Pathways for India for raising climate ambition, biodiversity protection, sustainable development
An Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) note on IIM-A representing India in the FABLE consortium, which mobilises top knowledge institutions from 20 countries to support ways to achieve sustainable food and land use systems for achieving climate change goals:
Operating as part of the Food and Land Use Coalition, the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium mobilizes top knowledge institutions from 20 countries to support the development of decision-support tools and long-term pathways towards sustainable food and land-use systems. The FABLE Secretariat, led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), with support from EAT and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), coordinates the FABLE Consortium.
China, US in race to realize net-zero emission
As the United States prepares for a radical course-correction on climate change, China is raising its game. Climate action has become yet another front in the competition between the world’s two largest economies.
Who will cross the net-zero-emissions finish line first?
US president-elect Joe Biden is prepared to hit the ground running. He has declared that the US will return to the Paris Agreement on his first day in office, and vowed to put emissions reduction efforts and clean energy jobs at the center of his administration’s economic policymaking, with the goal of reaching net-zero emission no later than 2050.
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As the United States prepares for a radical course-correction on climate change, China is raising its game. Climate action has become yet another front in the competition between the world s two largest economies.
Who will cross the net-zero-emissions finish line first?
US president-elect Joe Biden is prepared to hit the ground running. He has declared that the US will return to the Paris Agreement on his first day in office, and vowed to put emissions reduction efforts and clean energy jobs at the center of his administration s economic policymaking, with the goal of reaching net-zero emission no later than 2050.
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation ( the Foundation ), the charity founded by retired asset manager Bill Gross and his son and daughter, announced today that it donated a total of $17 million to 51 non-profits in 2020, including $2.4 million targeted toward Covid-19 relief efforts in Southern California and around the world.
During a year when the need was greater than ever, the Foundation donated to organizations providing for both food as well as medical aid related to the devastating effects of Covid-19. The Foundation s largest donation of $3.5 million went to Doctors Without Borders, which is responding to Covid-19 in more than 70 countries by caring for patients, offering health education and mental health support, providing training for vital infection control measures in health facilities, and supporting response efforts by local authorities.