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Madhav Gadgil wins UN’s highest green award
2 weeks ago

Madhav Gadgil wins UN’s highest green award

Hindustan Times  

Veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil has been named one of the six ‘Champions of the Earth’ for 2024 by the United Nations Environment Programme. Madhav Gadgil chaired the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel in 2011O) The annual award, the UN’s highest environmental honour, recognizes trailblazers at the forefront of efforts to protect people and planet. The other awardees are Sonia Guajajara, …

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India contributed 5% to global emissions, says UNEP in report highlighting gap
1 year, 1 month ago

India contributed 5% to global emissions, says UNEP in report highlighting gap

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: People walk along the Kartavya Path in front of the India Gate amid heavy smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 13. Current and past greenhouse gas emissions that have led to global warming are unequally distributed globally, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Monday, citing India’s example. Per capita territorial emissions vary significantly across countries since …

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India historically contributed to 5% warming: UNEP
1 year, 1 month ago

India historically contributed to 5% warming: UNEP

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Current and historical emissions are highly unequally distributed globally, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Monday referring to India’s example. The bottom 50% of the world population contributed only 12% of total emissions Per capita territorial GHG emissions vary significantly across countries. The bottom 50% of the world population contributed only 12% of total emissions,” UNEP’s Emissions …

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Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050
1 year, 2 months ago

Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050

The Hindu  

With climate warming leading to more air conditioning use worldwide, dozens of countries including China, India and the United States are being asked to commit to a global pledge that would require at least a 68% reduction in cooling-related emissions by 2050, sources told Reuters. The pledge, which would mark the world's first collective focus on energy emissions from the …

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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India set to score brownie points at Glasgow's COP?
3 years, 1 month ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India set to score brownie points at Glasgow's COP?

Deccan Chronicle  

We have to reckon with the fact that global climate summits such as the one to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31 to November 12, or as the ones earlier that were held in Copenhagen in 2010 and in Paris in 2015 are largely rhetorical shows, which are necessary to highlight the issues by the overtly dramatic arguments …

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Each Indian Wastes 5kgs Food a Year on Average as Wastage Hit Records in 2019, Says UN
3 years, 9 months ago

Each Indian Wastes 5kgs Food a Year on Average as Wastage Hit Records in 2019, Says UN

News 18  

An estimated 931 million tonnes of food were wasted globally in 2019, enough to circle the Earth seven times, according to a UN report which said that household food waste in India is about 68.7 million tonnes a year. The Food Waste Index Report 2021, from the United Nations Environment Programme and partner organisation WRAP, said that around 931 million …

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On Dia Mirza's Birthday, Take a Look at Some of Her Popular Posts on Social Media
4 years ago

On Dia Mirza's Birthday, Take a Look at Some of Her Popular Posts on Social Media

News 18  

Actress and environment activist Dia Mirza turned 39 today. Being a public figure, Dia frequently posts pictures from her daily life on social media platforms. Reminiscing the old times, Dia quoted American poet Robert Frost’s renowned poem, ‘Miles to go before I Sleep.” She also expressed gratitude to people who showed faith in her and contributed to her journey to …

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ReNew Power, UNEP ink pact for better clean energy access, higher efficiency
4 years, 3 months ago

ReNew Power, UNEP ink pact for better clean energy access, higher efficiency

Live Mint  

Clean energy firm ReNew Power and the UN Environment Programme have signed a partnership agreement to promote increased access to renewable energy and improved energy efficiency. ReNew Power will partner with UNEP’s District Energy in Cities Initiative as an implementation partner for renewable energy installations across India with the aim of shifting the heating and cooling sector to an energy …

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