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Faster disaster: climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms

Faster disaster: climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Information, research, Save Earth / By / September 13, 2023

The run of extreme weather events around the world seems to be never-ending. After the northern summer of extreme heat and disastrous fires, we’ve seen more exceptional autumn weather over Europe with record-breaking heat in the UK. Meanwhile, record-breaking rain and intense flash floods struck Greece before the same storm devastated Libya, with thousands dead. Almost 20% of Africa is …

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IFC Ramps Up Support for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Brazil with Record Investment

IFC Ramps Up Support for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Brazil with Record Investment

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Climate Change, CSR, Eco-Friendly, Efforts, ESG, sustainability / By / September 12, 2023

São Paulo, Brazil, September 11, 2023 – IFC allocated a record of $6.5 billion to Brazil in the fiscal year 2023 to help boost the country’s economic growth while strengthening key sectors, boosting climate finance, and creating more jobs.     This is the largest amount committed by IFC in Brazil since it started operating in the country 66 years …

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Air pollution shortening life spans by 5 years in Asia, study shows

Air pollution shortening life spans by 5 years in Asia, study shows

1 Comment / Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Health, Information, Pollution, research / By / September 1, 2023

Air pollution has been rapidly encroaching on the health and longevity of individuals, particularly in Asia. A startling study conducted by the Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) at the University of Chicago has provided alarming data that paints a grim picture: air pollution is reducing the life expectancy of people in some Asian countries by up …

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Karnataka's tier-2 cities staring at 40% jump in pollution

Karnataka’s tier-2 cities staring at 40% jump in pollution

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, Efforts, Environment, Pollution, Save Earth / By / August 28, 2023

Pratima Singh, senior research scientist, Air Quality, CSTEP, said the cities can avoid such a scenario and also reduce the current pollution levels if they adopt priority measures. Karnataka’s tier-2 cities are staring at a nearly 40 per cent increase in air pollution by 2030 due to non-implementation of measures to reduce emissions, a study …

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Climate change could bring year-round heat waves: UN researcher

Climate change could bring year-round heat waves: UN researcher

1 Comment / Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, research, Save Earth / By / August 24, 2023

As Europe and other regions swelter, a UN researcher cautioned that climate change was enabling increasingly intense and long-lasting heat waves, which in some areas could soon begin to hit year-round. Extreme heat has dominated the headlines in recent weeks, from the current “heat dome” cooking much of Europe, to heat-fueled wildfires raging in Greece, …

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