By 2030, Starbucks wants to move away completely from disposable cups, which represent big portions of the company's overall waste and greenhouse gas emissions
By PTI 15/09/2023While it was widely understood that weather, climate, and water-related sciences provide the underpinnings for climate action, it is less recognised how these sciences can supercharge progress on the SDGs across the board: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
By PTI 15/09/2023Governments should decide on a phase-out in the production and consumption of all fossil fuels and accelerate their trajectories to this end while broadening and deepening international discussions on this agenda, the report by Climate Overshoot Commission...
By PTI 15/09/2023Water went from barely safe to the out-of-bounds category because of worsening river run-off and better measurements and understanding of the problem, Rockstrom said
By PTI 14/09/2023The increase in investment to $350 million comes nearly two years after the initial commitment of $200 million from AT Capital Group and Vitol
By PTI 14/09/2023Open access enables consumers with more than 100 kW sanctioned load to buy cheaper power from the open market
By PTI 12/09/2023Alongside this uplift in the UK’s contribution to the GCF, the UK government said it will continue to stress the importance of the GCF delivering results with even greater speed, demonstrating value for money in all of its activities
By PTI 11/09/2023High-altitude solar parks situated above the typical cloud cover would provide a steady, renewable-energy alternative in the winter, when the country needs to import electricity
By PTI 11/09/2023The role of all MDBs, including ADB, in the preparation of the International Financial Architecture Working Group's G 20 Roadmap has been crucial
By PTI 11/09/2023With climate change now a permanent reality, it is imperative to recalibrate the approach towards understanding and nurturing this vital crop for dryland communities, according to ICRISAT Director General Jacqueline Hughes
By PTI 09/09/2023