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A farmer drives his water buffalo through the heat of the day in rural India.

Heat-related casualties are set to become one of the Indian government's most pressing challenges in the coming months as millions of people are exposed to dangerously high temperatures.

In Uttarakhand, extreme weather events like droughts, erratic rainfall and hailstorms have severely affected farming, leading to lower crop yields, increased pests and financial distress for farmers.

ISSB chair Emmanuel Faber at the IFRS Foundation Conference 2023

The tool launches as companies struggle to measure and report Scope 3 emissions due to a lack of established methodologies.

After witnessing the devastation of Cyclone Aila, Lamia Mohsin has dedicated her career to bridging local realities with global climate action and shaping climate adaptation policies.

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Addressing the root causes of multidimensional deprivation requires political will, administrative efficiency, and community participation. By Soumyabrata Mondal

Leading a group of mothers, campaigner Bhavreen Kandhari tells WHO conference that children need a quicker energy transition. By Bhavreen Kandhari

Energy transition research addressing the range of equity concerns across India’s socioeconomic groups and regions is rare. This needs to change. By Dr Aishwarya Ramachandran, Animesh Ghosh and Vaibhav Chowdhary

The UN has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation as climate change speeds up ice loss not only in the Arctic and Antarctica, but in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalayas, which is warming three times the global average rate. By Masatsugu Asakawa

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In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent climate action.

Scientists in the Global South are studying how solar geoengineering could affect their communities. One team in Pakistan is focusing on malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that affects millions in tropical and sub-tropical countries yearly.

EB Studio The built environment's sprawling carbon footprint can be reined in by giving old buildings a 'climate makeover' as cities grow. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to Vinod Jethani about the benefits and challenges of retrofitting old buildings.

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