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AI-generated disinformation tactics spotted ahead of COP30
A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by artificial intelligence and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30. And in the video showing the city purportedly under water, "The reporter doesn't exist, the people don't exist, the flood doesn't exist, and the city doesn't exist."
After years of steady decline, US greenhouse gas emissions risk leveling off under Trump administration policies that promote fossil fuels and restrict renewables, according to an analysis released Wednesday. Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has pursued an agenda centered on boosting fossil fuels and restricting renewables.
Budget: India to strengthen climate resilience, energy transition with new initiatives
US emissions stagnate in 2024, challenging climate goals: Study
ADB to provide USD 500 million loan to support sustainable infra projects in India
Urbanisation causing loss of mangroves in Visakhapatnam: NGT issues notice to authorities
G20 role in climate finance critical: UN body chief
Ahead of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, UN climate chief Simon Stiell urged world leaders to prioritize climate action and increase financial support for developing countries. Stiell emphasized the urgency of the situation as negotiators in Baku work towards finalizing post-2025 climate finance goals.
India commits to 30 per cent protected areas in updated biodiversity plan
India's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan sets a goal to protect 30% of its natural areas by 2030, aligning with global targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. With a focus on reducing threats, sustainable use, and effective implementation tools, India aims to restore degraded ecosystems and expand protected areas, spending significantly on conservation efforts.
ITC commits to tackling plastic waste through innovative solutions
UN, other agencies aim to standardise measurement of environmental impacts
Major multilateral organisations will launch a new initiative next week aimed at developing a system of standards for companies, investors and financial institutions to measure their impact on global sustainability. The new Impact Management Platform is founded by four UN agencies, the OECD, and the World Bank.
Shift to Net-zero buildings is not only cheap now, but viable too; India slowly finding solutions as well
Cheap technology and sufficient skills already exist worldwide to achieve net-zero energy buildings – those that produce enough renewable energy to meet their annual energy demands – at costs in the range of traditional building projects, a study published recently in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources has found.
As UN Secretary General makes fresh appeal for carbon neutrality, a Coalition of Indian industries sign charter for ‘near zero’ emissions by 2050
On a day when UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres made a fresh appeal to countries to raise climate action ambitions at a round-table in New York, a coalition of six Indian companies on Thursday signed up an ‘Industry Charter’ for ‘near zero emissions’ by 2050.
Record 212 environmental activists murdered in 2019: NGO
Colombia and the Philippines combined accounted for just over half of the confirmed deaths -- 64 and 43, respectively -- followed by Brazil, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
A troubling pandemic thought: Are THESE the good old days?
India’s fight against climate change and disasters needs your bold tech solutions
The spread of COVID-19 brought to the forefront the need to focus more on innovation.