Page 7 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
Europe, China agree to take action on climate change during Beijing summit
The two economic juggernauts issued a joint statement on climate change, urging more emission cuts and greater use of green technology
 "Europe, China agree to take action on climate change during Beijing summit")
Thermostat setting: India's move towards energy-efficient AC solutions
We often see airconditioning as a luxury that middle-class families and small businesses cannot afford
 "Thermostat setting: India's move towards energy-efficient AC solutions")
Climate change an 'existential threat', states legally bound to act: ICJ
The ICJ ruled that states must take all necessary steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, halt fossil fuel expansion and provide reparations to vulnerable countries suffering climate-related harm
 "Climate change an 'existential threat', states legally bound to act: ICJ")
India needs $2.4 trn to build climate-resilient infra by 2050: World Bank
It recommended implementation of integrated urban flood risk management at national and state levels, with sustainable stormwater management at city level, along with heat mitigation actions
 "India needs $2.4 trn to build climate-resilient infra by 2050: World Bank")
World has only 3 years left to avert worst impact of climate change: Study
As more countries develop their climate plans, it's time for leaders across the globe to face the hard truths of climate science
 "World has only 3 years left to avert worst impact of climate change: Study")
How extreme weather from climate change is spiking your grocery bills
Climate change brings with it higher temperatures and extreme rains, which can lower yields and make the crops that are harvested more expensive
 "How extreme weather from climate change is spiking your grocery bills")
Best of BS Opinion: Why Sebi needs to do more on derivatives trading
Today's opinion page discusses the recent clampdown on Jane Street, government transparency, India's milk market, and the future of Mumbai's real estate because of climate change
 "Best of BS Opinion: Why Sebi needs to do more on derivatives trading")
RBI Dy Guv bats for global unity, tech transfer to fight climate change
Stressing that no country can achieve net-zero in isolation, he said climate change is the quintessential global challenge and so the response
 "RBI Dy Guv bats for global unity, tech transfer to fight climate change")
Trump tariffs push Asia toward American LNG at the cost of climate goals
Buying more US LNG has topped the list of concessions Asian countries have offered in talks with Washington over President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign goods
 "Trump tariffs push Asia toward American LNG at the cost of climate goals")
India's long overdue low-carbon development plan likely to see light
The climate strategy may pave the path to a national carbon budget, an element critical in achieving net zero, but increase costs for companies transitioning to low-emission strategies
 "India's long overdue low-carbon development plan likely to see light")
US won't publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised
Earlier this month, the official government websites that hosted the authoritative, peer-reviewed national climate assessments went dark
 "US won't publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised")
G20 watchdog outlines climate risk plan but halts further policy work
The US has withdrawn from multiple groups dedicated to exploring how flooding and wildfires and big climate-related policy shifts could impact financial stability
 "G20 watchdog outlines climate risk plan but halts further policy work")
Paradise lost as climate change remakes Europe's summer weather
As southern Europeans dream of fjords, the traditional hot spots and fixtures of travel agency package deals no longer seem so desirable
Life-threatening heat domes challenge forecasters amid climate change
This phenomenon has also already struck Europe and China this summer, leading to the temporary closure of the Eiffel Tower and worries about wilting rice crops, respectively
 "Life-threatening heat domes challenge forecasters amid climate change")
Coconut prices triple within a year in Kerala, disrupting temple rituals
Coconut output has dropped due to farming neglect and climate change, driving up prices. Temple offerings of coconut are down 30%, and oil use for lamps is being cut to cope with the rising costs
 "Coconut prices triple within a year in Kerala, disrupting temple rituals")
Fossil fuel combustion caused 1,500 deaths in European heat wave: Study
Researchers compared what the thermometers read last week to what computer simulations say would have happened in a world without planet-warming greenhouse gases from fossil fuel use
 "Fossil fuel combustion caused 1,500 deaths in European heat wave: Study")
China's blistering heat leaves workers exposed as gig economy booms
According to The Lancet, yearly heat wave-related deaths in China have now nearly doubled compared with 1986 to 2005, with more than 37,000 deaths in 2023 alone
 "China's blistering heat leaves workers exposed as gig economy booms")
As the world warms up, extreme rain is becoming even more extreme
Warm air holds more moisture than cool air, and as temperatures rise, storms can produce bigger downpours
 "As the world warms up, extreme rain is becoming even more extreme")
Rivers as kin, not property: A powerful case for ecological empathy
There is hope that we can conserve what remains and revive what has been lost of our rivers - but it begins with acknowledging that a river is a living, breathing entity
 "Rivers as kin, not property: A powerful case for ecological empathy")
Reports on climate change effect on US disappear from federal websites
The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within NASA to comply with the law, but gave no further details
 "Reports on climate change effect on US disappear from federal websites")