Latest Articles in climate change
India committed to combating Climate Change: Bhupendra Yadav
Formally inaugurated by Yadav and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC), John Kerry, at an event held in the capital, wherein Yadav remarked that the dialogue will not only strengthen India-US bilateral cooperation on climate and environment but will also help to demonstrate how the world can align swift climate action with inclusive and resilient economic development, taking into account national circumstances and sustainable development priorities.
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Maharashtra Environment Minister unveils its Climate Action Plan
Mumbai being a part of the C40 Cities Network since December 2020, drafted its Climate Action Plan by the end of 2021 in-fulfillment of the C40 guidelines. Under the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), the climate action plan is prepared with technical support from the World Resources Institute India, which is engaged as a knowledge partner.
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Delhi Government to soon begin an action plan to combat Climate Change
Under the new Climate Action Plan, all extreme weather events of the last 10 years are being analyzed to prepare a comprehensive plan which will focus on air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, transport issues, air conditioning, heat islands, agriculture patterns, etc.
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Climate Investing: The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
The climate in 2021 is like what the Internet was in 1998. The next two decades will see climate change is going to touch and transform the fundamental basis of competition for every industry. Its impact will cut across sectors like energy, agriculture, transportation, construction, manufacturing, and finance among others.
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IBM Launches Fourth Annual Call for Code Global Challenge to Tackle Existential Threat of Climate Change
New partners including Heifer International and charity: water join IBM developer ecosystem and open source community to take on climate threat
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Climate Change, Green Infrastructure, Water Management- Balancing Ecology
Governments, activists, and citizens of the world are recognizing the ailing effects of climate change and increasingly dedicating their efforts towards tackling these. The most visible change is the alteration of precipitation patterns globally – irregular rainfall causing both flooding and drought, snow cover in mountainous regions being completely disrupted and at times disappearing too.
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Act together, support innovation: PM Modi calls upon every country to think of greater good in fight against climate change
• Climate Justice is inspired by a vision of trusteeship where growth comes with greater compassion to the poorest: PM Modi • Energy and industry transition, adaptation and resilience, nature-based solutions, climate finance, circular economy, clean oceans, air pollution, among a range of topics is being discussed at the 20th edition of TERI’s WSDS
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Open source approach needed in climate change innovation; technology and finance critical to achieving SDGs: Prakash Javadekar
• Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, felicitated with the Sustainable Development Leadership Award at WSDS 2020 • Air pollution, e-mobility, renewable energy, energy efficiency, green finance, blue economy, sustainable consumption, among a range of topics to be discussed at the three-day event
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Sweden to help India in building a climate-neutral smart city
Gurgaon-based developer, M3M, signed a pact with the Swedish firm to develop 165 acre Smart City project which will attract a foreign investment of US $ 2 billion
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App to Tackle Flood Situation in Kochi
German development agency GiZ, which is carrying out the Climate Smart Cities programme in city, is expected to come up with the new mobile app in a month.
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