Sustainability

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May 26, 2023 Sustainability

Disaster deaths decline but damage rises on hotter planet

Early warning systems are saving lives but economic losses are increasing as climate change fuels more extreme weather events.

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May 26, 2023 Sustainability

The climate loss and damage fund is coming

COP27 ended with an agreement to provide financial aid to developing countries suffering the adverse effects of global warming. It is crucial to enter COP28 with a clear, detailed, and unified strategy for implementation of the fund.

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May 25, 2023 Sustainability

CO2 cuts in doubt as China, India bend coal targets

Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts.

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May 25, 2023 Sustainability

Modern slavery numbers soar to 50 million, driven by global crises

Global Slavery Index exposes links between climate change and rising risk of forced labour.

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May 25, 2023 Sustainability

Grassroots groups tackle human-wildlife conflict across India-Nepal border

As the two countries prepare an agreement on human-wildlife conflict, local successes in managing conflict with elephants and tigers may offer valuable lessons.

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May 25, 2023 Sustainability

Nepal hydropower drive puts India over China, but what’s the risk?

Nepal has withdrawn hydro projects from Chinese developers and awarded more to Indian firms as New Delhi moves ahead of Beijing.

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May 24, 2023 Sustainability

Replacing traditional tricycles with e-trikes in tropical Boracay – a transition that needs to be just: GerWeiss Motors chief

The firm can’t just dictate drivers to go electric, says Sean Gabriel Villoria, who is leading a push for more islands across the Philippines to adopt the use of electric-powered tricycles. It also needs to help raise their incomes.

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May 24, 2023 Sustainability

30 per cent of species could be abruptly lost at 2.5°C of warming: study

Climate change could push species over abrupt tipping points, forcing them to move to cooler regions or evolve to adapt which they are unlikely to do in short timeframes, finds a study.

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May 24, 2023 Sustainability

Verra founding CEO to resign, president appointed interim chief

World’s largest standards body for the voluntary carbon market has faced intense scrutiny over the integrity of its certification process.