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Arctic continues to decline from global warming at alarming rate: Study

The Arctic continues to deteriorate from global warming, not setting as many records this year as in the past, but still changing so rapidly that federal scientists call it alarming

Asian clients must have plan to exit coal by end-2023, says HSBC

Coal is contentious for governments across Asia as they look to move away from the cheap and widely used, but carbon-intensive energy source

Study suggests melting glaciers will produce new salmon habitat

Spawning streams are overheating and droughts are drying up salmon habitats entirely, impacting many food webs from the Rocky Mountains and Coast Ranges to the Pacific Ocean.

UNSC fails to adopt resolution on climate after Russia casts veto

UNSC did not adopt a draft resolution on climate change after its permanent member Russia cast a veto

India votes against UNSC draft resolution to securitise climate action

India voted against a UNSC draft resolution that linked climate change with global security challenges

China needs to adopt more ambitious climate goals: Top US diplomat

China and US had a very good year for collaboration on dealing with climate change, the top US diplomat in China said.

Explained: Was tornado outbreak in US related to climate change?

Tornadoes in December are unusual, but not unheard of. But the ferocity and path length of Friday night's tornadoes likely put them in a category of their own, meteorologists say

Climate change aggravates conflict and terrorism: UN chief Antonio Guterres

Climate change is an aggravating factor for instability, conflict and terrorism, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said

Food-waste recycling programme: California's newest climate change target

Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program, set to take effect in January.

Major e-commerce companies failed to meet net zero-emission targets: Study

Majority of the companies in the last mile delivery sector have weak commitments in India, a latest study has found out.

San Francisco to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040: Mayor London Breed

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has released the US city's highly anticipated 2021 Climate Action Plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.

Iceland gives $1.2 mn in funding for climate action in vulnerable nations

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has received a new contribution of approximately $1.2 million in funding from the government of Iceland to support vulnerable countries on climate action.

Climate change, Covid-19 among key focus areas in this year's Infosys Prize

Laureates chosen from a pool of 201 nominations; winners identified by jury of scholars and professors from top universities across the world

Despite climate pledge, China finances coal plants in Bosnia, Herzegovina

Despite making a climate pledge made by Chinese Xi Jinping at the global stage, China is financing coal power plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A sea of problems

Before the era of industrialisation, the oceans actually released more carbon into the atmosphere than they took in

IPCC distributes final draft on pathways to tackle climate change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has distributed the final draft of the Working Group III contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report to governments

BS Views of the week: Bridging the gap between two Indias, and countering China's aggression

From how to bring the two divergent versions of India closer together to what New Delhi needs to do to hold its own against Beijing in the future, here’s what Business Standard columnists and editorials had to say this week

Best of BS Opinion: Children of the earth, Tanwar in Trinamool, and more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

Children of the earth

Conceptualised by Avid Learning, and published by HarperCollins India, this book is based on Priya Thuvassery's 53-minute film Coral Woman (2019)

India faces uphill battle to meet 2030 climate targets, says Fitch

India must substantially alter its current trajectory if it has to deliver on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's climate targets for 2030, Fitch Solutions said on Friday. Modi at the COP26 announced India by 2030 will increase its non-fossil fuel power generation capacity to 500 GW, generate 50 per cent of its power from renewable sources, reduce its total carbon emission by 1 billion tonnes and bring down carbon intensity of its economy by 45 per cent. "India now faces the challenge of balancing strong economic growth with a sharp deceleration in its CO2 emissions," Fitch Solutions said in a note. "India must substantially alter its current trajectory, if it is to deliver on its commitments. Based on the current state of play, the country will fall far short of its climate objectives." As of 2020, coal, oil and natural gas accounted for 55%, 28% and 7% of the primary energy mix, respectively. "By 2030, we estimate they will account for a respective 45%, 33% and 8%. That is, their tota