The Greenland ice sheet: Alireza Teimoury/Alamy If Arctic sea ice vanishes in summers by the middle of the century as expected, the world could see a vicious circle that drives enough global warming to almost wipe out the impact of China going carbon neutral. Ice losses in frozen regions are known to trigger “climate feedback” …
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The global shipping industry’s annual greenhouse-gas emissions total more than one billion tons, making it a critical front in the fight against climate change. But whether the sector’s emissions will shrink or grow over the next decade will depend largely on what governments decide in the next few months. NEW YORK – This month, delegates …
More than half of these deaths were associated with outdoor PM 2.5 and others were linked to use of solid fuels such as charcoal, wood, and animal dung for cooking. NEW DELHI: A comprehensive analysis of air pollution’s global impact on newborns finds that outdoor and household particulate matter pollution contributed to the deaths of more …
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Extreme weather events have risen dramatically due to climate change, the United Nations said, urging action on early warning systems to minimise losses and save lives Kosi river floods Supaul in Bihar this monsoon (Photo by Kailash Singh) Over the past 50 years, more than 11,000 disasters have been attributed to weather, climate and water-related …
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India has spent $19 billion on average against the required $170 billion every year to fund climate action. According to estimates, $2.5 trillion is needed over 15 years for climate action. India is struggling to lift millions out of poverty and is going to be hit harder than almost any other nation from increasing storms, …
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