Page 47 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Aid to India focuses on reducing carbon emissions: UK FCDO spokesperson
The Climate and Nature theme dominates the UK's bilateral aid focus for India, with 75% of around GBP 38 mn allocated for 2023-24 targeted at climate action projects, according to latest statistics
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets US envoy John Kerry, discusses climate goals
"Both sides also discussed creation of an innovative investment platform for deployment of greenfield Renewable Energy projects in India," the finance ministry said in a tweet
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Ocean currents regulating climate could collapse mid-century: Study
The analysis contradicted the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report's message, which considered an abrupt change in the AMOC very unlikely in this century
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RBI plans guidance to test climate vulnerability of banks' credit portfolio
The Reserve Bank of India plans to soon come out with guidance for banks on stress testing for climate vulnerability of their credit portfolio, according to Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao
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Ministers from 35 countries to meet for G20 Climate Working Group
About 300 delegates from the G20 member countries, invitees and representatives of several international organisations will be taking part in meeting
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Central banks need to incorporate climate-related risks: RBI dy guv
The deputy governor further said over the years, Reserve Bank has been taking various policy measures to promote and support green finance initiatives
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July heat waves 'virtually impossible' without climate change: Scientists
The return of the El Nino cycle, which warms the equatorial Pacific Ocean, plays a role in the recent heat. But the report is evidence that it can't be attributed to El Nino alone
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India's food security under threat as climate change disrupts weather
India last week suspended exports of non-basmati varieties of rice after heavy monsoon rainfall damaged newly planted crops due to be harvested in winter
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US Special Envoy on climate change Kerry to travel to New Delhi, Chennai
In New Delhi, Kerry will meet senior government officials
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Environmental conservation key concern for 21st century: President Murmu
Threats of environmental degradation, depletion in forest cover, global warming and climate change are at the centre stage in the global discourse, President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday
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Scientists say record heat numbers paint the story of a warming world
With a summer of extreme weather records dominating the news, meteorologists and scientists say records like these give a glimpse of the big picture: a warming planet caused by climate change
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Greenland's ice has completely melted before, raising sea levels: Study
The scientists used advanced luminescence technology and rare isotope analysis for analysing the ice core
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Delhi may suffer losses of Rs 2.75 trn by 2050 due to climate change
It estimates the losses from the agriculture and allied sectors at Rs 80 billion, manufacturing at Rs 330 billion and services at Rs 2.34 trillion
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Our civilisation was built for a climate that's vanishing quickly
You can learn a lot about the climates we live in by the buildings we construct
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Cities, climate change and urban flooding
Addressing the mounting dangers that cities face today also requires citizen-led action plans to assist the mitigation efforts at the municipal and govt level
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Tokyo's heat smashes 150-year trend as extreme weather bakes globe
The hottest place in country was Kiryu, a city about two hours north of Tokyo, where the maximum temperature hit 39.7C over the weekend. Japan's all-time record is 41.1C
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Reimagining climate finance
To effectively facilitate a transition to climate-friendly development, global transfers must be tailored to each nation's specific needs
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Global temperatures near record highs as US, China meet on climate change
Wildfires in Europe raged ahead of a second heat wave in two weeks that was set to send temperatures as high as 48C
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India, UAE ask developed nations to fulfill climate finance commitment
The Prime Minister thanked Sheikh Mohamed for the invitation to attend the COP-28
A water crisis in slow motion
India's struggle with flood management, climate change, and its misaligned priorities pose a serious threat to clean water supply in cities
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