Moon further said that successive studies have confirmed that evolution of the Antarctica continent is critically dependent on Greenhouse gas emissions responsible for warming of the planet. (Representative image) Amidst rising global warming levels, climate scientists are losing their sleep over a critical Antarctica glacier that is moving towards the sea at a faster pace … Read more
A key issue that has put fires at risk is the forest fires, which have been quite high since the beginning of the year Biodiversity in India: Over 90% of the area under the biodiversity hotspots in India have been lost. India has four biodiversity hotspots and 90% of this area has been lost, according … Read more
The Group of Seven rich democracies will try to show the world at a summit this week that the West can still act in concert to tackle major crises by donating hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries and pledging to slow climate change. U.S. President Joe Biden, on his first foreign trip … Read more
Chia has been hogging a lot of limelight in the crowded cryptocurrency space lately as a ‘green’ alternative to Bitcoin. Even more so since the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk, tweeted last month that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are driving up fossil fuel consumption. He revoked Tesla’s decision to accept Bitcoin as payment for … Read more
ExxonMobil shareholders on Wednesday elected at least two candidates backed by activist investors who challenged the oil giant’s policies on climate change, in a win for environmentalists. The oil giant announced that Gregory Goff and Kaisa Hietala had secured enough votes to join ExxonMobil’s board, along with several incumbent directors who were reelected. Goff and … Read more
Not just that but a cave nearby also contains the oldest pictorial depiction of an animal in the world. (File image: Griffith University via IE) Climate change and heritage: Climate change and degradation of environment are impacting human heritage. Researchers have found that due to the environmental degradation, one of the most precious and oldest … Read more
The decarbonisation plan entails a long-term strategy focusing on weaning off greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions primarily carbon dioxide because of its large share (76%) within the atmosphere. (Representational image) By Syed Ali In the post-COVID world, green economic recovery has garnered significant attention as a win-win strategy to avoid the worst risks of the climate … Read more
Hundreds of cities have no climate adaptation plans in place despite rising threats like floods, heatwaves and pollution, according to a report Wednesday that said this could put 400 million people at risk across the world. Fast-expanding urban areas are home to more than half the population of the planet and are increasingly exposed to … Read more
US president kicks off second day of virtual summit Caitlyn Jenner announces run for California governor 6.47pm BST Joe Biden’s first overseas trip as president will be to Britain and then Belgium this June in what the White House is calling “a commitment to restoring our alliances” and “revitalizing the transatlantic relationship”, without adding “after … Read more
World leaders are pledging action on climate change on the virtual climate summit‘s second day. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Friday renewed her country’s pledge to end oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, switching to massive wind farms. Danish companies are planning several wind farms off the U.S. East Coast as part … Read more