Tag: Climate
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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 -
PM Modi arrives at G20 Summit venue for session on climate change
After the end of the first session, the Convention Center La Nuvola will then host both the multilateral sessions and the bilateral meetings of the leaders.
October 31, 2021 -
Weather conundrum: Is climate change wrecking havoc
The Gadgil Committee Report which recommended leaving the Western Ghats untouched, adopting conservation efforts in some others and opening only a few for development activities have all been spurned by all six states including Kerala.
October 20, 2021 -
Climate report: Africa’s rare glaciers soon to disappear
“Overall, Africa will need investments of over $3 trillion in mitigation and adaptation by 2030 to implement its (national climate plans), requiring significant, accessible and predictable inflows of conditional finance,” the WMO’s Taalas said.
October 19, 2021 -
At Glasgow climate summit spotlight on biggest emitter China
Beijing is the largest source of financing for coal power plants globally, and Chinese President Xi Jinping's announcement will have a far-reaching impact on coal power expansion plans in countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and South Africa, reported The Times of Israel.
October 17, 2021 -
Racism, climate and divisions top UN agenda as leaders meet
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more than two dozen world leaders appeared in person at the U.N. General Assembly on the opening day of their annual high-level meeting.
September 22, 2021 -
Extreme weather as the architect
Down the ages, rooftop design styles in China have reflected climate change
September 21, 2021 -
Big Business must lead war on climate change
The world spent $2 trillion on military expenditure or 2.4 per cent in 2020, four times the amount spent on energy transformation. The first can only add to global carbon emission and more human and natural destruction, the other addresses our common fate.
September 11, 2021 -
G7 ‘letdown’ on triple crises of Climate, Nature, Covid
If the leaders cannot get their act together by the October G20, the UN climate conference, COP26, slated in November in Glasgow is doomed to fail ~ that's the take of leading analysts as the 2021 Cornwall summit wrapped up on Sunday.
June 14, 2021 -
Climate and water
Bigger downpours lead to bigger floods. The floods rush across the land, eroding the soil. And less water seeps down through the soil to recharge the underground water. Climate change also drives desertification by altering atmospheric circulation patterns and drying out land.
April 10, 2021 -
Climate and Agriculture
No one has factored in the environmental cost of the new agricultural regime. Most people harbour the misconception that agricultural activities do not contribute to pollution, and that agriculture is in some way beneficial for the environment. That may have been true for traditional agriculture, but modern agricultural activities make extravagant use of fossil fuels.
October 28, 2020 -
Climate proofing cities is key to urban resilience
This requires us to begin conducting nation-wide, climate change impact studies and develop city-wise scenarios and trends for the next 50 to 100 years.
September 2, 2020 -
Climate change education vital for sustainable future
One is to empower people to participate effectively in environmental decision-making, environmental governance, climate mitigation and climate adaptation.
July 12, 2020 -
Climate-induced migration, too, must be addressed
Communities have often moved from place to place driven by environmental and climatic factors, according to a 2008 report of the International Organisation for Migration.
June 12, 2020 -
India’s 90 cities record minimal air pollution amid COVID-19 lockdown
According to NASA scientists, the reduction in NO2 pollution was first apparent near Wuhan, but eventually spread across the world.
March 29, 2020 -
Fuel efficient tech may threaten climate, public health
The gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine is one of the most prominent technologies car manufacturers adopted to achieve the fuel economy and carbon dioxide emission goals established in 2012 by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
January 26, 2020 -
Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump to offer opposing visions at climate-focused summit
The four-day gathering of the world's top political and business leaders in the Swiss Alps gets underway seeking to meet head-on the dangers to both the environment and economy from the heating of the planet.
January 21, 2020