Page 129 - Climate Change

Heatwaves, flooding: Severe climate change in India in 80 years, says study

The enhanced warming is likely to further accelerate the snow and glacier melt over this region, with a consequent increase in flooding

Cyclones are becoming more fierce and frequent: This study explains why

Scientists have observed an increasing trend of post-monsoon tropical cyclones over the Arabian Sea

Over 150 global firms urge govts to align Covid aid with climate science

The statement comes as governments around the world are preparing trillions of dollars worth of stimulus packages to help economies recover from the impacts of the coronavirus

A working plasma jet engine

This technology can move the aviation industry closer to zero emission

Big names in Indian philanthropy team up to respond to climate change

Some of the biggest names in Indian philanthropy have teamed up with researchers and more to craft an India-specific response to the climate crisis. Nikita Puri reports on the development

How not to lose clean air gains

What is clear is that this joy of nature has come at enormous and unacceptable human cost to millions in the world

New economic assumptions

Covid must cause a re-examination of aspects of economics

Blue skies and brown earth

It has taken a virus, the lowest among species, to teach us that a sustainable transport system can and must be developed

The climate 'dividend'

Lockdown highlights the criticality of climate change agenda

Another victim of Covid-19: World's plan to ditch single-use plastic

Governors in Massachusetts and Illinois have banned or strongly discouraged the use of reusable grocery bags

Finding the light: Schneider Electric reimagining the brand with a purpose

The 184-year-old global electrical energy company rewires the brand around environmental concerns, looks for a direct connection with consumers

Covid-19 is sign of an ecological crisis

Dealing with it as if it were a singular phenomenon occurring in a single domain will not work

Exxon CEO Darren Woods calls rivals' climate goals a 'beauty competition'

Much-derided plastic even came in for some praise, with Exxon Senior Vice President Jack Williams arguing that it's "a net benefit to society and to the environment."

Climate crisis: CEOs beware, shareholders want you to go green fast

At least one major UK company already faces a hard-hitting resolution aimed at making it more green.

Extreme heat events to become more common in India, scientists warn

Before the 1976 climate shift, they said eastern and southern parts of India experienced significant increase in the frequency of hot days.

With $100-bn, Singapore is planning for the worst of climate change

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called climate change a matter of 'life and death,' an existential threat to the country as important as national defense

Greta Thunberg meets her 'role model' Malala Yousafzai at Oxford university

Thunberg is set to join a school strike in Bristol this week while Yousafzai is studying at the University of Oxford

Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus epidemic, climate-change impacts, and more

Can the coronavirus epidemic could lead to encouraging responses and who will succeed Aditya Puri

Australia govt says climate change targets can't risk economy, jobs

Australia may continue to be an exporter of thermal coal in 2050, according to Anthony Albanese, leader of the main opposition Labour Party, that's targeting net zero emissions by that date.

Building resilience against climate change

The fact is climate change is real; it is happening and it is making the poor in our world more marginalised.