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Circling to land

Companies and boards must be prepared to face the messy reality of ESG

WEF forms Indian CEOs' alliance to supercharge race to 'net-zero'

India is more conscious of going for green energy than any other country, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday

Heatwaves may make India's inflation problem worse, hurt growth: Moody's

Over the longer term, India's highly negative credit exposure to physical climate risks means its economic growth will become more volatile

WEF 2022: Indian CEOs' alliance to supercharge race to net zero

The Alliance will continue efforts to achieve the vision outlined in the white paper released last year on net-zero

HSBC suspends senior executive who said climate change is being exaggerated

Kirk, who is global head of responsible investing at the bank's asset management division, was suspended pending an investigation into a speech he made at an event last week

WEF 2022: Here's what will happen on Day 1 at Davos Annual meeting

WEF 2022: The high-profile WEF annual meeting will continue till Thursday

China, climate & inflation: New Australian PM has his task cut out

Albanese seized upon the rising cost of living as a key issue in his attack on the outgoing coalition govt

WEF 2022: Biggest issues to discuss at Davos this year? 5 experts explain

Excerpts from interviews with five experts highlighting what they see as the biggest issues currently demanding our attention at Davos 2022.

Davos set to host WEF meet again; Ukraine crisis, climate change key focus

The high-profile annual powwow of the rich and powerful from across the world will begin with a welcome reception on Sunday evening and will continue till Thursday, May 26

Mean temperatures, sea levels and carbon emissions at record high

Climate alert: Probability of mean temperatures crossing 1.5 degrees in five years has increased to 50 per cent: World Meteorological Organisation report

Climate change made extreme heatwaves in India 100 times more likely: Study

Climate change has made the record breaking heat waves in India and Pakistan over 100 times more likely, and also increased the chances that such events will occur more frequently in the future, accor

World's oceans at most acidic level in 26,000 years, says climate report

The water bodies absorb around 90% of the Earth's accumulated heat and 23% of the carbon dioxide emissions from human activity.

Climate Change: Greenhouse gas, sea level rise set new records in 2021

Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification set new records in 2021 with extreme weather led to hundreds of billions of dollars in losses, a new report said

Crypto price collapse offers hope for slowing climate change: Here's how

Prices for the largest cryptocurrencies, bitcoin and ethereum, have both dropped by over 55% in six months, leading some to suggest that regulation is needed to contain the turmoil.

Asian leaders in a policy commission to make case for net-zero emissions

The Asia Society Policy Institute has announced that it will convene a High-Level Policy Commission on Getting Asia to Net Zero for countries, including India.

A race with no finish line

Book chapters are organised into sections around calamities, food produce, fossil fuels and alternate power

WEF 2022: Low carbon-emitting technologies crucial to check climate change

The WEF 2022 white paper gives an overview of the key insights and results from the policy dashboard

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif forms task force on climate change amid heatwaves

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday formed a task force on climate change in view of the country currently facing heatwave and melting of glaciers.

Heat waves, floods, rains sign of India's climate change battle: Experts

The spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds blow across swathes of north India, including Delhi where temperatures have crossed 49 degrees

Ensuring resilient energy transition needs to be top-priority: WEF study

The new special edition report by WEF listed key recommendations for governments, companies, consumers and other stakeholders on how to progress the energy transition