COP29 and India’s battle against climate change at home
India must focus on elephants at home – tighten regulations, invest in evacuation of renewable energy and preserve carbon sinks (forests).
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Customer preference shifting due to climate change: Bain & Co
In India, 40% consumers said personal experience with extreme weather as the top reason they decided to buy sustainable products
Climate Woes Force New Biz Models
How consumer goods companies address weather disruptions with climate prediction models, AI and real-time data.
AI, an energy guzzling tech at odds with climate change plan: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2024 highlights that India, despite making significant strides in climate action, often faces criticism for not aligning with Western solutions.
Water shortage to affect India's sovereign credit strength: Moody's
India's average annual water availability per capita is likely to drop to 1,367 cubic meters by 2031 from an already-low 1,486 cubic meters in 2021.
COP28: What India gained and lost in fight against climate crisis
Given that India is already committed to tripling renewable and nuclear energy by 2030 and energy surplus since FY11, it doesn't need to hung up on coal
COP28 Summit 2023: History made as countries pledge transition away from fossil fuel
At COP28, leaders vow to end fossil fuel usage in a phased manner; some nations are unhappy as it does not mention “complete phaseout”
Big Firms Pass ESG Test...
...but smaller Indian corporates still to follow high standards in ESG reporting and action.
Developed countries backtracking on climate targets: Amitabh Kant
These comments come ahead of the COP28 summit on climate change in the U.A.E.
Richest 1% emit as much planet-heating pollution as 5 bn people: Oxfam
Ahead of the UN Climate Summit in Dubai, the Oxfam report says carbon emissions of 1% richest are enough to cause 1.3 million excess deaths due to heat
