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Page 15 - Latest Updates on Climate Change

FinMin to develop climate finance taxonomy in 6-10 months: DEA secy

Climate finance taxonomy is a set of guidelines that will help investors and institutions direct funds towards investments that will aid in tackling climate change

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Updated On : 03 Sep 2024 | 10:37 PM IST

Toyo-India to do FEED for industrial carbon capture project for EET Fuels

EET Fuels is investing $ 1.2 billion over the next five years to decarbonise its Stanlow oil refinery in the UK

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Updated On : 03 Sep 2024 | 7:14 PM IST

Kerala to develop local early warning systems for disasters: CM Vijayan

"Most of the climate-linked disasters cannot be prevented fully. However, their impacts can be reduced

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Updated On : 03 Sep 2024 | 2:40 PM IST

Cabinet approves India's agreement with 14-member IPEF economic bloc

In June in Singapore, 13 IPEF bloc members signed these agreements, while India said it would ink the deals after getting domestic approval

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2024 | 9:51 PM IST

Global South cities have only 70% of cooling capacity as North ones: Study

An international team, including researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, analysed satellite data on 500 of the world's largest cities to assess 'cooling capacity'

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2024 | 5:40 PM IST

Climate threat tops Pope Francis' Asia-Pacific foreign trip itinerary

Singapore has predicted its coastal waters could rise by more than a metre by the end of the century, piling pressure on its flood defences and threatening its low-lying land

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Updated On : 02 Sep 2024 | 12:22 PM IST

Choco companies rely on developing cocoa substitutes other than cocoa beans

Cocoa trees grow about 20 degrees north and south of the equator in regions with warm weather and abundant rain, including West Africa and South America

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Updated On : 01 Sep 2024 | 10:44 AM IST

Developed economy should also be developed ecology: Environment minister

Human-centric approach to development is insufficient, he said, speaking at an event at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay -- Ideas4LiFE - Lifestyle for Environment'

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Updated On : 31 Aug 2024 | 10:15 PM IST

Sustainable development key to tackling climate threats: V-P Dhankhar

Addressing scientists, faculty and students of CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dhankhar said collaborative solutions were needed to address the challenges that threatened "our very existence

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Updated On : 31 Aug 2024 | 8:57 PM IST

Google-backed fund selects 4 Indian firms for AI-driven climate solutions

The fund, managed by Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), aims to foster technology- and AI-driven solutions addressing critical environmental and social challenges

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Updated On : 31 Aug 2024 | 5:29 PM IST

India added 1.1 GW of rooftop solar capacity from January to June: Report

The report titled - 'India Rooftop Solar Market' - noted that in the second quarter of 2024, 731 MW of rooftop solar was installed, an 89 per cent jump year-on-year

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Updated On : 29 Aug 2024 | 6:34 PM IST

Court orders S Korea to specify plans to cut carbon emissions through 2049

They argued that South Korea's current goal of cutting carbon emissions by 35 per cent from 2018 levels by 2030 is inadequate to manage the impact of climate change

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Updated On : 29 Aug 2024 | 1:53 PM IST

Climate change effect: Om Parvat's snow vanishes for the first time

The complete disappearance of snow this year is being attributed to scanty rainfall and patchy snowfall in the upper Himalayas over the past five years

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Updated On : 28 Aug 2024 | 2:21 PM IST

Lessons from Wayanad: Goa to impose Rs 1 cr fine for illegal hill cutting

Under the proposed amendment to the rules, the department plans to curb illegal hill cutting activities by imposing a fine ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1 crore, depending on the size of the plot

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Updated On : 27 Aug 2024 | 12:00 PM IST

Great Barrier Reef declines due to climate change; little time to save it

Humanity is killing the Great Barrier Reef, and other reefs around the world, by failing to curb the greenhouse gas emissions

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Updated On : 25 Aug 2024 | 10:23 AM IST

Climate policy success cases reveal right steps crucial for emissions cut

The climate policies that the researchers studied covered wide-ranging aspects, from energy-related building codes to purchase subsidies for climate-friendly products and carbon taxes

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Updated On : 24 Aug 2024 | 9:27 AM IST

Earth ends 13-month streak of record heat: Here's what to expect next

Global warming has consistently toppled records for warm global average temperatures in recent decades

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Updated On : 18 Aug 2024 | 11:20 AM IST

Study finds alarming rise in lightning deaths in India between 2010-20

The data showed a rise in the average annual fatalities per state and union territory from 38 during 1967-2002 to 61 in the period from 2003-2020

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Updated On : 15 Aug 2024 | 6:50 PM IST

Wildfires growing under climate change, smoke threatens farmworkers: Study

As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes.

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Updated On : 15 Aug 2024 | 1:32 PM IST

Climate change lead to heavier rainfall triggering Wayanad landslide: Study

The models also predict a further four per cent increase in rainfall intensity if the average global temperature rises by two degrees Celsius compared to the 1850-1900 average

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Updated On : 14 Aug 2024 | 11:41 PM IST