US is becoming a ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality
Racism, devotion to ‘American exceptionalism’ behind the decline; US slips to 41st position on UN’s development index
Most pollution-related workplace deaths in countries with highest GDP: Lancet report
India fares better, ranks 40; United Kingdom worst-performing; United States occupies 18th position
A week of arrogance and distrust
An interdependent world can’t be an inequitable world. We are seriously off track on many counts, writes Sunita Narain
That sinking feeling
Just like at Kyoto, the US and EU are ready to make back-room deals that leave out the concerns of the South. Its time for the G77 to speak up
Letter to the Prime Minister, India
India’s position at the forthcoming conference of parties of the Framework Convention on Climate Change
NASA tests autonomous drill to explore signs of life on Mars
The drill can operate without real-time human input. If it gets stuck, it can also dislodge itself
Before Trump eyed Greenland: Here’s what happened last time US bought a large chunk of Arctic
The US purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. It is today, one of the richest states with abundance of natural resources, such as petroleum, gold …
Amazon River Dolphins face extinction risk: Study
Dolphin flesh and blubber is being used as bait to ensnare catfish, endangering the species
Climate change worsening air pollution: 131.2 million Americans breathing unhealthy air, warns report
Nearly 90.7 million people in the US live in counties with failing grades for year-round particle pollution, finds report
Want to eat fish tomorrow? Halt climate change, overfishing today
Stocks could drop by a third if no action taken
What's critical at Durban: removing the firewall between developing and developed countries
Equity Watch
Americans not very different from their president
The US citizens are more concerned with cost than action to arrest climate change
Cheers Chiraq!
The French President calls for equity
Equity Primer
A look at why equity is so important at the climate negotiations
Apocalyptic skies: Canadian wildfires posing huge health risks
Estimated 115 million people impacted; health dangers shocking indictment of failures over climate change, says Amnesty International
‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must feature role of indigenous people’
Members of International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity stress their rights at biodiversity summit in Montreal
COVID-19: 2.5 mln more girls can be pushed into child marriage, warns report
This could reverse the progress of last 25 years towards gender equality and child rights, warns report by Save the Child
Climate Logjam
After wrecking the climate talks in The Hague, the US-led coalition refuses to participate in further negotiations in Oslo
Look who's talking
The president of the world’s most polluting country blames India for global warming
Powerful winds of change: Offshore wind power has taken off but challenges persist
Technological improvements and falling costs are driving a boom in offshore wind power projects worldwide. Still, the industry faces its own …
Good news: Greenhouse gas emissions have started to decline in these 27 cities
These major cities have already reduced their emission by 10 per cent over a five-year period
US study finds hundreds of thousands of nanoplastic particles in bottled drinking water
Each litre contained 110,000 to 370,000 particles, 90% of them smaller than microplastics
First cases of avian flu found in Antarctic region
Researchers identify species and areas most vulnerable to spread of infection
Mind that CDM: Discounting the future
A look at why CDM is not the solution for the poor or for sustainable development
Consumption and emissions: rich Indians v/s rich (and poor) Americans
Here’s an attempt at starting a serious debate around sustainable consumption and production by drawing a comparison