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Deadly heat waves will become more common in South Asia, say scientists

Potentially deadly heat waves will likely become more commonplace in South Asian countries, including India, in the coming decades even if global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius

Top US Senator seeks to boost India-US cooperation

A top American Senator, who plays a major role in shaping the country's foreign policy, has sought to boost the India-US cooperation, particularly in the clean energy and climate change sector

Net zero emissions by 2050 needs higher use of hydrogen, bio fuels: Study

To reach a net zero emissions (NZE) energy system by 2050, India needs a suitable policy and innovation driven context to deploy clean energy technologies on a massive scale, say TERI and Shell

IBM unveils 4th edition of Call for Code challenge to tackle climate change

IBM said the competition was open for software developers and innovators globally to combat climate change with open source-powered technology

Investors urge Europe to prioritise climate in agriculture reform

A $2 trillion group of investors urged the European Commission to be more ambitious in planned overhaul of the bloc's huge farming subsidy programme to fight climate change and protect biodiversity

Climate change to put UK's farming, dairy sector under massive stress

The UK's two important farming sectors, dairy and potato growing, will be badly hit by climate change over the next 30 to 50 years, the country's national weather service the Met Office has warned

FM asks advanced economies to scale up climate change financing commitments

Sitharaman on Friday urged advanced economies to scale up their climate change financing commitments and help emerging countries build climate resilient infrastructure

India, US and climate change

Can India achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050?

Climate-change linked downgrades could cost countries $270 billion-a-year

The estimates comes amid warnings by policy makers from around the world that financial markets are underpricing the risk of climate change on asset prices, with potentially costly future corrections

India considers net zero goal around 2050, a decade before China: Report

There is no consensus among ministries over the net-zero target, said people familiar with the matter, as India's fossil fuel use is set to rise in the coming decade

French Parliament votes to include climate change clause in constitution

The lower house of the French parliament, the National Assembly, on Tuesday voted in favour of amending the country's constitution with provisions that include climate and biodiversity protection

Climate finance still not on table for developing countries: Javadekar

Climate finance promised in 2009 under the Paris agreement are still "not on the table" for developing countries, Javadekar said

'Pronounced guilty not in court of law, but by seekers of TRPs': Disha Ravi

The 22-year-old activist from Bengaluru wondered when it became a crime to think of sustenance on earth

Best of BS Opinion: Climate-resilient grains, bank privatisation, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Climate-resilient grains

UN resolution will help boost awareness about millets

Chevron to slow carbon emissions, raise oil output with modest spending

Chevron outlined a plan to expand oil and gas production through 2025, but without spending significantly more, and pledged to limit the pace of growth of its carbon emissions

Range of global issues to be discussed at QUAD summit: White House

The maiden QUAD summit, involving leaders from Australia, India, Japan and the US, will discuss a variety of global issues ranging from Covid-19, economic crisis and climate change, White House said

Best of BS Opinion: Agenda for Stockholm+50, micro loan regulations & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Agenda for Stockholm+50

As we approach Stockholm+50, we are looking at an increasingly inequitable world; where poverty and marginalisation are growing

India on track to achieving climate goals: PM Modi at CERAWeek 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country is on track to achieving its climate goals before the target date as it switches over to energy-efficient mediums and uses waste to generate energy. Speaking after accepting the 2021 CERAWeek Global Energy & Environment Leadership Award for his commitment to energy sustainability and the environment, Modi said climate change and calamity are major challenges facing the world. Both are interlinked, and one way to fight them is through policies, laws, rules and orders, and the other is bringing behavioural change, he said, listing measures taken by his government for sustainable energy usage. While the target of mixing 20 per cent ethanol has been advanced to 2025, 5,000 compressed bio-gas plants will be set up to turn municipal and agriculture waste into energy, he said. Also, switch over to energy-efficient LED bulbs has helped save 38 million tonnes of carbon emission, he said, adding that the share of non-fossil sources of .