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COP27: India commits to create carbon sink of 2.5-3 bn tn of CO2 by 2030
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Speaking at the launch of the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC), Yadav said that creating the new carbon sink from mangrove afforestation and reducing emissions from mangrove deforestation are two feasible ways for countries to meet their NDC targets and achieve carbon neutrality.
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Experts to deliberate India's circular economy for sustainable planet on F
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A circular economy is when goods are designed and produced in such a manner that they can be reused, refurbished, re-manufactured or recycled at the end of their life, thereby preventing waste generation.
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University of Technology Sydney academic appointed to lead national climat
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], November 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): Associate Professor Melissa Edwards of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Business School has been selected by the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) to help business schools around Australia take action on climate change.
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Gates Foundation calls for Bold and Immediate Action at COP27, Announces n
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Sharm El-Sheikh [Egypt], November 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): Today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation echoed African leaders' calls for countries to rapidly scale-up finance for climate adaptation and pledged to invest USD 1.4 billion to help smallholder farmers address the immediate and long
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Former Knesset member Eren Margalit lauds prospect of India-Israel coopera
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Margalit also emphasised the several areas where the two countries can cooperate such as food and climate technology.
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Entomologists issue warning about effects of climate change on insects
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists from 19 countries warned that if no steps are taken to shield insects from the consequences of climate change, it will "drastically reduce our ability to build a sustainable future based on healthy, functional ecosystems."
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Global pace of climate mitigation not enough to contain the rate of climat
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav speaks at UN Secretary-General High-Level Round Table at the World leaders' Summit (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh. He talked about supporting the Secretary General's agenda to achieve 'Early Warnings for All'.
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Collaboration with mountain communities might help water systems to adapt
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Local communities have often developed ingenious local solutions such as water sowing and harvesting practices, wetland conservation, and interconnected storage reservoirs. A better scientific evidence base can help integrating these practices and river basin management plans, to offset some
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Global climate change will have impact on mountains: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Mountain landscapes all over the world are at risk of becoming more dangerous to populations surrounding them as a result of climate change, while their faster development may bring additional environmental risks to neighbouring areas.
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15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Temperatures in Europe have warmed significantly over the 1961-2021 period, at an average rate of about 0.5 °C per decade.
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Research explores complexity of dryland dynamics under changing climate
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A hydrologist in the IUPUI School of Science, Professor Lixin Wang, recently reviewed advances in the study of dryland productivity and examined major outstanding debates on dryland responses to environmental changes.
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India committed to clean and green energy: Union Minister Yadav at COP 27
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister spoke on the issues of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, India's steps to mainstream Sustainable Development Goals and the issue of climate finance.
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