World Court Mandates 1.5°C Climate Limit, IUCN Hails Historic Ruling
The International Court of Justice (World Court) has issued a landmark opinion affirming states’ legal duty to protect the climate and limit global warming to 1.5°C.
JSW, PHFI Join Forces on Climate Change and Health
JSW Foundation and PHFI have partnered to launch a centre addressing climate change and health in India.
Heatwaves and Floods Steal Classroom Time from Millions of Students
Climate change is drastically reducing classroom time for millions of children, forcing early school closures and shifting school hours as extreme climate deepen their learning inequalities.
CPI Advocates for Deeper Dive into Climate Finance Quality
The Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) is urging a critical shift in the global climate finance discussion -moving beyond the sheer volume of investment to strategically focusing on its effectiveness and long-term impact.
Businesses Must Rethink Sustainability Strategies
The Council on Sustainability has urged businesses to rethink sustainability strategies.
From Drizzle to Disaster: India’s Unfolding Crisis
India’s climate crisis is reshaping the nation, a transformation vividly experienced on its increasingly extreme weather patterns.
SEC steps back from defending 2024 climate regulation
Publicly traded companies in the US will no longer need to disclose their climate emissions or risks.
Carbon registry Verra suspends 4 China auditors, including TUV Nord’s China arm
Verra, the global carbon credits registry, has suspended four China-related entities from auditing agriculture and forestry offsetting schemes on its registry.
Govt Asked to Include Heatwaves in List of Disasters
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has suggested that the Centre should include “new and emerging” disasters, such as heatwaves, in its disaster management plans
Budget 2025: A crucial opportunity on adaptation missed
It still bears reiterating that the presentation (budget 2025) misses a crucial opportunity on climate adaptation for India’s large vulnerable communities.
Climate Adaptation: Time to pull up our collective national socks!
India needs international capital of $10-20 billion annually which needs to go into climate adaptation efforts to sustain socio-economic transformation.
India’s Climate Policies Can Reduce 4 Billion Tons of CO2 emissions
India’s current climate policies on the power, transportation, and residential sectors can reduce about 4 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions between 2020 and 2030
