World Energy Employment 2023 report

Nordic, Indian companies lead climate change mitigation efforts

As the world seems distracted by the pandemic and the Ukraine conflict, some leading corporates have taken it upon themselves to address climate change issues. Read more »
Himalayan ecology, joshimath

Greenland’s glaciers are melting 100 times faster than estimates

A new model for estimating the melt rates of glacial ice finds massive underestimation of ice loss from their vertical faces of Greenland’s glaciers. Read more »
climate change and biodiversity

Climate change may erase more than 25% of species by 2100

The planet is facing its sixth mass extinction event, triggered by climate change and spurred by co-extinctions which will lead to a rapid increase the reduction of biodiversity. Read more »
India's sustainability quest

UN report seeks doubling of fund flows for climate change mitigation by 2025

Without sufficient finance, the world will fail to achieve its climate change mitigation, biodiversity and land degradation neutrality targets, says a UNEP report. Read more »
global warming and climate change

What is the loss and damage fund? Why is it key to war on climate change

A debate over the contributors and beneficiaries of the proposed loss and damage fund could derail its formation despite support at UN climate change summit. Read more »
cop27 un climate change summit

COP27: Reparations, energy crisis to dominate climate change conference agenda

Fault lines have begun to appear as world leaders prepare to discuss climate action at COP27 UN climate change conference in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheik. Read more »
climate change and the record-breaking heatwave

Global warming: UN report calls for drastic emission cuts

The alarming global warming projections by a UN report may force participants of the upcoming COP27 climate summit commit more towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »
g20

G20 presidency: India must focus on climate action, malnutrition

India must leverage the G20 presidency to nudge other nations to take action to ensure international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development. Read more »
Start-ups, VC firms

Climate change: De-risking India’s banks, NBFCs

IBA should undertake classification of areas and businesses based on their climate change risk profile to help India’s banks, NBFCs future-proof their business. Read more »
ESG reporting

Climate change: World cities need to weatherproof themselves

Policy makers have their task cut out with climate change manifesting as extreme weather events threatening to make many cities unliveable. Read more »