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Climate change means more weather disasters every year, warns UN
The UN weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50 per cent by 2030 compared to the 108 million who needed it worldwide in 2018
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Climate change poses 'profound threat' to global growth: IMF chief
Climate change poses a serious threat to global growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, urging the world's top emitters to agree on a floor for carbon prices
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PwC, Save the Children study highlights climate change impacts on children
At least 60 per cent of the over 630 households that participated in a survey across three states said extreme weather conditions have impacted their economic situation
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India may close some of its coal plants as focus shifts to climate change
Efforts in India to close old coal plants have gathered pace amid rising outcry against air pollution and deepening concerns over climate change
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Climate change responsible for record sea temperature levels: Study
Researchers have found that global warming is driving an unprecedented rise in sea temperatures, including in the Mediterranean sea.
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Biodiversity loss
Business-as-usual will jeopardise sustainable development
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Global leaders at UN meet: If virus does not kill us, climate change will
The pandemic has muted the U.N. meeting, with world leaders speaking not from the podium in New York but via video from home
World is getting more serious about ESG compliance. India must catch up too
There is a global movement towards making businesses more responsible and India should also make efforts in that direction
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If world handles climate like Covid-19, I fear the worst, says UN chief
Guterres said the coronavirus was out of control as the global death toll approaches 1 million, while more than 30 million have been infected
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IBM researchers working for a sustainable future, address climate change
"This year''s ''5 in 5'' predictions are focused on accelerating the discovery of new materials to enable a more sustainable future
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The Arctic, one place you don't want to get green is getting greener
Responsible for Earth's cooling, Arctic's sea ice cover shrank by 3.74 million square km in 2020
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Humpback Whales migrating north as climate change triggers ocean warming
The study will involve multiple cruises to the whales' feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica and the coastlines of the three continents where they breed
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Amazon's buying spree for used planes makes green pledge harder to keep
Amazon has been among the biggest lessors of converted Boeing Co. 767s in the last five years as demand for online shopping has soared-more so since Covid-19 struck
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The future of energy
Book review of THE NEW MAP: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
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Emissions to add 15 inches to global sea level rise by 2100: NASA-led study
Greenland and Antarctica's ice sheets could together contribute more than 38 centimetres to global sea level rise by 2100, if greenhouse gas emissions continue, according to a study led by NASA
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Net carbon zero economy possible by 2050 at low cost, says ETC report
The report said the impact of achieving a zero-carbon-emission economy on human welfare in 2050 will be hugely positive
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Facebook adds information hub for climate change to combat misinformation
Like coronavirus information hub, the climate information hub will feature accurate information regarding climate change
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Funds and firms call for tougher 2030 European Union climate target
127 business leaders and 30 investors, some of whom are in the IIGCC, also backed an emissions-cutting target of "at least 55%" by 2030
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US polls: Donald Trump, Joe Biden address climate change issue differently
Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden presented a different pathway to address the issue of climate change, amidst the devastating wildfires that have engulfed parts of California
China's billion tree forest program is environmental lesson for the world
Three-North Shelter Forest Program aimed to grow 35 million hectares (87 million acres) of new trees-a forest the size of Germany-across the country's north by 2050
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