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Challenges faced by island states amid climate change key focus of CDRI: PM

Madagascar recently joined the CDRI and is honoured to be part of this global partnership, Rajoelina said in a tweet

Essar sets up Vertex Hydrogen to help drive energy transition in UK

The UK's first low carbon hydrogen facility at Essar Stanlow will sit at the heart of the HyNet low carbon cluster, to produce a total of 1GW per year of hydrogen, across two units, from 2026

Developing economies can have climate resilient energy independence: Report

As one of the fastest growing large economies, India's burgeoning energy sector can make a major contribution to immediate and deep emissions reduction: IEEFA

Fears of glaciers vanishing exaggerated, says Cato Institute study

Cato Institute paper says Himalayan melt has little impact on rivers

Some volcanoes might warm climate, devastate ozone layer: NASA

Extremely large volcanic eruptions called might significantly warm Earth's climate and devastate the ozone layer that shields life from the Sun's UV radiation, suggests a new NASA climate simulation.

India to receive 10 bn euros for green projects from Germany until 2030

The Foreign Secretary highlighted the agreement signed between the two countries on collaboration on green hydrogen and renewables.

Germany pledges additional 10 bn euros for India's climate action targets

India had committed to net zero emissions by 2070 and declared to source 50 per cent energy requirements from renewables by 2030

Climate risk turns focus on need for disaster-resilient infrastructure

ICDRI 2022, global conference on building tough assets, begins in Delhi this week

Global disruptions and non-cooperation

The first problem has been the very premise of the globalisation project

Climate change may increase risk of new infectious diseases by 2070

Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 and that's likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases, a study said

Up to 40% of Earth's land degraded, half the global GDP under threat: UN

If current practices continue through 2050, there could be an additional degradation of an area almost the size of South America, warns the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

India is not part of greenhouse gas problem: Environment minister

Participating in the Raisina Dialogue 2022, which entered its third day, Yadav asserted that India was determined to achieve economic prosperity and enhance its renewable energy capacity

Disasters are rapidly increasing due to climate change, human behaviour: UN

The number of medium- to large-scale disaster events is projected to reach 560 a year, or 1.5 disasters a day, by 2030 if the current trends continue

India could become carbon neutral before its 2070 goal, says IRENA chief

India's onshore wind capacity stands at over 40 GW, and for grid-connected or centralised solar power plants capacity is at around 60 GW.

Ahead of COP27, India urges developed countries to enhance climate promises

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said so during a meeting with Aminath Shauna, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Republic of Maldives

Warmer summers threaten Antarctica's giant ice shelves: Study

The study found that total lake volume varies between years by as much as 200% on some ice shelves and by up to 72% across the entire ice sheet, with large differences between ice shelves

Setback for efforts on cutting emissions as China promotes coal-fired power

Official plans call for boosting coal production capacity by 300 million tons this year, according to news reports

China promotes coal power in setback for efforts to cut emissions

China is promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a sluggish economy, prompting warnings Beijing is setting back efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions

Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change

Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change, echoing a policy already in place at Google. "Ads shouldn't detract from important conversations about the climate crisis, the company said in a statement outlining its new policy Friday. There was no indication that the change would affect what users post on the social media site, which along with Facebook has been targeted by groups seeking to promote misleading claims about climate change. The announcement coinciding with Earth Day came hours before the European Union agreed a deal requiring big tech companies to vet their sites more closely for hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content. Twitter said it would provide more information in the coming months on how it plans to provide reliable, authoritative context to the climate conversations its users engage in, including from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The UN-backed science panel's ..

Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers, says study

The new study, published in Nature, finds that climate-stressed farmland possesses only half the number of insects, on average, and 25 per cent fewer insect species than areas of natural habitat