Page 33 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
World Bank Chief Banga says lender 'wasting time' with too many rules
In addition to focusing the bank more on climate change and its consequences since taking over in June, Banga has often flagged what he sees as slowness and inefficiencies of the institution
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Trade rules for the planet and people
The Indian government has announced fiscal incentives for solar cell and module manufacture and imposed higher import duties on Chinese products
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Prez Murmu suggests global collaborations to ensure 'environmental justice'
Murmu said the preamble to the Constitution speaks of 'justice, social, economic and political'
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Parivesh 2.0 portal to be default platform for all environment clearances
The guidelines signed on January 25 said that the applications on PARIVESH 1.0 that haven't shown progress in the past 90 days will be deemed inactive and rejected
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Net-zero goal: Interim budget focuses on green economy, climate investments
The finance minister emphasised that the government would enable one crore households to obtain up to 300 units of free electricity every month through the rooftop solar programme
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Soup thrown at Mona Lisa in Louvre Paris; da Vinci's artwork 'safe'
According to the Louvre museum officials, the artwork, guarded by a glass shield, did not face any damage. The Paris museum plans to lodge a complaint against the protestors
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Climate change: World's forests are doing much better than we think
The destruction of tropical forests gets so much (justified) attention that we're at risk of missing how much progress we're making in cooler climates.
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Climate change figures prominently in Pakistan parties' manifestos
Extreme events, such as the floods of 2022, exposed Pakistan's vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change and weakness in the state's disaster planning
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A scientific, sustainable way to finance climate goals of countries
A green taxonomy is the foundation upon which a financial system aligns with a country's climate goals
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How to enforce climate agreements with trade measures
Future climate-change COPs can focus on other consequential issues, rather than on crafting the right mix of hollow words that everyone can agree on
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NITI, govt launch forum for advancing climate resilient agri-food system
MoA&FW Secretary Manoj Ahuja highlighted the significance of a multi-stakeholder approach in addressing climate challenges in India
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Biden administration taking heat from all sides over Louisiana LNG project
Bill McKibben, an environmentalist who led a successful fight against the now-cancelled Keystone XL oil pipeline, said any approval of CP2 by the Biden administration 'would be a huge miscalculation.'
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Sense of urgency required to tackle climate crises, poverty: WB chief Banga
"What we have is an existential climate crisis," the World Bank President said here during a session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
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European Commission to back 90% emissions cut for 2040 climate target
The European Union is drafting its first 2040 climate target, to bridge the gap between its existing goals to cut net emissions 55% by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by 2050
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UN Chief Antonio Guterres calls for urgent action on climate change, AI
Guterres also went on to mention the Israel-Hamas crisis and reiterated his call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
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Deloitte India unveils initiative to cut emissions attributed to software
The Code offers ways to build eco-friendly software, promoting the use of techniques that contribute to a greener planet
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YouTube making money off new breed of climate denial, monitoring group
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) used artificial intelligence to review transcripts from 12,058 videos from the past six years on 96 of Alphabet Inc's YouTube channels
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Global cooperation needed to curb climate crisis, save 14.5 mn lives: WEF
But, there is still time for global stakeholders to take decisive and strategic action to counter these forecasts and mitigate the health impacts of climate change globally, it said
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CEOs fear for their firms in pre-Davos survey as AI, climate risks rise
Advancements in generative AI were top of the concerns for most survey respondents, with almost 75% predicting it would significantly change their business in the next three years
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Davos 2024: Conflict, climate change, AI get top of list for discussion
The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and Ukraine's defence against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial intelligence could upend all our lives.