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Want to fight global warming? Consider not writing so many emails

Right now, data centres consume about 2 per cent of the world's electricity, but that's expected to reach 8 per cent by 2030

Climate change could cause the next financial meltdown, suggests report

The ECB is among central banks trying to prepare for what a report warns could be a "coming economic upheaval"

Saving the planet - in three acts

Restoring trust in any relationship must start with honesty, then shift to addressing past wrongs, eventually leading to vows to work together

The crucial role of banks and insurers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

India, US and China are the top three polluters globally. Banks can help change that

CAA, NRIC and the uncertain climate

While there is no clarity as to how NRIC will be implemented or funded, the bigger question that goes a-begging is what should be India's policy towards migrants and refugees

UN chief 'disappointed' as longest talks end with no deal on carbon market

The two-week long negotiations which extended till Sunday saw no agreement on major issues such as Article 6, loss and damage, and long term finance

Fate of Paris accord hangs in balance as UN talks go down to wire

Observers said delegates were struggling to resolve the question of whether big emitters will signal their intent to raise their emissions-cutting targets next year

89% Indians believe climate change has negative impact on economy

According to IBM report, 72 per cent Indians also believe that the local economy has been disrupted by a severe weather event in the past year

By next decade, there may not be any glacier left in the tropics: Study

According to the researchers, the New Guinea mountain glaciers will disappear in the next 10 years -- most likely during the next strong El Nino

Another decade, another record: 2010s hottest in history, says UN

Each of the last four decades has been hotter than the last

Govt may set up National Coastal Mission to address climate change impact

The mission will be set up under National Action Plan for Climate Change and will include measures on climate change-related adaptation and mitigation while simultaneously advancing development

Amazon forest fires melting glaciers over 2,000 km away in Andes: Study

The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that aerosols from biomass burning, such as black carbon, can be transported by wind to tropical Andean glaciers

Climate change to hurt health of children born in India for life: Lancet

Indian children, who are already exposed to bad air and are particularly susceptible to malnutrition and infectious diseases, will experience greater impacts of climate change

World's fossil fuel output plan inconsistent with Paris treaty: UN report

A UN report last year concluded that global CO2 emissions must drop 45% by 2030

Rising sea level puts Mumbai at risk of being submerged by 2050: Study

According to the researchers, nearly 250 million people around the world currently live on land that may go below water levels during annual floods

Scientists say it'll take $300 billion to halt global warming for 2 decades

The sum is not to fund green technologies or finance a moonshot solution to emissions, but to use simple, age-old practices to lock millions of tons of carbon back into the soil

Mumbaikars providing ready-to-grow seed balls to check depletion of forest

Chitra Chauhan set up Beej Box (BB), a platform that provides 10 seed balls for Rs 100, which need to be chucked in the soil to grow a plant

The cult of children

At the UN Climate Action Summit, Greta Thunberg admonished the world's leaders for playing fast and loose with the futures of the young

Indian financial sector lags in embracing climate-linked investment calls

Lack of enthusiasm to link climate issues with financial support could slow India's push for renewables and supporting technologies for low carbon pathways

Collaboration with India on climate action is quite important: UN official

The UN official also lauded efforts by Indian companies and said he has been very encouraged by the response of companies globally in tackling climate change