Page 50 - Latest Updates on Climate Change
In a big year for science, we learnt a lot more about the universe
Enough for us to hope that 2020 will bring more in the way of advances in our understanding of the universe around us
 "In a big year for science, we learnt a lot more about the universe")
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
 "CAA, NRIC and the uncertain climate")
So close, and yet so far: Why COP25 climate talks in Madrid failed
Five years after the fragile UN process yielded the world's first universal climate treaty, COP25 was billed as a mopping-up session to finish guidelines for carbon markets
 "So close, and yet so far: Why COP25 climate talks in Madrid failed")
Best of BS Opinion: Lessons for BJP, India's economic slowdown, and more
Here's a collection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
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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
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From cyclones to floods, 2019 was a year of record extreme weather events
As this year draws to a close, we take a look at the extreme weather events that hit India in 2019 and their impacts.
 "From cyclones to floods, 2019 was a year of record extreme weather events")
EIB chief slams automakers, executives for slow response to climate change
The comments come as Hoyer's native Germany, Europe's largest economy, is experiencing a steep manufacturing slump driven by trade tensions, weak global growth and Brexit uncertainty.
 "EIB chief slams automakers, executives for slow response to climate change")
India top performer on Paris pledge, on track to achieve targets: Javadekar
The minister said that the country's forest cover has increased by 13,000 square km in the last five years
 "India top performer on Paris pledge, on track to achieve targets: Javadekar")
Earth's inner core capped by snow made of iron particles, finds new study
The researchers, including those from the University of Texas at Austin in the US, studied this layer by recording and analysing signals from seismic waves as they passed through the Earth
 "Earth's inner core capped by snow made of iron particles, finds new study")
Reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide
A descendant of CO2-eating e coli could be modified to make organic carbon molecules
Asia to keep world coal demand steady as environment concerns grow
Coal remains a major source of power across Southeast Asia, where breakneck economic development has spurred soaring energy demands -- but at a cost to the environment
 "Asia to keep world coal demand steady as environment concerns grow")
Goldman Sachs says it will support 'green' initiatives more forcefully
Goldman also implemented a formal ban on financing certain drilling and coal activities
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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
 "UN chief 'disappointed' as longest talks end with no deal on carbon market")
Circumventing climate action
New games are being played out to circumvent action - or at least to find ways to do as little as possible and as cheaply as possible
Combating climate change
Greta Thunberg and her generation might just have made enough of a difference to give the Earth a fighting chance
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How a little verb can give a climate treaty teeth or make it toothless
"We are in a fantasy land here," said Alden Meyer, strategy and policy director for the Union of Concerned Scientists
Experts want India's emission-cut pledge in Paris backed by stringent law
Countries which have enacted legislation in this regard are New Zealand, United Kingdom, France, Sweden and Scotland
 "Experts want India's emission-cut pledge in Paris backed by stringent law")
India among top 10 nations on climate change performance: Report
This assumes significance in view of India's resolve to reach 175 GW of clean energy capacity by 2022
Anger erupts at UN climate summit as major economies resist bold action
The agreement enters a crucial implementation phase in 2020, when countries are supposed to ratchet up their ambitions ahead of the next major round of talks in Glasgow
Citizenship Bill India's own issue, haven for minorities: Maldives' speaker
Responding to a question on Maldives' stand on the amended Citizenship Act, Nasheed said it is India's internal matter.
 "Citizenship Bill India's own issue, haven for minorities: Maldives' speaker")
