Page 31 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
World Environment Day 2021: Theme, ecosystem restoration, pics, and more
World Environment 2021 theme is 'ecosystem restoration' - a global mission to revive billions of hectares, from forests to farmlands, from the top of mountains to the depth of the sea
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World Environment Day 2021: Restoring ecosystem and raising awareness
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release report on ethanol blending in India as part of an event marking environment day.
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Prime Minister Modi to address World Environment Day event on Saturday
The theme for this year's event is 'promotion of biofuels for better environment'.
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HDFC Bank announces plans to become carbon neutral by 2031-32
The lender is also working on a framework for issuing green bonds.
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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
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OPEC wins, the West loses
Judges, investors force oil firms towards low-carbon future
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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
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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 was attributable to human-induced global warming, according to a new article in the journal Nature Climate Change
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Covid-19 crisis: India pins hope on more vaccine supply from the US
The US government promised to stand with India as it continues to fight the resurgence of the pandemic
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Joe Biden's fossil fuel moves clash with pledges on climate change
The clash between Mr. Biden's pledges and some of his recent decisions illustrates the political, technical and legal difficulties of disentangling the country from the oil, gas and coal
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Investing less than 1% of world GDP in nature can tackle climate change
An investment of $8.1 trn in nature is required over three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the State of Finance for Nature report
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A warming planet is about to revolutionise how banks define risk
The ECB instructs banks to consider their sensitivity to climate risk when weighing how much capital they need beyond minimum requirements
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Investors, Dutch court deliver 'stark warning for Big Oil' on climate
Investor support for climate concerns could force oil and gas companies to rethink how fast they pivot to other forms of energy
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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.
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Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net carbon emissions by 45%
The Hague court did not say how Royal Dutch Shell should achieve the ordered cutback
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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
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Geotextile tube meant to prevent costal erosion in tatters in AP, Odisha
Nearly 34% of India's coastline was under varying degrees of coastal erosion, noted a report by the National Centre for Coastal Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences.
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New Nasa earth system observatory to help address, mitigate climate change
Nasa will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires
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More people displaced due to climate disasters than conflicts in 2020
More than 55 million people had been forced to move by the end of 2020, with the number of climate migrants likely to be significantly underestimated due to incomplete data.
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Biden directs US federal agencies to mitigate financial risk from climate
President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the private sector posed by climate change
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