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G7 agrees to boost climate finance, plans to meet $100 bn a year target

But climate groups said the promise made in the summit's final communique lacked detail and the developed nations should be more ambitious in their financial commitments

IndusInd Bank plans to raise climate financing to 3.5% in two years

Private sector IndusInd Bank on Saturday said it will reduce carbon emissions to 50 per cent in next four years and raise climate financing to 3.5 per cent in two years.

Environment Day: India stands at make or break point of climate change

India is one of the top 5 countries around the world where the exposure of the population to PM2.5 pollutant in the air has increased

Climate explained: Why is Arctic warming faster than rest of the world?

The recent intensification and more poleward location of the southern hemisphere belt of westerly winds have been linked to continental droughts and wildfires, including those in Australia

Climate change behind one in three heat-related deaths globally: Study

Human-induced global warming is responsible for over a third of all deaths in which heat played a role in the last three decades, according to a study. The research, published on Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, used data from 732 locations in 43 countries, showing for the first time the actual contribution of human-made climate change in increasing mortality risks due to heat. The researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK, and the University of Bern in Switzerland found that 37 per cent of all heat-related deaths in the recent summer periods were attributable to the warming of the planet due to human-caused activities. This percentage of heat-related deaths attributed to human-induced climate change was highest in Central and South America -- up to 76 per cent in Ecuador or Colombia, for example -- and South-East Asia, between 48 per cent and 61 per cent. The findings are further evidence of the need to adopt strong mitigation ...

Global warming behind one in three heat-related deaths, study affirms

Between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to a new article in the journal Nature Climate Change.The study, the largest of its kind, was led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the University of Bern within the Multi-Country Multi-City (MCC) Collaborative Research Network. Using data from 732 locations in 43 countries around the world shows for the first time the actual contribution of human-made climate change in increasing mortality risks due to heat.Overall, the estimates show that 37 per cent of all heat-related deaths in the recent summer periods were attributable to the warming of the planet due to anthropogenic activities. This percentage of heat-related deaths attributed to human-induced climate change was highest in Central and South America (up to 76 per cent in Ecuador or Colombia, for example) and South-East Asia (between 48 per cent to 61 .

Data shows global warming could pass 1.5 degree Celsius in next five years

Most global leaders committed to taking actions that would limit global warming to 1.5ºC and below 2ºC by the end of the century.

Experts differ on link between cyclone numbers in India and climate change

While some cite rising sea surface temperature for the frequency in events, others point to negligible deviation in rain, drought and cyclones during the past 100 years

How climate change is killing coral reef in the pristine Chagos Archipelago

Research shows marine heat waves are now about 20 times more likely than they were just four decades ago, and they tend to be hotter and last longer

Warming of climate diplomacy

Global climate diplomacy must focus on accelerated 2030 goals rather than net-zero target dates

Getting real about coal and climate

A document from the United Mine Workers offers reason to hope

Biden's climate summit zeroes in on technology to help fight global warming

The Democratic president, who returned the United States to the pact, announced a new U.S. target on Thursday to reduce its emissions 50%-52% by 2030

Joe Biden will pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half

The president will commit the United States to deep cuts in emissions at an Earth Day summit meeting that starts on Thursday, according to people familiar with the plan

European Union clinches deal on climate law, tougher 2030 emissions goal

The deal arrives just in time for a summit of world leaders hosted by the U.S. government on Thursday and Friday

UK PM Boris Johnson commits Britain to 78% emissions cut in 14 years

Johnson has pitched the shift to a greener economy as part of Britain's recovery from the pandemic

India has opportunity to lead the world on climate change: Deloitte CEO

Indian-American CEO of a top US firm believes that New Delhi has an opportunity to lead the world on climate change

US, China agree to work together to tackle climate crisis, says John Kerry

China and the United States have agreed to cooperate on the issue of climate change, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua said

India, US can come together to find tech to tackle climate change

United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Thursday said India and the US can come together on climate change

Third of Antarctic ice shelf area at collapse risk due to global warming

Over a third of the Antarctic's ice shelf area may be at risk of collapsing into the sea if global temperatures reach four degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to a study

It takes two to tango

A successful US-India climate partnership marked by techno-financial assistance to pursue carbon neutrality can set a template for the rest of the world