We need a framework that measures how agricultural heritage contributes to biodiversity, food security, sustainable development, and climate adaptation.
Lancet annual update comes days before COP30 in Brazil, urges govts to act urgently to cut fuel emissions. There were 2.5 mn deaths globally due to air pollution from fossil fuels in 2022.
The wealthiest 1% around the world accounts for 15% of all emissions attributed to consumers, but if their carbon footprint is measured by the assets they own, their share jumps up to about 40%.
Scientists fear that parts of the world are nearing so-called physiological tipping points, when it’s so hot and humid that people can no longer survive.
The private sector stays out of climate resilience funding because projects lack revenue models, bankability, and local data. But empowered Urban Local Bodies can unlock that.
Switzerland has had its worst decade of ice melt on record, with one quarter of glacier volume lost since 2015, glaciers below 3,000m above sea level suffered in particular this year.
Economist looks at art collector Shalini Passi’s garden in Delhi, NYT probes H-1B visa fee damage & Guardian reports on power needs in India and clash with New Delhi’s climate goals.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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