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Tropical Countries Like India To Be Worst-Hit By Water Stress: UNBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 24, 2020
Roughly one in every two individuals (52%) will be living in water-stressed regions by 2050 as climate change affects the water cycle and makes it harder to manage resources, said the World Water Development Report 2020 released by the United Nations (UN) on March 22, 2020,... Read more.. |
cKinetics acquires CaliforniaCarbon.info business and enhances offerings in the Climate Analytics spaceBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 14, 2020
PRESS RELEASE cKinetics, a global Sustainability Advisory firm with a specialized practice for Sustainability and Climate finance, today announced its acquisition of... Read more.. Subject Tags: CaliforniaCarbon.Info , cap-and-trade , carbon markets , carbon offset markets , carbon program , carbon trading , cKinetics , Climate Finance , emissions data , GHG emissions , LCFS , sustainability , Western Climate Initiative (WCI) |
SBI Chairman identifies solar, city gas, oil as bright spots for fundingBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 23, 2019
SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar on Saturday stressed that there is an adequate availability of funds with the banking system but he does not find enough projects where investment is being sought. "Our first indication is that we are the largest financier of projects, we have a... Read more.. |
Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets, UN chief 'disappointed'By : Sustainability ..., Dec 16, 2019
The longest UN climate talks ended here on Sunday with no deal on carbon markets as delegates from almost 200 countries failed to come up with more ambitious targets to cut greenhouse gases to fulfil the terms of the 2015 Paris agreement, prompting UN chief Antonio Guterres... Read more.. Subject Tags: carbon market , Climate Finance , climate goals , COP , GHG emissions , Paris Agreement |
India Announces a “Green Window” to Catalyze Climate FinanceBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 12, 2019
To meet India’s massive 450 gigawatts of clean energy target, Indian officials announced new financing approach to boost investment in clean energy during the climate talks in Madrid this week. The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), the country’s premier... Read more.. Subject Tags: clean energy finance , Climate Finance , climate goals , Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency |
India needs support from advanced nations to fight climate change: GovtBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2019
India is meeting all its commitments and making huge efforts towards tackling climate change as part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), but climate resilience for future will depend on financial and technological support of developed countries, the... Read more.. |
Climate talks: Javadekar says will protect long-term development interestsBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 9, 2019
India is participating with a constructive outlook at the Madrid climate talks and will work to protect its long-term development interests, Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday. Before leaving for the UN-hosted climate negotiations in the Spanish city,... Read more.. |
India to insist on ‘differentiated responsibilities’ at Madrid climate talksBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 28, 2019
India will insist upon the principle of ‘equity and common but differentiated responsibilities’ at next week’s climate talks in Madrid, Spain. In simpler terms, it means that while all countries should do their best to fight global warming, developed countries – with deeper... Read more.. |
BASIC ministers call for comprehensive implementation of Paris climate dealBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2019
Environment ministers of the BASIC countries have called for "comprehensive" implementation of the Paris climate deal amid threats by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from it. They also called on the developed nations to deliver on their commitment to provide USD 100... Read more.. |
India Calls on Developed Countries to Increase “Scope, Scale and Speed” of Climate FinanceBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2019
The Government of India released a position paper outlining India’s perspective on climate finance. The document was issued to inform stakeholder deliberations under the Climate Finance and Carbon Pricing action area of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit on 23... Read more.. |