Page 42 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Global infra faces losses of $300 bn amid worsening climate impacts: CDRI
Inclusion of health and education infrastructure, and building stock, increases that range to $732 to $845 billion with nearly half of this contingent liability held by low-and-middle-income nations
 "Global infra faces losses of $300 bn amid worsening climate impacts: CDRI")
Greenwashing in India Inc: Environment scores create a sense of suspicion
Companies' disclosures should be verified by a single unit under Sebi to avoid disparity in methods
 "Greenwashing in India Inc: Environment scores create a sense of suspicion")
Banks, financial services behind 70% jump in greenwashing incidents in 2023
European financial institutions accounted for most of those instances, and much of the greenwashing involved claims about fossil fuels
 "Banks, financial services behind 70% jump in greenwashing incidents in 2023")
India caught between Davids & Goliaths in global clean energy face-off
The US and Europe are offering 8 to 10 times more subsidies amounting to a massive $650 billion, around 18 per cent of India's gross domestic product
 "India caught between Davids & Goliaths in global clean energy face-off")
MPs raised concerns on climate change: Jairam Ramesh after House panel meet
Future meetings on this very wide but crucial subject will be held in the next few weeks, Ramesh added
 "MPs raised concerns on climate change: Jairam Ramesh after House panel meet")
Oil, industrial firms to commit to decarbonisation at COP28: UAE's Jaber
Jaber did not disclose further details of the measures that had been agreed or identify the executives, but said those who had signed up would be named upon completion of the commitment
 "Oil, industrial firms to commit to decarbonisation at COP28: UAE's Jaber")
COP28: BASIC countries demand equity at centre of Global Stocktake
The developed nations either acknowledge their historical responsibilities, take lead in climate action or admit their failure to do so, they said
'Developed nations' L&D funding proposals threaten progress at COP28'
Loss and damage refer to the consequences of climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to
 "'Developed nations' L&D funding proposals threaten progress at COP28'")
Glaciers in Switzerland lose 10% of their ice volume in two years
Swiss glaciers have lost as much ice over this two-year period as was lost over the three decades between 1960 and 1990
 "Glaciers in Switzerland lose 10% of their ice volume in two years")
Itziar Irakulis Loitxate: The climate sleuth tracking methane leaks for UN
The 27-year-old PhD student isn't a detective but she may be the closest thing the world has to climate police
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India slams nations' climate inaction; calls for focus on pre-2020 gaps
It stressed that the First Global Stocktake outcome should not exclusively focus on future mitigation while disregarding "historical responsibility and pre-2020 emissions"
Exposure to air pollution linked to increased stroke risk within 5 days
The analysis involved a review of 110 studies that included more than 18 million cases of stroke. Researchers looked at pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide
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IAEA conference: India spells out plans to use N-power to achieve Net Zero
Grossi posted on X, "Greetings to Mohanty on India's ambitious plans to reach 22 GW through nuclear energy for Net Zero."
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Climate change pushes Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power
The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is reinvigorating a 20-year-old plan for the region to share power
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Brazil's Amazon rainforest drought may affect over 500,000 people
The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of the year, authorities said on Tuesday
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Boost in solar energy, EV sales gives hope for climate goals: Research
For the last two years, the rate of the build up of solar energy and electric vehicle sales were in line with achieving emissions reductions targets that will help cap warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius
 "Boost in solar energy, EV sales gives hope for climate goals: Research")
Rabi season: Govt aims 60% of wheat area under climate resilient varieties
Faced with a heatwave in 2021, the government encouraged farmers in 2022 to go for heat-tolerant wheat varieties in 47 per cent of the total wheat acreage of 30 million hectares
 "Rabi season: Govt aims 60% of wheat area under climate resilient varieties")
Researchers found the most intense heat wave ever registered- in Antarctica
Scientists found that the 39-degree temperature anomaly is the largest ever measured anywhere in the world
 "Researchers found the most intense heat wave ever registered- in Antarctica")
Net Zero by 2050 still possible with rapid renewables expansion: IEA
The report comes amid concerns of backsliding on climate and environmental commitments in Europe after the UK deferred its own ban on combustion engine cars by five years to 2035
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Climate change: How Starbucks may be creating a new waste problem
All reusable cups have a "breakeven point"; If you drink from a ceramic mug 20 times before breaking it or sticking it in the attic, you're almost certainly better off using 20 paper cups instead
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