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A new study published in the journal Science, highlights the opportunity to complement current climate mitigation scenarios with scenarios that capture the interdependence among investors perception of future climate risk, the credibility of climate policies, and the allocation of investments across low- and high-carbon assets in the economy. Climate mitigation scenarios are key to understanding the transition to a low-carbon economy and inform climate policies. These scenarios are also import...

Cybercrime thrives during pandemic: Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report Increase in phishing and ransomware attacks – along with continued high numbers of Web Application Attacks – underscore a year of unprecedented security challenges What you need to know: Report analyzes 29,207 quality incidents, of which 5,258 were confirmed breaches Phishing attacks increased by 11 percent, while attacks using ransomware rose by 6 percent 85 percent of breaches involved a human element, whi...

Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report The Verizon Business 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (2021 DBIR) examines more breaches than ever before, and sheds light on how the most common forms of cyber-attacks affected the international security landscape during the global pandemic. This year’s report saw 5,258 breaches from 83 contributors across the globe, a third more breaches analyzed than last year.  With an unprecedented number of people working remotely, phishing and ranso...

Phishing and ransomware attacks increased by 11 per cent and 6 per cent respectively

CHARTING NEW PATHWAYS THROUGH THE CLIMATE CRISISInsights from the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA)featuringZena GrecniSustained Climate Assessment SpecialistEast-West CenterClick to RegisterFor the past decade, the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) has responded to the need for sustained, collaborative assessment of climate change impacts

Read more about United Nations raises global economic forecast to 5.4% growth in 2021 on Business Standard. UN warned that surging Covid cases and inadequate availability of vaccines threaten a broad-based recovery

Peatlands could be used to bring substantial carbon storage benefits in the fight against climate change. That’s the suggestion from the British Ecological Society, which has launched a new report today – it suggests a restoration of the UK’s peatlands should become a priority for policymakers. The analysis estimates the UK’s 2.6 million hectares of peatland currently store around three billion tonnes of carbon. However, most of these peatlands are in a degraded state and are no longer ...

World Economic Situation and Prospects Mid-year Update - Virtual Press Conference (11 May 2021) Preview Language:   English 11-May-2021 00:31:03 Virtual Press Conference by Mr. Hamid Rashid, Lead Author and Chief, Global Economic Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and Ms. Helena Afonso, Economic Affairs Officer, Global Economic Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Divisi...

Systemic inequalities mean that low-income households in London are more likely to be exposed to higher levels of indoor air pollution, according to a report by UCL researchers.

Complementary medicines for weight loss cannot be justified based on current evidence, review suggests The first global review of complementary medicines (herbal and dietary supplements) for weight loss in 16 years--combining 121 randomized placebo-controlled trials including nearly 10,000 adults--suggests that their use cannot be justified based on the current evidence. The findings of two studies, being presented at The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggest that al...