Climate Change

Indian factories’ revenue will drop 2 per cent with every 1°C rise in annual temperature due to climate change, according to a new study whose findings were released on Thursday. People are less productive at work and more likely to be absent on hot days, says the study, conducted by…

“If we hit our CO2 targets and every one of us are living in abject poverty, is that really how you really want to live?” Greg Kozera is making his pro-fracking case to me. Later in our phone call, he’ll argue that renewable energy depends on child labor in Congolese…

A top American Senator, who plays a major role in shaping the country's foreign policy, has sought to boost the India-US cooperation, particularly in the clean energy and climate change sector Topics US India relations  | Climate Change A top American Senator, who plays a major role in shaping the country's…

Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Feb. 16, 2021. David Kawai/The Canadian Press It is no surprise to see that Erin O’Toole has embraced the rich Canadian tradition of party democracy by bluntly disregarding the explicit will of the Conservative grassroots. In one…

In a sleepy virtual hearing on Monday, New Jersey Democrat Frank Pallone—chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee—introduced former Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz as the first witness to talk about his sprawling infrastructure proposal, the LIFT America Act. As Moniz declared in a standard disclosure prior to the hearing,…

The Observatory warned on Tuesday that typhoons could strike Hong Kong earlier and more often than usual this year, while climate change could also result in stronger storms. It’s predicting that between five and eight typhoons will come within 500 kilometres of the city, slightly higher than the usual four…

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the press on the South Lawn upon returning to the White House after a trip to Camp David, in Washington, March 21, 2021. Erin Scott | Reuters The White House will consider various options to pass an estimated $3 trillion economic recovery proposal,…

The last 72 hours highlighted hurdles and opportunities for U.S.-China cooperation on climate at a time of very deep divisions over human rights, cybersecurity and more. Driving the news: Chinese state media, in a weekend readout of high-level U.S.-China talks in Alaska on Thursday and Friday, said one outcome of…

Erin O’Toole failed to dominate the Conservative policy convention that wrapped up Saturday. But at least he survived it, with a path to victory in the next federal election still open. But that path is narrow and treacherous and steep, strewn with boulders and prone to mudslides. And running beside…

The UK's two important farming sectors, dairy and potato growing, will be badly hit by climate change over the next 30 to 50 years, the country's national weather service the Met Office has warned Topics Climate Change | Britain | Farming IANS  |  London  Last Updated at March 21, 2021 10:07 IST The UK's…