Heatwaves linked to man-made climate change: TNQ-Janelia webinar
2 years, 7 months ago

Heatwaves linked to man-made climate change: TNQ-Janelia webinar

The Hindu  

India is gripped in the throes of a long spell of heatwaves and there is compelling evidence that a significant portion of it is due to human-induced climate change, said scientists who were part of an online webinar on climate change organised as part of the TNQ-Janelia Climate Change Summit on Friday. Societal transformation, mitigating carbon dioxide emissions and adaption were all necessary to buffer against climate change.”Veerbhadran RamanathanScripps Institute of Oceanography Though global sea-levels were rising only three millimetre a year, it would be a mistake, said Dr Straneo, to dismiss it as a minor rise because even those increases were responsible for driving greater numbers of extreme climate events such as floods that could devastate coastal regions, particularly in India. Societal transformation, mitigating carbon dioxide emissions and adaption were all necessary to buffer against climate change,” he added. The world would be “fooling itself” if it thought it could contain global temperature rise to 1.5C, as the Paris Agreement aspires, and India should prepare a 10-year plan to ensure that India’s poor, who stood to be most affected by climate change, were protected from heatwaves and wildfires, he opined.

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Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024
6 days, 8 hours ago

Echoes of nature: Frontline’s top 12 environment stories of 2024

The Hindu  

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

India should rely on itself to tackle the environmental challenges it must

Live Mint  

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‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy
5 months ago

‘International Cooperation is Required to Fight Heatwaves’: Climate Scientist Indu. K. Murthy

The Hindu  

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Need to hasten climate action as temps break records
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Need to hasten climate action as temps break records

New Indian Express  

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change a top priority for India's Gen Z voters. Are parties listening?

India Today  

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Climate Change and Clean Energy: Moving from Commitments to Actions

News 18  

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Heatwaves worsen air quality and pollution: World Meteorological Organisation
1 year, 3 months ago

Heatwaves worsen air quality and pollution: World Meteorological Organisation

Hindustan Times  

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CLIMATE CHANGE | India’s sweltering heatwaves cause unbearable suffering
1 year, 6 months ago

CLIMATE CHANGE | India’s sweltering heatwaves cause unbearable suffering

The Hindu  

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A look at nature-based climate solution
1 year, 7 months ago

A look at nature-based climate solution

Hindustan Times  

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Heatwaves are preventing India from achieving development goals: Study
1 year, 7 months ago

Heatwaves are preventing India from achieving development goals: Study

Live Mint  

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World Earth Day: Climate change has significant implications for health, food security, and livelihoods in India
1 year, 8 months ago

World Earth Day: Climate change has significant implications for health, food security, and livelihoods in India

Firstpost  

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Climate change pitting humans and wildlife against each other, say Indian conservationists
1 year, 8 months ago

Climate change pitting humans and wildlife against each other, say Indian conservationists

The Hindu  

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U.N. panel calls for rapid action against climate change to secure a liveable future
1 year, 9 months ago

U.N. panel calls for rapid action against climate change to secure a liveable future

The Hindu  

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Live Mint  

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'Climate Change Is Not An Issue Confined To Emitters': India At COP27
2 years, 1 month ago

'Climate Change Is Not An Issue Confined To Emitters': India At COP27

ABP News  

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2 years, 1 month ago

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News 18  

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We are in denial of climate change, people in power not doing enough: Bhumi Pednekar
2 years, 1 month ago

We are in denial of climate change, people in power not doing enough: Bhumi Pednekar

India Today  

Despite the world reeling under the impact of floods, droughts and wildfires, urban green crusaders said that we, as a society, still remain in denial of climate change. Actor and climate activist Bhumi Pednekar said that people do not believe climate change is real. Pednekar, along with urban planner & climate campaigner Berjis Driver, Neha Naikwade, Lead, Climate Data Programme, …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Heat Waves, Droughts And Floods: No More A Developing World Problem

News 18  

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India’s climate imperative
2 years, 5 months ago

India’s climate imperative

The Hindu  

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Could nature be our best protection from the climate crisis?

