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G20 role in climate finance critical: UN body chief

Ahead of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged world leaders to prioritize climate action and increase financial support for developing countries. Stiell emphasized the urgency of the situation as negotiators in Baku work towards finalizing post-2025 climate finance goals. [...]

India commits to 30 per cent protected areas in updated biodiversity plan

India's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan sets a goal to protect 30% of its natural areas by 2030, aligning with global targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. With a focus on reducing threats, sustainable use, and effective implementation tools, India aims to restore degraded ecosystems and expand protected areas, spending significantly on conservation efforts. [...]

UN, other agencies aim to standardise measurement of environmental impacts

Major multilateral organisations will launch a new initiative next week aimed at developing a system of standards for companies, investors and financial institutions to measure their impact on global sustainability. The new Impact Management Platform is founded by four UN agencies, the OECD, and the World Bank. [...]

Shift to Net-zero buildings is not only cheap now, but viable too; India slowly finding solutions as well

Cheap technology and sufficient skills already exist worldwide to achieve net-zero energy buildings – those that produce enough renewable energy to meet their annual energy demands – at costs in the range of traditional building projects, a study published recently in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources has found. [...]

As UN Secretary General makes fresh appeal for carbon neutrality, a Coalition of Indian industries sign charter for ‘near zero’ emissions by 2050

On a day when UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres made a fresh appeal to countries to raise climate action ambitions at a round-table in New York, a coalition of six Indian companies on Thursday signed up an ‘Industry Charter’ for ‘near zero emissions’ by 2050. [...]

Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019: NGO

Colombia and the Philippines combined accounted for just over half of the confirmed deaths -- 64 and 43, respectively -- followed by Brazil, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. [...]

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Warm February could hurt wheat, fruit, vegetables, says IMD

Below normal rainfall over the plains of northwest India will have a significant adverse impact on yield, says IMD chief [...]

India shouldn’t give up on coal without ‘alternatives’: Economic Survey

The country must harness its ‘best resources, advanced technologies, and expertise’ to becoming a developed nation by 2047 while ensuring a low-carbon pathway, it says [...]

Tiger population in India increased by 30% over past two decades: NCBS study

‘Protected areas, devoid of humans, through land sparing have allowed sustenance of 85% of breeding populations’ [...]

‘Carpooling can save 380 million litres of fuel’: Economic Survey lists collective actions for environment

The pre-budget document explains how small lifestyle changes can contribute significantly to climate change mitigation [...]

Economic Survey 2024-25: What does it say about air pollution?

Quoting the World Health Organisation, the Economic Survey says that 99% of the world breathes air that exceeds WHO guideline limits and contains high levels of pollutants. [...]

1.5 degrees of aberration | Is India prepared to deal with the fallout of increasing emissions and long-term warming in the near future?

With 2024 crossing the global temperature goal, and the U.S. withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, changes that were expected by 2100 are now imminent in the coming decade [...]

Game over: Review of Madeleine Orr’s Warming Up — How Climate Change is Changing Sport

A new book sends an SOS to the sporting industry to take global warming seriously [...]

IIT Bombay study reveals financial impact of disasters on Indian states, calls for stronger preparedness and climate resilience

A team of researchers studied the natural disasters and climate change pattern in India for 23 years and how it has impacted the States budget every year [...]

Extreme climate events impacting southwest coast, says study

Study analysed monsoon data from 1990 to 2023 to interpret how vertically integrated moisture flux influences rainfall patterns [...]

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