Tag: climate change action
Global Commission on Adaptation for Climate Resilience
From melting Arctic icebergs to record-breaking European heatwaves, Cyclones and Typhoons in Asia and super-charged hurricanes, floods, and wildfires in the Americas, climate change is making its impact felt across the...
Teen activist’s #HowDareYou viral speech rips at world leaders
When 16-year-old climate warrior Greta Thunberg said #HowDareYou at the United Nations (U.N.), she gave a room full of world leaders a dressing down...
Mainstreaming the ESG Investments
Global climate change has made the binding international goal for a transition to a low carbon economy under 2 degrees, inevitable. The recent new...
Indian companies commit to climate change action
As SBTs (Science Based Targets) become the new norm for corporate sustainability, embracing of renewables and integration of energy efficiency is spurring new innovations,...
What is really driving Corporate Climate Action?
The theme of Globalization 4.0 at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos brought together the current digital revolution and its growing integration...
World Bank Group commits $200 billion over 5 Years for Climate Action
The World Bank Group announced a major new set of climate targets for 2021-2025, doubling its current 5-year investments to around $200 billion in...
Scientists Have Discovered How to Generate Electricity From Mushrooms
When Sudeep Joshi, a postdoctoral researcher at the Stevens Institute of Technology, sat down to a lunch of mushrooms with his colleagues, it struck...
India’s first Carbon Neutral manufacturing plant in Igatpuri
While the international COP24 conference continues, there is another piece of good news on climate change action from a corporate house in India.
The Mahindra...
COP24: India calls for funds from rich to developing countries to fight climate change
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN chief Antonio Guterres held discussions about climate change and India's support for the Paris Climate Agreement on the...
Sustainability as we knew it is over!
Sustainability among brands is undergoing a renaissance as eco-conscious consumers demand ethical practices, responsible behaviour and innovation to cut excess. In response, brands are...
How Ahmedabad Became South Asia’s Leader In Global Cooling With Heat Action Plan
Based on current trends in carbon emissions, by the end of this century three-quarters of humanity will face deadly heat with significant losses in...
