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OPEC wins, the West loses

Judges, investors force oil firms towards low-carbon future

Climate change behind one in three heat-related deaths globally: Study

Human-induced global warming is responsible for over a third of all deaths in which heat played a role in the last three decades, according to a study. The research, published on Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, used data from 732 locations in 43 countries, showing for the first time the actual contribution of human-made climate change in increasing mortality risks due to heat. The researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK, and the University of Bern in Switzerland found that 37 per cent of all heat-related deaths in the recent summer periods were attributable to the warming of the planet due to human-caused activities. This percentage of heat-related deaths attributed to human-induced climate change was highest in Central and South America -- up to 76 per cent in Ecuador or Colombia, for example -- and South-East Asia, between 48 per cent and 61 per cent. The findings are further evidence of the need to adopt strong mitigation ...

Global warming behind one in three heat-related deaths, study affirms

Between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to a new article in the journal Nature Climate Change.The study, the largest of its kind, was led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the University of Bern within the Multi-Country Multi-City (MCC) Collaborative Research Network. Using data from 732 locations in 43 countries around the world shows for the first time the actual contribution of human-made climate change in increasing mortality risks due to heat.Overall, the estimates show that 37 per cent of all heat-related deaths in the recent summer periods were attributable to the warming of the planet due to anthropogenic activities. This percentage of heat-related deaths attributed to human-induced climate change was highest in Central and South America (up to 76 per cent in Ecuador or Colombia, for example) and South-East Asia (between 48 per cent to 61 .

Covid-19 crisis: India pins hope on more vaccine supply from the US

The US government promised to stand with India as it continues to fight the resurgence of the pandemic

Investing less than 1% of world GDP in nature can tackle climate change

An investment of $8.1 trn in nature is required over three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the State of Finance for Nature report

A warming planet is about to revolutionise how banks define risk

The ECB instructs banks to consider their sensitivity to climate risk when weighing how much capital they need beyond minimum requirements

Investors, Dutch court deliver 'stark warning for Big Oil' on climate

Investor support for climate concerns could force oil and gas companies to rethink how fast they pivot to other forms of energy

Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net carbon emissions by 45%

The Hague court did not say how Royal Dutch Shell should achieve the ordered cutback

Experts differ on link between cyclone numbers in India and climate change

While some cite rising sea surface temperature for the frequency in events, others point to negligible deviation in rain, drought and cyclones during the past 100 years

More people displaced due to climate disasters than conflicts in 2020

More than 55 million people had been forced to move by the end of 2020, with the number of climate migrants likely to be significantly underestimated due to incomplete data.

New Nasa earth system observatory to help address, mitigate climate change

Nasa will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires

Biden directs US federal agencies to mitigate financial risk from climate

President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change

Best of BS Opinion: Mamata wins, climate change, corporate sector, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

Zero-zero, net zero

The good news is that climate change is back on the agenda. The bad news is that we are discussing the wrong things

How climate change is killing coral reef in the pristine Chagos Archipelago

Research shows marine heat waves are now about 20 times more likely than they were just four decades ago, and they tend to be hotter and last longer

Climate crisis not America's fight alone, but global one: Joe Biden

President Joe Biden asserted that he pushed for the US to meet its international obligations to slow the impact of climate change

Warming of climate diplomacy

Global climate diplomacy must focus on accelerated 2030 goals rather than net-zero target dates

Global carbon emissions set for second-biggest increase in history: IEA

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on course to surge by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021

Best of BS Opinion: Climate change summit, pandemic mismanagement, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

Business as usual

The US will have to do more on climate change