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Erratic weather boosts energy demand, denting climate goalsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2019
Extreme temperatures around the globe drove a sharp acceleration in energy demand and carbon emissions last year, oil giant BP said on Tuesday, issuing a stark warning that the world risks... Read more.. |
Report: Global Emissions At 7-Year HighBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2019
Global emissions have hit a seven-year high, according to BP’s annual energy review, putting the world behind on efforts to curb the effects of climate change. A rise in the number of days that... Read more.. Subject Tags: Carbon Emissions , Climate Change , economic growth , fossil fuels , solar power , wind power |
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj launches initiative to help Rural Poor Farm Holds adapt to Climate ChangeBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2019
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), for the first time in India, has launched an initiative to improve the adaptive capacity of the rural poor engaged in farm-... Read more.. |
In a first, Grameen and Acumen raise Rs 10 Cr credit facility for social impact companies via SDG bondsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2019
Grameen Impact Investments and Acumen announced India's first sustainable development goals (SDG) bond. The LIFE SDG Bond provides a credit facility of Rs 10 crore to five for-profit social... Read more.. Subject Tags: Accumen , Climate Change , economic growth , Grameen Impact Investments , sustainable cities , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
Air Conditioning in India and Africa Is Threatening to Derail Climate ProgressBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 6, 2019
Between booming populations across Asia and Africa, a mushrooming middle class and hotter average temperatures all over the planet each year, demand for cooling technology – chiefly single-room air conditioners – is on track to cause heat-trapping emissions to soar... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , Cooling , cooling technology , efficient air conditioning , energy efficiency , sustainability |
India to organise a series of events on World Environment DayBy : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2019
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on 5th June every year. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) celebrates WED focussing on the theme declared by UNEP and... Read more.. |
Reports from the international climate movementBy : Sustainability ..., May 30, 2019
Organisers say strikes took place in over 130 countries. Fridays For Future India reported 63 strikes—its largest mobilisation yet. In Pune, in the west of India, activists reported “a very... Read more.. |
Youth Network organizes different programmes related to climate change along with youth and children of Karur cityBy : Sustainability ..., May 27, 2019
The Karur-based Psycho Trust organised In collaboration with the Tdh Germany, which supports the 15-year-old Greta Thunberg “Fridays For Future” movement, a one-day event to support the climate... Read more.. Subject Tags: climate activism , Climate Change , global climate strike , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
Kids to take climate change battle to JuhuBy : Sustainability ..., May 24, 2019
As part of the worldwide movement #FridaysForFuture, started by climate change activist, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden, students from 14 locations in the country will participate in... Read more.. |
2-metre sea level rise 'plausible' by 2100: studyBy : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2019
Global sea levels could rise by two metres (6.5 feet) and displace tens of millions of people by the end of the century, according to new projections that double the UN's benchmark estimates.... Read more.. |