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Mumbai to go net-zero by 2050, two decades ahead of India's target

Without intervention, the effects of climate change could cost India $35 trillion over the next 50 years

Mumbai first city in country with climate action plan: CM Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday dedicated to the people the Mumbai Climate Action Plan and hailed the city for being the first in the country to have such a strategy in place.

Study finds human actions speed up climate-driven floods, droughts

A new study has found that streams altered by human activity are at a higher risk of flooding.The research was published in the journal Nature Sustainability.The study from the University of Waterloo analyzed the seasonal flow patterns of 2,272 streams in Canada and the U.S. and found that human-managed streams - those impacted by developments like dams, canals, or heavy urbanization - had significantly different flow patterns compared to streams in natural watersheds.Greater flow increases in managed watersheds indicate more severe flooding -- possibly as a result of the increased paved surfaces in urban regions. Flow dampening on the other hand can lead to water shortages and a loss in biodiversity in managed streams.The study used natural watersheds untouched by human activity to measure the impact of climate change on streamflow. Using them as a baseline, the researchers then compared flow in managed streams within a radius of 115 kilometres to measure the impact of human ...

Coal still at heart of China energy plan after annual parliamentary meeting

Energy security worries have already driven mining output to record highs and seen new coal-fired power plants go into construction.

A market for carbon credits

Global offset market has potential but also perils

China will be among countries hardest hit by global warming: UN report

A newly published report by a UN agency has warned that China will be among the countries hardest hit by global warming.According to a report published by UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), China needs to do more to adapt to mounting climate hazards.It will need to find solutions to water and food insecurity, poverty and inequality, and more extreme weather events, online magazine Sixth Tone reported.The report said that China could suffer the world's biggest economic losses as a result of rising sea levels and the resulting floods.A study in the report estimates that China's food security will also be threatened, as a warming climate is expected to affect yields of wheat, maize, rice, and fish.Luo Yong, professor of earth science at Tsinghua University and a lead author of the report's Asia chapter, said the report offers a clear look at the dangers humanity faces over the coming two decades as well as by the end of the century."Our main takeaway is that it is very .

Rich nations must step in

IPCC's climate change report calls for mitigation and adaptation

UN Environment Assembly ends with 14 resolutions to save nature

The Assembly is made up of the 193 UN Member States and convenes every two years to advance global environmental governance.

Can ESCOS enhance competitiveness of Indian firms while creating green jobs

Various studies have estimated that the energy services market is India is north of Rs 1 trillion.

Top headlines: India abstains on UN resolution, rupee-ruble trade likely

The government may get a lever to cut excise duties on petrol and diesel to ease the burden of rising global crude prices on the common man. More on that in our top headlines.

Ukraine war upends Joe Biden's agenda on energy and climate change

The focus on high gas prices and increased oil flow is a far cry from Biden's pledge to wean Americans off oil and other fossil fuels and cut planet-warming emissions in half by 2030

World's major companies lag on climate, some markets regress since Paris

Limiting the world's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average by mid-century was crucial in order to avoid irreversible damage to the planet: UN

United Nations: Climate change to uproot millions, especially in Asia

As the world's most rapidly sinking major city, Jakarta demonstrates how climate change is making more places uninhabitable.

United Nations: Africa, already suffering from warming, will see worse

Although Africa has contributed relatively little to the planet's greenhouse gas emissions, the continent has suffered some of the world's heaviest impacts of climate change, from famine to flooding.

TMS Ep119: Climate change, Madhabi Puri Buch, markets, Operation Ganga

What are the economic consequences of climate change? Who is Madhabi Puri Buch, the new SEBI chief? What are the safest stock bets amid market volatility? What is Operation Ganga? All answers here

IPCC report 2022: Climate change and its economic consequences

The IPCC report 2022 released on Monday warned that if emissions are not cut rapidly, heat and humidity will create conditions beyond human tolerance. Its economic impact could also be as devastating

Climate change to pull down crop yield, fish output, labour capacity: IPCC

Rice, wheat, pulses, and coarse cereal yields could fall almost 9% by 2050; maize production could drop by almost 17% in southern parts of country

Thousands evacuate in worst Australian floods in a decade: Report

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said there had been 1,000 rescues in the state by Tuesday and more than 6,000 calls for authorities to help

UN chief Guterres calls for speedy transition to renewable energy

The UN chief warned that global average temperatures have already risen by 1.1 degrees Celsius

Drinking water in eastern Australia at risk of flood contamination

In response, health authorities are urging people to conserve drinking water, which has already led to one bottle shop in the state capital of Brisbane offering free ice to thirsty residents.