In April 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the establishment of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) to help countries increase resilience to external shocks and ensure sustainable growth. On Friday, IMF head Kristalina Georgieva said the Resilience and Sustainability Trust had already received $40 billion in commitments, out of the required $45 billion. … Read more
Natural gas, contrary to what its name suggests, is not really nature’s friend. It is even quite the opposite: it is fossil energy whose extraction, production, transport and consumption are particularly harmful to the climate. Natural gas is, therefore, neither more nor less than fossil gas. It is a polluting source of energy, highly emitting … Read more
The extreme heatwave that has gripped much of India and Pakistan has become 30 times more likely due to climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by climate scientists. “Due to climate change, the probability of such an event in 2022 has increased by a factor of about 30,” said the report published … Read more
With more than 100 million displaced people in the world, human beings who have had to leave their homes to flee wars, incessant violations of their basic rights or natural catastrophes, a sadly historic and unprecedented figure has been reached, as this Monday the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). 100 million people displaced “One hundred … Read more
Climate change not only has large-scale effects but can also have a strong influence on essential daily activities such as sleep. A scientific team estimates that by 2099, rising temperatures could reduce between 50 and 58 hours of sleep per person per year. A study led by the University of Copenhagen and published in the … Read more
The arrival of the pandemic caused a phenomenon that for many seemed impossible: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a symptom of the slowdown in world economies. The increasing use of face masks in India is generating 1.54 million tonnes of microplastics every year, which can pose a major threat to the environment and health, as per a recent … Read more
Himalayan glaciers are melting, agriculture land in India is drying up and the capital is breathing the most polluted air in the world. Still, India has not committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by the climate summit. Climate change and agriculture in India An unusually early and record heat wave has cut India’s wheat … Read more
Cutting trees for development purposes can harm the environment. Delhi High court ordered no felling of trees,” next further hearing will be on 2nd June. On Thursday high court stayed any further felling of trees in the national capital, saying there is no other way to mitigate the ecological and environmental degradation in the city. … Read more
Rainforest trees in Australia’s rainforests have been dying at twice the rate since the 1980s, apparently due to climate impacts. This is what the findings of a long-term international study published this Wednesday in the popular science journal Nature show. Rainforest trees Research has found that Rainforest trees mortality rates have doubled in the last … Read more
India’s wheat output is likely to fall three per cent to 106 million tonnes this year compared to the output of 109 million tonnes last year. The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare published the third advance estimate of the production of major agricultural crops for the year 2021-22. The country’s foodgrain production is … Read more
