Green bond issuance is set to reach $200 billion in 2019: Moody’s
Global green bond issuance will grow by 20% to reach $200 billion in 2019, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service. Despite slower …
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Climate change poses risks to international peace and security: UN
Climate change poses risks to international peace and security through massive displacement of people and increased competition for scarce natural resources, speakers told the Security …
CSE initiates pilot study on real time ambient air source apportionment in Delhi-NCR
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in association with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the leading instrumentation company Horiba, Ltd has launched a …
POWERED Accelerator Selects Nine Women to be a Part of its Second Cohort
POWERED Accelerator has selected nine women to be a part of its Second Cohort and will offer them financial and business support to help them …
Govt diverted Kolkata-sized forest land for projects including hydro, wind in past 3 yrs
The Indian government has diverted over 20,000 hectares (the size of Kolkata) of forest area for developmental activities such as mining, thermal power plants, dams, …
European Bank issues debut 600 million euro 5-year Global Green Bond
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) issued its debut EUR-denominated Green Bond benchmark, a 5-year €600 million Global transaction. The new issue is due …
Morocco rates high in climate-change performance index
Morocco has been named the second-best performing country after Sweden in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). Sweden was in top position, followed by Morocco …
Highlights of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the year 2018
The year 2018 was a testimony to India’s leadership and commitment on environmental issues as the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was awarded the …
India making rapid progress on green energy, climate change mitigation: Harsh Vardhan
India is in the forefront of handling climate change and global warming for the whole world, with the country making rapid progress vis-a-vis various green …
Commitments to climate actions made by more than 9,000 cities: UN yearbook
Commitments to climate actions have been made by more than 9,000 cities from 128 countries, around 240 states and regions from over 40 countries and …