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Zoonotic diseases need to be curbed to prevent outbreaks like COVID-19: UN
She said meat production has increased by 260 per cent in 50 years, agriculture has intensified, in…
PTI
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Millions of used vehicles contribute to air pollution, says UN report
Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the US and Japan to the developing …
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Covid-19 just rising trend of diseases: UN report
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies acr…
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OPINION: Green financing in India — Need, significance, urgency, and way forward
The UN Environment Programme defines 'Green Financing' as the inflow of finances from private, not-…
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Climate change protesters abandon 2-week hunger strike and swarm Sen. Joe Manchin's Maserati
With a banner that said, "Joe Manchin is burning our future for profit," over 100 protesters confro…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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OPINION: Time to scale-up nature-based solutions to forge a low-carbon and climate-resilient future for India
A report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (I…
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Some experts believe climate change may increase the emergence of new animal-to-human transmitted diseases like COVID-19
Some experts think this increase might be related to an increase in deforestation and the subsequen…
Katie Nixdorf,Havovi Cooper,J…
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World Environment Day: Brands urge consumers to come out of the lockdown as conscious beings and continue following sustainable practices
A few campaigns that caught our attention on World Environment Day.
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17 pc decline in global carbon emissions due to COVID-19 lockdown: Study
Lead author Prof Corinne Le Quéré of the University of East Anglia said, "Population confinement ha…
PTI
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There's new evidence that fossil fuels are getting crushed in the ongoing energy battle against renewables
Global investment in renewable energy held steady over last year, with over $200 billion invested. …
Jeremy Berke
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UN senior official resigns after 'mind blowing' audit reportedly finds he spent nearly $500,000 in travel expenses
"The secretary general is grateful for Mr. Solheim's service and recognizes that he has been a lead…
David Choi
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One simple chart shows why an energy revolution is coming - and who is likely to come out on top
While solar is getting much cheaper, Lazard notes that these sources of electricity are not a panac…
Jeremy Berke
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You've been thinking about plastics all wrong
The findings likely will surprise many. The study finds that the environmental cost of using altern…
Jeff Wooster, Dow Chemical
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Infosys sets an example again and this time it is food waste management
The restriction of food serving limited to food courts has reduced the mixed waste fraction and…
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Rise in under-implementation projects indicates pickup in economic activities
A rise in projects under implementation as well as a decline in the number of stalled projects poin…
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Here's How Much Carbon The US-China Climate Deal Will Actually Save
Unfortunately, the US and China aren't going to save the world by themselves. Under the above condi…