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Jul 27, 2021

Israel to Cut 85% of Emissions by Mid-century

Israel will cut carbon emissions by 85% from 2015 levels by the middle of the century, its government says.
Its Prime Minister said that the decision would help the country gradually shift to a low-carbon economy.
Targets include cutting the vast majority of emissions from transport, the electricity sector and municipal waste.
But critics want more ambitious targets for renewable energy and bigger economic incentives for change.
The world has already warmed by about 1.2C since the industrial era began, and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions.

Jul 26, 2021

India Urges G20 Nations to Reduce High Emissions

India has urged the group of 20 nations with per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions above the world average to take immediate steps to reduce their emissions so that the world stays on the right track to leave a better planet for future generations.
Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy R. K. Singh led a delegation from India at the G20 Energy and Climate Joint Ministerial Meeting that was held virtually and was attended by energy and environment ministers from G20 nations.
R. K. Singh apprised the delegates from the G20 countries in the meeting about the significant progress made by India in meeting its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) targets while staying committed to meeting its climate goals under the Paris Agreement.

Jul 20, 2021

WWF-UNEP report

A new report by WWF and UNEP has found that 35 per cent of India's tiger ranges currently lie outside protected areas. The report, A Future for All – A need for Human-Wildlife Coexistence, examined increasing human-wildlife conflict, and has found that marine and terrestrial protected areas only cover 9.67 per cent globally.
With most of these protected areas disconnected from each other, many species depend on human-dominated spaces for their survival, and shared landscapes. Protected areas play an increasingly important role for the survival of key species such as large predators and herbivores, says the report.
Apart from India's tigers, 40 per cent of the African lion range and 70 per cent of the African and Asian elephant ranges fall outside protected areas, finds the report.

Jul 19, 2021

52% Rise in Frequency of Cyclones in Arabian Sea over Two Decades: Study

The frequency and intensity of cyclones developing over the Arabian Sea has increased in the last two decades, while fewer such storms have been seen over the Bay of Bengal, researchers have found in a paper that underlines the increasing risk of disasters hitting the west coast of India if the trend continues to hold over the years.
A 52% increase was noticed in the frequency of cyclones over the Arabian Sea between 2001 and 2019, and an 8% decrease over the Bay of Bengal, compared to the 19-year period between 1982 and 2002, according to a new study by scientists of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) under the Union ministry of earth sciences.

Jul 16, 2021

Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat released first official draft of a new post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
This framework will be used to guide actions worldwide through 2030 in order to preserve and protect nature & its essential services to people.
Framework comprises of 21 targets for 2030.

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