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ESG goals: L&T aims to be carbon neutral by 2040 and water neutral by 2035
The company's aim to achieve carbon neutrality is much ahead of the Paris Agreement deadline of 2050
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Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals, says study
The disparity between climate goals and fossil fuel extraction plans termed the production gap will widen until at least 2040, the report found.
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Global warming must stay below this level for west Antarctica's ice sheet
Scientists expect sea-level rise will exacerbate the damage from storm surges and coastal floods during the coming decades
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Google to ban ads appearing next to climate denial content
The new rules will prohibit ads for, and monetisation of, content that contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change
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India houses half of all people vulnerable to life-threatening heat
The researchers found that more than half the people on Earth who face life-threatening heat stress caused by climate change live in India
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UN to world leaders: To curtail warming, you must put more efforts
Pressure keeps building on increasingly anxious world leaders to ratchet up efforts to fight climate change
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Equity index giant MSCI to give 10,000 firms global warming ratings
The firm is launching Implied Temperature Rise scores, which estimate whether a firm's activities and plans are consistent with keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius
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Resting on climate action a $11 trillion opportunity for India: Report
India must act now to prevent the country losing USD 35 trillion in economic potential over the next 50 years due to unmitigated climate change, a new report from the Deloitte Economics Institute said
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India's climate mitigation plans face a threat as Earth warms
Companies such as Hero Future Energies have started investing in digital solutions that help monitor weather changes, and plan generation accordingly
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Global sizzling: July was hottest month in 142 years, NOAA says
Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, US weather officials announced.
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0.6 degree C rise in temp led to 3x extreme events in India since 1950
While IPCC says that warming by at least 1.2 degree Celsius seems inevitable by end of century, 0.6 degree Celsius rise over a century has increased the frequency of extreme rains and floods
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IPCC climate report vindicates our 'Polluter Pays' stand, says govt
The report has estimated that under all growth scenarios, the planet's warming level will touch 1.5 degree Celsius
A warning to India
Climate concerns must feature in all aspects of public policy
'Code red': United Nations scientists warn of worsening global warming
Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released by United Nations
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Code red for humanity: UN report delivers dire warning on climate change
'CODE RED': IPCC says planet to warm by 1.5 degree Celsius in all growth scenarios over 20 yrs
UN panel's historic climate change report is 'Code Red for humanity'
The climate science profession has seen entire specialties emerge and mature in the years since the IPCC's previous mega-report on science.
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Extreme sea level events likely every year by end of this century: IPCC
Extreme sea level events that previously occurred once in 100 years could happen every year by the end of this century, the latest IPCC report on climate change said on Monday
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Climate crisis: Not acting now will destroy lives, livelihoods experts say
The impacts of the climate crisis can be seen around the world and not acting now will destroy lives, livelihoods and natural habitats, environmental experts cautioned on Monday
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Indian Ocean warming at faster pace, India to see more heat waves: Report
India will witness increased heat waves and flooding, which will be the irreversible effects of climate change: report
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5 things to know about the new United Nations' report on climate change
The UN-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. Here are five important takeaways