Page 9 - Climate Change

Climate change may fuel spread of fungi that could 'eat you from inside out'

Scientists from Manchester University have warned that rising temperatures could fuel the rapid global spread of Aspergillus, a deadly fungus already responsible for millions of deaths each year

Earth's average temperature for 2025-29 may exceed 1.5 deg C limit: WMO

There is a 70 per cent chance that the average global temperature for the 2025-2029 period will exceed pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to a new report published by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on Wednesday. It also said that there is an 80 per cent chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record. Besides being the hottest on record, 2024 was the first calendar year with a global mean temperature of more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 baseline, the period before human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, began significantly impacting the climate. The 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold is a target that countries agreed to at the Paris climate conference in 2015 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. A permanent breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius limit specified in the Paris Agreement refers to long-term warming over a 20 or 30-year period. Countries are required to submit th

Climate change, summer dust storms deepen India's air pollution crisis

The WHO recommends an annual average of no more than 5 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) for PM2.5, and a daily average not exceeding 15 µg/m³

Tough emission targets may raise carbon credit prices, impact net zero goal

"More stringent targets, combined with fair carbon pricing, are urgently needed to safeguard Indian industry's competitiveness while still fulfilling our climate commitments"

Mission LiFE may be merged into national action plan on climate change

Currently, the NAPCC has eight active missions across sectors like water, energy, and agriculture, aimed at addressing climate change

₹2,203 crore green push can ease Chennai's climate challenges: CSTEP

A CSTEP report says investing in nature-based solutions like wetlands, green rooftops and permeable pavements can mitigate flooding, heat and pollution in Chennai

AEPC inks pact with GBIC for climate-friendly garment manufacturing

The MoU aims to increase the number of Indian garment factories with LEED certification, reflecting a push towards climate-friendly and energy-efficient manufacturing

India contributing to climate action with the urgency: Bhupender Yadav

India is deeply committed to contributing to climate action with the urgency it demands, despite its minimal role in the climate crisis, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Friday. Addressing the first edition of 'Sagarmatha Sambaad', a global dialogue on climate change and its impact on mountainous regions, the minister said the global carbon budget is rapidly being depleted with developed nations continuing to disproportionately grab the meagre remaining share. The global carbon budget is the amount of carbon dioxide that can be emitted into the atmosphere while keeping the rise in average global temperature since the industrial revolution below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Yadav said the developed countries' commitments to providing climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building have been profoundly neglected, intensifying the climate crisis for which they bear far greater responsibility. The dialogue, he added, is not just a forum for discussion but a call fo

China unveils LICOMK++ ocean simulator amid US chip sanctions, boosts data

China has developed LICOMK++ the world's most advanced 1km resolution ocean simulator to aid climate forecasting and disaster planning despite US semiconductor sanctions

Draft climate finance taxonomy framework aims to enhance green funding

The framework aims to enhance funding for climate-friendly technologies and develop research frameworks across sectors like power, mobility, agriculture, and water management

Sustainable transport to find way into national climate action plan

This will be the first inclusion of a new mission in the NAPCC in over a decade

India releases genome-edited rice varieties to boost yields by up to 30%

Kamala - DRR Dhan-100 and Pusa DST Rice 1 use less water and help cut greenhouse gas emissions, says Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Power to the people: Need for India to lay more transmission lines

High-voltage direct current transmission systems are central to the country's energy infrastructure

Clear green rules key for India to meet climate goals, says StanChart

In theory, a taxonomy would help clarify an investment's green credentials and mitigate greenwashing

Beleaguered ride-hailing firm BluSmart eyes climate funds for reboot

BluSmart looking to restart operations next month

World's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage: Study

The world's biggest corporations have caused USD 28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco giants have been. A Dartmouth College research team came up with the estimated pollution caused by 111 companies, with more than half of the total dollar figure coming from 10 fossil fuel providers: Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, National Iranian Oil Co., Pemex, Coal India and the British Coal Corporation. For comparison, USD 28 trillion is a shade less than the sum of all goods and services produced in the United States last year. At the top of the list, Saudi Aramco and Gazprom have each caused a bit more than USD 2 trillion in heat damage over the decades, the team calculated in a study published in Wednesday's journal Nature. The researchers figured that every 1 per cent of greenhouse gas put into the atmosphere since 1990 has cau

India to submit climate adaptation framework to UNFCCC by September

Though India has its National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), the country for the first time is drafting it in compliance with the Paris Agreement

Govt moots emission reduction targets for energy-guzzling companies

Proposes greenhouse gas reduction via carbon trading or sector-wise firm targets

Pest and disease attacks on crops rising due to climate change: Scientist

Prasanna talks about some of the challenges that climate change poses to agriculture and ways to handle them

Climate change, extreme weather threaten world's supply of blood: Study

Extreme weather events and natural disasters such as bushfires and floods, fueled by rising global temperatures, are disrupting medical professionals in their efforts to collect and test blood