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World's highest-consuming 10 pc causing environmental damage of up to USD 5.7 trn annually: StudyThe world's top consumers, mainly in the US and EU, cause trillions in environmental damage annually. Biodiversity loss and climate change ...- Old coal mines are hiding a clean energy secret, and this one town just figured it outThe former coal-mining town of Cumberland is becoming a powerful example of how abandoned fossil-fuel infrastructure can be repurposed for ...
- World's wealthiest one per cent responsible for one-fifth of global warming since 1990: StudyA recent study reveals that the wealthiest 1% are responsible for a fifth of global warming since 1990, while the top 10% contribute two-th...
- AI economic gains likely to outweigh emissions cost, says IMFThe IMF projects AI will boost global GDP by 0.5% annually from 2025 to 2030, outweighing its carbon costs. However, benefits won’t be even...
- Tax super-rich, fund just and green future: Greenpeace poster at WEFIn a rare move, Greenpeace unfurled a poster at the World Economic Forum, urging for the taxation of the super-rich to fund environmental a...
- India's fast growing economy, large population to drive carbon-intensive product demand: Moody'sIndia is rapidly building its renewable energy capacity, yet its growing economy and population will increase demand for carbon-intensive p...
- It'd be comedy if not real & tragic: Economic Survey on developed nations pressuring developing countries to reduce emissionsThe Economic Survey criticised developed nations for pressuring developing countries to reduce emissions while their own AI adoption drives...
- From 1992-2013, poor nations lost 8% of their GDP to extreme heat: Justin S. MankinHow strongly the economy is affected is linked to average climatological temperature — the warmer you are on average, the more an increase ...
- Top 1% rich in developed countries emit more CO2 than the richest 10% in India, Brazil & other developing countries: CEEWThe study, released ahead of COP28 (Conference of Parties), says the affluent, especially in developed nations, have played a substantial r...
- Nations must go further than current Paris pledges or face global warmingThe latest Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals that current pledges under the Paris Agreement are insuffi...
- Planet is far off track from meeting its climate goals and only 15% of the SDGs are on track, says WMO reportAccording to the United in Science report, global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels increased by 1% in 2022 compared to the previo...
- 222 million children in India face double threat of climate disaster, poverty: ReportDeveloped by child rights NGO Save the Children and climate modelling from researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, it also stated th...
- Rich should pay more taxes to compensate for greater carbon footprint: StudyThe study found that the burden of climate policies in an attempt to limit climate change has been "disproportionately borne by low-income ...
- Covid-19 vaccine should be made people's vaccine: Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad YunusSpeaking during a session of the three-day TiE Global Summit (TGS)being held virtually, Prof Yunus said the COVID-19 vaccine should be made...
- In planes and SUVs, world's richest 1% produced twice as much CO2 emissions as poorest half of humanityThe richest 10% accounted for 52% of emissions between 1990 and 2015.
- Climate change to damage US economy, increase inequalityStates in the South and lower Midwest, which tend to be poor and hot already, will lose the most, with economic opportunity travelling nort...
- Nations with least emissions most vulnerable to climate change"It is time that this persistent and worsening climate inequity is resolved, and for the largest emitting countries to act," Althor said.
- G20 leaders urged to involve civil society in policy makingSeven out of ten people live in countries where economic inequality has increased in the last 30 years, it said in a statement.
- Weird but true: Shedding of clothes by men can reduce global warmingWhen it comes to formal dressing men feel obliged to wear a jacket and a tie, even in the summer warmth of tropical India.
- Prime Minister for transparent regulatory regime to meet environment goals"This is where we must look for solutions in the future. India looks forward to working closely with the global community in this endeavour...
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