The Independent  

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A squeeze on climate goals
2 years, 6 months ago

A squeeze on climate goals

Hindustan Times  

At the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021, member countries reaffirmed the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C. This, says an International Energy Agency report, could impact the profitability of the renewable energy industry and …

Climate change experts say India's heatwave offers the world a terrifying glimpse into the future
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate change experts say India's heatwave offers the world a terrifying glimpse into the future

ABC  

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Climate change turned up India’s heat.But by how much?
2 years, 7 months ago

Climate change turned up India’s heat.But by how much?

Live Mint  

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How much is climate change to blame for heatwaves in South Asia?
2 years, 7 months ago

How much is climate change to blame for heatwaves in South Asia?

Al Jazeera  

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Rich countries can’t wash their hands off with net-zero targets
2 years, 9 months ago

Rich countries can’t wash their hands off with net-zero targets

Live Mint  

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The climate crisis worsens
2 years, 9 months ago

The climate crisis worsens

Hindustan Times  

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RGNUL: International Interdisciplinary Conference On "Literature, Environment And Climate Change" [7-8 April 2022]
2 years, 11 months ago

RGNUL: International Interdisciplinary Conference On "Literature, Environment And Climate Change" [7-8 April 2022]

Live Law  

The Department of English and Public Relations, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab is organising an international interdisciplinary conference in collaboration with Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala; Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi and Assam Don Bosco University on "Literature, Environment and Climate Change".The conference will be held on hybrid mode. Research Papers from Academicians, Professionals and Research Scholars across …

India needs innovations, more awareness: Bill Gates on climate action | Exclusive
3 years, 2 months ago

India needs innovations, more awareness: Bill Gates on climate action | Exclusive

India Today  

At the India Today Conclave 2021, Bill Gates said India needs innovations and more awareness on climate change. Also, when you’re as successful as I am, you have a responsibility to use that to save lives as much as possible and drive innovations to solve the big problems, whether it’s making us ready for the next pandemic or avoiding climate …

Indian Ocean warming at faster pace, India to witness increased heat waves, flooding: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian Ocean warming at faster pace, India to witness increased heat waves, flooding: Report

India TV News  

The Indian Ocean is warming at a higher rate than other oceans, the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said on Monday, with scientists warning that India will witness increased heatwaves and flooding, which will be the irreversible effects of climate change. The authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report, "Climate Change 2021: …

UN's New Climate Change Report: Why It's Important & What It Means for India
3 years, 4 months ago

UN's New Climate Change Report: Why It's Important & What It Means for India

The Quint  

"For India, the predictions in this report mean people labouring in longer and more frequent heat waves, warmer nights for our winter crops, erratic monsoon rains for our summer crops, destructive floods and storms that disrupt power supply for drinking water or medical oxygen production," said Ulka Kelkar, director, climate program, World Resources Institute India. Other climate experts spoke about …

Don’t ignore climate change in North India
3 years, 9 months ago

Don’t ignore climate change in North India

Hindustan Times  

Climate change in 2021 is restricted to Uttarakhand. In both North India and Texas, climate change is causing sudden temperature changes that people cannot cope with. Their research also shows, using data from China, that heat related mortality is an outcome of climate change. We must push for retrofitting buildings for cooling, optimize new buildings, deepen encouragement for decentralized solar …

Aligning growth, politics and climate
3 years, 10 months ago

Aligning growth, politics and climate

Hindustan Times  

As Covid-19 vaccines roll out, the focus has shifted to economic recovery. From United States President Joe Biden’s climate leaders summit, the G-7 in the United Kingdom to the United Nations’ High-Level Dialogue on Energy, G-20 meetings, and Conference of the Parties-26 climate negotiations, India will face pressure this year to announce a target year for net-zero emissions. State-run distribution …

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