Tag: Climate
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Initiative to help unlock $3 trillion for climate, nature
The World Economic Forum, supported by more than 45 partners, on Tuesday launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA), a global initiative to fund and grow new and existing public, private and philanthropic partnerships (PPPPs) to help unlock the $3 trillion of financing needed each year to reach net zero, reverse nature loss, and restore biodiversity by 2050.
January 17, 2023 -
Climate smart water saving agri-technologies need of the hour
At a time when the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has induced a global food shortage, the spotlight is on the agriculture sector in India. Countries facing food shortages because of impaired import from the two warring countries are seeking grains from India.
November 5, 2022 -
2022 summer droughts became extremely likely due to climate change
Human-caused climate change made agricultural and ecological droughts in the North Hemisphere extratropics at least 20 times more likely, the researchers found.
October 10, 2022 -
Odisha govt implements community-based action plan for making coastal communities climate resilient
Project Director, Integrated Coastal Management Society ( ICZMS) Sushanta Nanda appraised that the interventions would be rolled out from the current year and would be completed by 2026-27.
September 20, 2022 -
Highlighting Pakistan’s flood woes, Greta Thunberg says Swedish politicians ignoring climate crisis
Highlighting the recent floods in Pakistan that have wrecked catastrophic damage, activist Greta Thunberg said Sweden’s politicians are ignoring the climate crisis in the run-up to the election on September 11 and treating it as if it were just a problem rather than a life-or-death threat.
September 7, 2022 -
Rekindle reverence for nature to save the planet: Sri Sri
He said, “Indigenous cultures have all considered the sun, water, mountains, and wind as sacred. These (resources) are essential for sustainable growth and development of the planet".
August 31, 2022 -
Indo-Japan climate action ready to be rolled out in 10 states
The initiative will support nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to achieve net-zero emissions and ensure climate-resilient development.
August 11, 2022 -
Whither Justice
While COP26 had managed to achieve significant procedural and institutional outcomes, it had fallen short of achieving substantive outcomes which could reflect the imperative of climate justice.
July 3, 2022 -
Governments’ inaction on climate is ‘dangerous’: UN chief
Schwarzenegger, who has long campaigned against environmental pollution, said the war in Ukraine was another reason to stop using fossil fuels.
June 14, 2022 -
Are we losing out to the Oceans?
There are many countries and island nations which are facing the brunt of rising oceans levels due to Global Warming and a large number of populations residing near the shores are already facing critical survival issues. World Ocean Day reminds us how the rising oceans level is leaving a lasting impact on the lives and what we need to do.
June 8, 2022 -
Change of guard might boost climate agenda
On the face of it, the results of last Saturday’s Australian election seem like a fairly accurate reflection of opinion polls in the preceding weeks and months.
May 26, 2022 -
Climate-friendly community school built under flyover without brick or mortar
Yamuna Khadar in Mayur Vihar, Delhi, where migrant communities live in unauthorised clusters located at the floodplains of river Yamuna, has an approximate population of 10,000 comprising migrants from Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Bihar.
March 3, 2022 -
India-US agree to take forward agenda for climate action
Yadav highlighted the importance and need to focus on LIFE (Lifestyle For Environment), the one word campaign championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Glasgow.
January 11, 2022 -
Security Council fails to adopt resolution on climate-related security risks
In a vote of 12 in favor and 2 against the resolution (Russia and India) with one absent (China), the council acting under the Chapter VII of the UN Charter rejected the draft, owed to the negative vote by a permanent Council member, as reported by Xinhua news agency.
December 14, 2021 -
La Nina impacts temperature, precipitation but not climate change: WMO
Pointing out that La Nina has developed for the second consecutive year, influencing temperatures and precipitation and is expected to last into early 2022.
November 30, 2021 -
Covid pandemic significantly impacted climate change efforts: WHO
The report is based on a survey conducted every three years, and was published at the ongoing COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow.
November 9, 2021 -
G20 make commitments on climate neutrality, coal financing
The Group of 20 countries represent more than three-quarters of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and summit host Italy had been looking for solid targets on how to reduce emissions while helping poor countries deal with the impact of rising temperatures.
October 31, 2021