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Business Insider India
23 Mar 2023, 18:43
Govt intervention critical to remove green financing barriers, IPCC reports stresses as we move towards 3.5°C warmingGovt intervention critical to remove green financing barriers, IPCC reports stresses as we move towards 3.5°C warming

Govt intervention critical to remove green financing barriers, IPCC reports stresses as we move towards 3.5°C warming

The Synthesis report is the closing chapter of the Panel's Sixth Assessment of the planet and worldwide climate action. Good news first: they note that the 1.5°C warming target to limit severe climate change fuelled disasters is still achievable. The bad news? It will require an unimaginable amount of ambitious global effort and collaboration.
Microsoft intends to lock 12,000 tons of carbon to the bottom of the ocean, using algae!
Business Insider India
22 Mar 2023, 16:37

Microsoft intends to lock 12,000 tons of carbon to the bottom of the ocean, using algae!

Using this technology, Microsoft intends to remove up to 12,000 tons of carbon equivalent within two years. This process will also help enhance the ocean's alkalinity, offsetting the rapid acidification we aren't currently witnessing.
55% of Indian large rice fields could face yield loss due to high carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere
Business Insider India
16 Mar 2023, 17:04

55% of Indian large rice fields could face yield loss due to high carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere

The study revealed that long-term presence of CO2 impoverishes the soil of phosphorous. Phosphorus, as a chemical fertiliser is unevenly distributed worldwide, making its import exceedingly valuable to countries without the resource. India is a prime example, with the country 90% dependent on rock phosphate as the key raw material in DAP and NPK fertilisers.