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India's banks unprepared for climate breaking points

India has always been a land of brutal but predictable weather. Now, the climate crisis is expected to change that, with increasingly erratic heat and water extremes unleashed at unusual times, or even simultaneously. While the country has proved to be a model of disaster preparedness in the past, the rising probability of highly disruptive compound weather events – known as 'black swans' – represents an unprecedented risk to the economy at large. And despite the mounting warnings from experts, India's big banks appear to be turning a blind eye to climate risk.
IISD in the news April 6, 2022

A gas dilemma for South Africa in the face of runaway climate change

When the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) reports start talking about the increasing risk of "runaway climate change" if the global temperature passes 1.5°C above the pre-industrial norm, it feels like perhaps the minimum threshold of mitigation action the world should be considering has been raised significantly compared to a year ago.
IISD in the news April 5, 2022

Volta CEO Leaving For VP Role At Sustainability Think Tank

Volta CEO Martha Casey is leaving the innovation hub for a job with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). IISD is a Canadian think tank established in 1990 thanks in part to the efforts of former prime minister Brian Mulroney. The organization’s mission is to “accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resources, and fair economies.” It has about 150 staff and associates working in more than 30 countries.
IISD in the news April 5, 2022

Expertos y activistas reclaman acelerar la sustitución de la energía fósil por renovables (in Spanish)

El mundo tiene que abandonar los combustibles fósiles de manera urgente, en lugar de confiar en un clima estable recurriendo a soluciones tecnológicas no suficientemente probadas, como los sistemas para absorber y neutralizar el CO2 del aire. Así lo indican diversos expertos y activistas ante el nuevo informe del Panel Intergubernamental sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC).
IISD in the news April 4, 2022