Page 113 - Climate Change
World Environment Day 2021: Restoring ecosystem and raising awareness
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release report on ethanol blending in India as part of an event marking environment day.
 "World Environment Day 2021: Restoring ecosystem and raising awareness")
Prime Minister Modi to address World Environment Day event on Saturday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an event on the World Environment Day on Saturday via video-conferencing. The Prime Minister's Office said he will also release the 'Report of the Expert Committee on Road Map for ethanol blending in India 2020-2025'. To commemorate the World Environment Day, the government is releasing E-20 notification directing oil companies to sell ethanol-blended petrol with percentage of ethanol up to 20 from April 1, 2023; and BIS specifications for higher ethanol blends E12 & E15. These efforts will facilitate setting up of additional ethanol distillation capacities and provide timelines for making blended fuel available across the country, the PMO said. It will help increase the consumption of ethanol in the ethanol-producing states and the adjoining regions, before the 2025, it said. Modi will also launch a pilot project of E 100 dispensing stations at three locations in Pune, and interact with farmers to gain insight on their firsthand ...
 "Prime Minister Modi to address World Environment Day event on Saturday")
Geotextile tube meant to prevent costal erosion in tatters in AP, Odisha
Nearly 34% of India's coastline was under varying degrees of coastal erosion, noted a report by the National Centre for Coastal Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences.
 "Geotextile tube meant to prevent costal erosion in tatters in AP, Odisha")
HDFC Bank announces plans to become carbon neutral by 2031-32
The lender is also working on a framework for issuing green bonds.
 "HDFC Bank announces plans to become carbon neutral by 2031-32")
Climate explained: Why is Arctic warming faster than rest of the world?
The recent intensification and more poleward location of the southern hemisphere belt of westerly winds have been linked to continental droughts and wildfires, including those in Australia
 "Climate explained: Why is Arctic warming faster than rest of the world?")
OPEC wins, the West loses
Judges, investors force oil firms towards low-carbon future
 "OPEC wins, the West loses")
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 ...
 "Climate change behind one in three heat-related deaths globally: Study")
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 .
 "Global warming behind one in three heat-related deaths, study affirms")
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
 "Covid-19 crisis: India pins hope on more vaccine supply from the US")
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
 "Investing less than 1% of world GDP in nature can tackle climate change")
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
 "A warming planet is about to revolutionise how banks define risk")
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
 "Investors, Dutch court deliver 'stark warning for Big Oil' on climate")
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
 "Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net carbon emissions by 45%")
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
 "Experts differ on link between cyclone numbers in India and climate change")
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.
 "More people displaced due to climate disasters than conflicts in 2020")
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
 "New Nasa earth system observatory to help address, mitigate climate change")
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
 "Biden directs US federal agencies to mitigate financial risk from climate")
Best of BS Opinion: Mamata wins, climate change, corporate sector, and more
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday
 "Best of BS Opinion: Mamata wins, climate change, corporate sector, and more")
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
 "How climate change is killing coral reef in the pristine Chagos Archipelago")