MANILA, PHILIPPINES : People in Asia and the Pacific were displaced more than 225 million times due to disasters triggered by natural hazards from 2010 to 2021, accounting for more than three-quarters of the global number, according to a report released today by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). […]
Climate Change
The Evolving Role of Greenhouse Gas Emission Offsets in Combating Climate Change – EQ Mag Pro
The Lazard Climate Center has issued a working paper entitled “The Evolving Role of Greenhouse Gas Emission Offsets in Combating Climate Change,” which explores the role of offsets in regulatory compliance, as an incentive for early climate action, and in implementing voluntary emission goals. The voluntary offsets market has grown significantly in recent years and […]
Climate Change and The Crown: Will King Charles III Improve UK’s Climate Action Strategy? – EQ Mag Pro
From extremely brutal heatwaves and energy crises to double-digit consumer price inflation, the United Kingdom has been going through a bit of a rough patch in recent times. And on September 8, the country dealt with another major blow as it lost its queen, Elizabeth II, after her reign of 70 long years. Now, with […]
Carbon Capture Remains A Risky Investment For Achieving Decarbonisation – EQ Mag Pro
Shute Creek in the U.S. underperformed its carbon capture capacity by around 36% over its lifetime, Boundary Dam in Canada by about 50%, and the Gorgon project off the coast of Western Australia by about 50% over its first five-year period. The 90% emission reduction target generally claimed by the industry has been unreachable in […]
IEEFA: Carbon Capture Has a Long History. Of failure – EQ Mag Pro
Despite its long history, carbon capture is a problematic technology Capturing Scope 3 emissions, the biggest chunk of emissions created from using the product, is not being accounted for in “carbon-neutral” claims The entire efficacy of the carbon capture process has been called into question by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Carbon capture and […]
How climate action can help deliver EU energy security – EQ Mag Pro
Governments can act now to accelerate the energy transition in Europe to both improve the continent’s long-term energy security and reduce emissions. Europe is currently facing two major energy challenges. The first is energy insecurity rooted in the continent’s fossil-energy dependence and its vulnerability to hostile moves. The second, shared with the entire globe, is […]
Climate change could impact Maharashtra’s renewable energy potential : Study – EQ Mag Pro
Mumbai : A latest study by researchers at Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) poses an interesting question for Maharashtra’s push for renewable energy – amongst many other areas and aspects of our everyday lives: climate change is set to impact India’s solar and wind energy potential over the next five decades. Maharashtra currently […]
Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change – EQ Mag Pro
WASHINGTON (AP) : An unexpected deal reached by Senate Democrats would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to address global warming and could help President Joe Biden come close to meeting his pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, experts said Thursday, as they sifted through a […]
5 Reasons Cities Should Include Trees in Climate Action – EQ Mag Pro
Cities and communities around the world are stepping up to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and prevent dangerous climate change impacts. Their strategies typically focus on reducing emissions from sectors such as transportation, energy, housing and waste. But there’s one sector many communities are overlooking in their climate plans: forests and trees. This is a […]
Launching net-zero businesses: Lessons from a digital leader – EQ Mag Pro
Many companies are hustling to start low-carbon businesses. Ram Ramachander works at the speed of a start-up and with the backing of a corporation. There is an opportunity for corporate-backed ventures to play a big role in the net-zero transition. Can these businesses scale fast enough to help meet decarbonization targets and prevent the worst […]