Page 29 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders more likely to believe in climate change
"Asian American and Pacific Islander voters are environmental voters," Ramakrishnan said
 "Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders more likely to believe in climate change")
Supreme Court order on climate change not a recipe to rewrite laws
The Supreme Court of India has always advocated a balance between development and environmental goals, say experts
 "Supreme Court order on climate change not a recipe to rewrite laws")
Country's consumer firms gear up to capitalise on a sizzling summer
Cooling systems providers are one of the main beneficiaries of summer, with the season contributing up to 60% of their annual revenue
 "Country's consumer firms gear up to capitalise on a sizzling summer")
EU court decision shows safe climate is human right: Ex-UN rights chief
Many young climate activists criticize the entire capitalistic system for warming's harms, Robinson sympathizes with them, pointing to social democracies in Ireland and Nordic nations as a better path
 "EU court decision shows safe climate is human right: Ex-UN rights chief")
Extreme heat in East Asia, Pacific putting millions of children at risk: UN
Warnings over more intense and frequent heat waves this summer are especially worrying in the region, as high humidity levels make it more difficult for the body to cool down naturally
 "Extreme heat in East Asia, Pacific putting millions of children at risk: UN")
Best of BS Opinion: There is another way, Cyber risk to stability & more
Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
 "Best of BS Opinion: There is another way, Cyber risk to stability & more")
March marks yet another record in global heat, says EU climate agency
Each of the last 10 months ranked as the world's hottest on record, compared with the corresponding month in previous years, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said in a monthly bulletin
 "March marks yet another record in global heat, says EU climate agency")
Climate activists seek major human rights ruling against European states
Depending on the ruling, countries may need to update their plans for reining in climate-warming emissions in the near term
 "Climate activists seek major human rights ruling against European states")
Climate change poses challenges for policy, risks to growth: RBI report
The report said that climate change has increased the frequency and ferocity of weather shocks, posing challenges for monetary policy
 "Climate change poses challenges for policy, risks to growth: RBI report")
Climate change threatens constitutional guarantee of right to equality: SC
Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) are especially found in Rajasthan and Gujarat, and the alarming decrease in their numbers is attributed to frequent collisions with overhead power transmission lines
 "Climate change threatens constitutional guarantee of right to equality: SC")
Sustainability has to be at core of development in 21st century: UNGA prez
He said living sustainably and promoting sustainability has to become the standard in the 21st century to save the planet
 "Sustainability has to be at core of development in 21st century: UNGA prez")
Talking climate with kids
There is a refreshing change from the environmental studies textbooks of yore that assigned children a to-do list of cautionary measures such as closing taps and switching off fans
 "Talking climate with kids")
Australia should prepare for 'megadroughts' lasting 20 years, shows study
The study showed that megadroughts of 20 years or more were a natural feature of the Australian hydroclimate
 "Australia should prepare for 'megadroughts' lasting 20 years, shows study")
Climate change: Drought in southern Africa leaves some 20 mn facing hunger
While human-made climate change has spurred more erratic weather globally, there is something else parching southern Africa this year
PM Modi and Bill Gates talk AI, climate change, and women empowerment
Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates and Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak on India's digital transformation and the need to bridging tech divide in the country
 "PM Modi and Bill Gates talk AI, climate change, and women empowerment")
Current parameters to map progress detrimental to climate, says PM Modi
In a free-wheeling conversation with philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, he also said that climate action has gained momentum since the G20 Summit in India in September last year
BS Manthan: Unorganised sector prone to climate risk, say experts
Experts say states that announced green policies have led the investment pack
 "BS Manthan: Unorganised sector prone to climate risk, say experts")
Climate change, tropical diseases: Rural Bihar battle elephantiasis, & more
Climate change is fundamentally altering vector ecology, favouring the survival and reproduction of disease carrying vectors like mosquitoes and sandflies
 "Climate change, tropical diseases: Rural Bihar battle elephantiasis, & more")
Major EU climate protection plan shelved following farmer protests
The member states were supposed to give final approval to the bill on Monday following months of proceedings through the EU's institutional maze
 "Major EU climate protection plan shelved following farmer protests")
Climate change and desperate journeys
In any event, climate maps and projected patterns mainly "seed the imagination," as Lustgarten puts it, for what might transpire decades hence
 "Climate change and desperate journeys")