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CHENNAI : Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate change Bhupender Yadav on International Day for Biological Diversity inaugurated the Biological Diversity Exhibition at Chennai Kalaivanar Arangam on Sunday.  This was done to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, that is celebrated on 22 May all over the world.  May 22 is proclaimed as …

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, on Friday attended the BRICS high level meeting on Climate Change. Addressing the meeting, the minister highlighted the relevance of the forum to jointly address climate change, to explore approaches to accelerate low carbon and resilient transition and to achieve sustainable recovery and development. The …

ITU Many enterprises are turning to technology to increase efficiency and ‘green’ their own operations. But the ICT sector itself is currently one of the fastest growing greenhouse gas-emitting and energy-consuming sectors. What more can be done to reduce our own carbon footprint? Whether monitoring natural disasters or energy consumption or innovating the exciting new …

The Federal Government has unveiled its long-awaited “technology investment roadmap” setting out Australia’s energy priorities as it seeks to bring down carbon emissions over the next 30 years. Key points: More than 140 technologies including hydrogen, renewables, biofuels and carbon capture and storage were given consideration Australia has flexibility in using natural gas energy as …

Media outlets around the world have reacted to the “unprecedented” bushfires currently burning across northern New South Wales and south east Queensland. Three people have been confirmed dead, five are missing and 40 have been injured, with 150 homes already destroyed — and the worst is yet to come. “We’re not even in summer yet,” …

CBSNews.com Live Video HD 1 Millions of people are skipping school and work around the world to protest climate change. They are demanding “an end to the age of fossil fuels.” Climate activist Greta Thunberg is one of thousands participating in the New York City march. Thousands joined in marches in New York City, Chicago, …

A majority of Americans think action needs to be taken right now to address climate change. Most consider it at least to be a serious problem — including more than a quarter who say it is a crisis. Seven in 10 think human activity contributes a lot or some to climate change, and most feel …