000 rural households across 24 poor and middle-income countries around the world
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Dysfunctional environmental clearance system should be shut down: Narain
Narain urged the government to redesign the system for the 21st century and return to the original intent of mitigating adverse environmental impacts
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Organisations work to help dozens of families displaced by Texas wildfires
Residents began clearing affected property on Saturday, and by Sunday the extent of the loss began mounting
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90% of Himalayas will face year-long drought at 3 degrees warming: Study
It found that in India pollination is reduced by half at 3-4 degrees global warming compared to a quarter reduction at 1.5 degrees
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RBI releases draft disclosure framework for banks to address climate risks
The RBI has previously acknowledged climate change as a source of financial risk. In July 2022, it released a discussion paper exploring strategies to address climate change-related financial risks
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EU to approve plan to meet climate goals, protect nature despite protests
The plan is a key part of the EU's European Green Deal that seeks to establish the world's most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets
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'Ancient country, new ideas': Bill Gates' praise for India in latest trip
Bill Gates is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and engage with various stakeholders during his India trip, where he will hold discussions on spreading India's innovations around the world
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Govt permits planting of trees on degraded land parcels for credits
India is yet to have a domestic carbon/green credit marketplace with the regulations for it under consideration. There are however independent agencies running such platforms
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UN member states meet to plan how to tackle world's environmental crises
The meeting in Nairobi is the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, and governments, civil society groups, scientists and the private sector are attending
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India will not accept unjust carbon emission mandates, says DPIIT secy
DPIIT Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said India has already built the world's 4th largest renewable energy capacity of 180 gigawatts
'Urgent need for climate risk evaluation rules, more adaptation funding'
The report said the lack of a common framework for evaluating climate risks makes it hard to tell how development projects address these issues, and to track funding for adaptation measures
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Ladakh organises 'world's highest frozen lake marathon' on Pangong Tso
The event was organised with the agenda to bring attention towards the melting Himalayan glaciers, which pose a massive threat to our environment
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Rare triple-dip La Nina behind unusual AQ trend in India in 2022-23: Study
Mumbai recorded the highest deterioration with a 30 per cent increase in PM2.5 levels
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Climate change is fueling a different type of anxiety, say therapists
In her book A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety, Sarah Ray describes a student who had such severe "self-loathing eco-guilt" that she stopped consuming much at all, including food
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JPMorgan Chase, State Street drop out of largest investor climate group
The changes "are not consistent with our independent approach to proxy voting and portfolio company engagement," said State Street spokesman Randall Jensen
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Regulations to climate risk: Managing challenges in a complex banking world
Banks must move beyond being transaction platforms to act as facilitators guiding customers
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APSEZ secures top rank in climate actions, environmental performance
The assessments were done by CDP, S&P, Sustainalytics and Moody's
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Seychelles to work with India on joint biofuels project, says minister
While Seychelles joined the India-led Global Biofuel Alliance last year, it has yet to begin using the alternative fuel
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Nasa satellite blasts off to survey oceans, atmosphere of a warming Earth
NASA's newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world's oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail
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January 2024 was world's warmest on record: European climate agency
However, this does not imply a permanent breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius limit specified in the Paris agreement, as it refers to long-term warming over many years
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