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'Kerala rains match climate change forecasts'

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2018

Once-a-century rains that have pounded Kerala and displaced 1.3 million people are in line with the predictions of climate scientists, who warn that worse is to...

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ASICS' target to reduce CO2 approved by SBTi

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 27, 2018

ASICS’ new target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, set this year, has been officially recognised by the Science Based Targets initiative(SBTi). The target’s level is considered to be...

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Big cities vow to make buildings carbon neutral by 2050

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 24, 2018

Leaders of some of the world's biggest cities vowed on Thursday to make all buildings carbon neutral by 2050, ensuring they make no contribution to climate change.

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EU carbon hits fresh 10-year high on stronger energy, EU climate target talk

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 22, 2018

The benchmark European carbon price rose almost 5 percent on Tuesday afternoon, hitting a fresh ten-year high of 19.41 euros/tonne.

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India's carbon-dioxide emissions will rise to 3.8-3.9 gigatonnes by 2030: Study

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 27, 2018

India's carbon-dioxide emission will rise to 3.8-3.9 gigatonnes by 2030 not 3.8-4.9 gigatonnes as was projected earlier, which is consistent with the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)...

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India pushing ahead on Sustainable Devolvement Goals: UN Envoy Akbaruddin

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 23, 2018

India is "pushing ahead" on its national efforts to meet Sustainable Devolvement Goals by undertaking one of the highest rates of renewable...

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India struggles to stay cool amidst global warming

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 19, 2018

India is among the nine most populous countries where people are at risk from lack of access to cooling as global warming continues to threaten health and climate, according to a study of a UN-...

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Google teams up with UN to track environmental changes

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 18, 2018

The UN has entered into a partnership with Google to monitor the impacts of human activity on global ecosystems by using sophisticated online tools.

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How climate change can erode Indian coastline more intensely than ever

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 4, 2018

One of the biggest impacts of climate change is likely to be felt along coastlines across the world. Rising sea levels, accompanied by stronger waves and currents, are likely to reshape the...

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Increase irrigated land to protect the country from climate change impact: Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramaniam

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 3, 2018

To protect the country from climate change impact, the percentage of irrigated land needs to be increased. The Central government’s push on renewable energy shows its commitment to ...

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