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Climate change cut global farming productivity 21% since 1960s
A new study shows that global farming productivity is 21 per cent lower than it could have been without climate change.
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US special presidential envoy for climate Kerry to visit India next week
US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, will be visiting India next week, as part of his first Asia tour, for consultations on increasing climate ambition
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Google Maps set to direct drivers to 'eco-friendly' routes based on traffic
Google, an Alphabet unit, said the feature would launch later this year in the US and eventually reach other countries as part of its commitment to help combat climate change through its services
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Biden targets big offshore wind energy expansion to fight climate change
By Richard Valdmanis
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India, US to revamp strategic partnership with focus on clean energy sector
India and the United States have agreed to revamp their strategic energy partnership to focus on greater collaboration in cleaner energy sectors such as biofuels, and hydrogen production
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Sustainable bond issuance volumes of FIs, DBs to approach $300 bn in 2021
According to Moody's Investor Service, this expectation is based on the average annual rate of growth in green bond issuance since 2015
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Pakistan calls for inclusive,cooperative policies over climate change
Pakistan has called for inclusive, cooperative and forward-looking policies to counter the challenge of climate change in the world, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry
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Ad agencies step away from oil and gas in echo of cigarette exodus
Guy Hayward, global chief executive of Forsman & Bodenfors, an international ad agency, said its New York office has signed a pledge to no longer work for oil and gas producers
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Chronicle of crises foretold
A book on the drought in Marathwada offers a compelling preview of the human and environmental costs of poor policy-making, caste inequalities and globalisation
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Tata Cleantech, JICA sign 10 bn yen loan deal for climate change projects
The loan will support Tata Cleantech to mitigate the impact of climate change by offering green finance
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Deadly heat waves will become more common in South Asia, say scientists
Potentially deadly heat waves will likely become more commonplace in South Asian countries, including India, in the coming decades even if global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius
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Top US Senator seeks to boost India-US cooperation
A top American Senator, who plays a major role in shaping the country's foreign policy, has sought to boost the India-US cooperation, particularly in the clean energy and climate change sector
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Net zero emissions by 2050 needs higher use of hydrogen, bio fuels: Study
To reach a net zero emissions (NZE) energy system by 2050, India needs a suitable policy and innovation driven context to deploy clean energy technologies on a massive scale, say TERI and Shell
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IBM unveils 4th edition of Call for Code challenge to tackle climate change
IBM said the competition was open for software developers and innovators globally to combat climate change with open source-powered technology
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Investors urge Europe to prioritise climate in agriculture reform
A $2 trillion group of investors urged the European Commission to be more ambitious in planned overhaul of the bloc's huge farming subsidy programme to fight climate change and protect biodiversity
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Climate change to put UK's farming, dairy sector under massive stress
The UK's two important farming sectors, dairy and potato growing, will be badly hit by climate change over the next 30 to 50 years, the country's national weather service the Met Office has warned
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FM asks advanced economies to scale up climate change financing commitments
Sitharaman on Friday urged advanced economies to scale up their climate change financing commitments and help emerging countries build climate resilient infrastructure
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India, US and climate change
Can India achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050?
Climate-change linked downgrades could cost countries $270 billion-a-year
The estimates comes amid warnings by policy makers from around the world that financial markets are underpricing the risk of climate change on asset prices, with potentially costly future corrections
63 nations to see ratings downgrades by 2030 for ignoring climate change
The US grade would drop by two notches, and as much as three levels for Germany, India and the Netherlands.
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