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UN commission reaffirms women leadership to address climate change

The 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) closed its two-week long session, acknowledging the important role of women and girls as agents of change for sustainable development

Nestle suspends brands in Russia, ING Group ends new financing

Nestle shares were down 1.3 per cent at 1236 GMT, after hitting a session low shortly after the news.

UN sets 5-year goal to broaden climate early warning systems

The chief of the United Nations announced a project to put every person on Earth in range of early weather-warning systems within five years

Asian banks 'falling short' on decarbonisation efforts, new study finds

Banks in Asia are "falling short" when it comes to meeting global pledges to tackle climate change and aligning with the decarbonisation aims of their nations, a new study says

What is driving heatwaves in Antarctica, Arctic & their impact on wildlife

Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47 degree C and 30 degree C higher than normal.

India's banks unprepared for financial impacts of climate change: Report

Deloitte Economics Institute estimates that an emissions pathway consistent with a three degrees Celsius temperature increase would lead to an annual loss of three per cent of GDP from now till 2050

India firmly believes in fulfilling its climate commitments: Smriti Irani

India firmly believes in fulfilling all its commitments made under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani has said

UN chief Guterres warns against 'sleepwalking' to climate disaster

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is "sleepingwalking to catastrophe" and the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal is in danger.

India, Japan launch clean energy partnership at 14th Annual Summit

India and Japan on Saturday launched a Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) for cooperation towards achieving sustainable economic growth, addressing climate change and ensuring energy security

Net-zero shift may have less impact on banking, says RBI study

India made five pledges at the global climate meeting in Glasgow in October 2021 for taking steps towards controlling emissions.

20 pvt universities, HEIs pledge to strengthen India's net zero commitment

Over 20 Indian private universities and higher educational institutions have pledged for "better and improved" actions to achieve UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in their institutions

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.