We need global regulation for corporations

Eva Joly, EU parliamentarian from the French Green Party, is tipped to be the Presidential candidate of the Greens in the 2012 French …

The battle for knowledge

What are patents? Why have they become politically contentious and a major source of friction between rich nations and the developing world?

Mind that CDM: Discounting the future

A look at why CDM is not the solution for the poor or for sustainable development

UNITED NATIONS

Banning science from meeting fiction

Is quite different from letting politics crassly dictate research

Prescription for relief

Smaller households=Greater consumption

Unclean process

CDM entity has poor record

Science against poverty

World Bank's friendship with corporate sector

"Emissions targets a must for developing countries"

According to report

EU proposes

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

Pay attention to what’s happening with the Loss & Damage Fund

Climate justice hangs in the balance, as developed countries look for exit routes and seek to narrow eligibility for receiving money  

The Global South is on the rise — but what exactly is the Global South?

With an economic shift & enhanced political visibility, countries in the Global South are increasingly asserting themselves on the …

Small businesses provide most jobs in under developed, developing nations: ILO

Policy makers need to focus on informal sector and small economic units to address fundamental challenges of employment creation and improvement …

Change the climate now

Now that the rich are also being hit by climate change & the “attribution” is clear, the targets for the world’s anger will …

MOP 28: Countries close to agreeing on a dual baseline for HFC phase down

Experts suggest that this could lead to a change in the status quo of differentiation mechanism for Montreal Protocol parties

Agricultural biotechnolgies a boon for family farmers, say experts

A range of biotechnologies can help bring about high yields, improve nutrition quality and add value to the productivity of crops, livestock,…

Bonn climate talks off to an explosive start

As opposed to negotiating with developed countries, day 1 seemed to be all about developing countries versus the co-chairs  

World Bank gets jittery

As bank gears up for competition, it may further dilute environmental safeguard policies

Cursory look at science-development links

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT J V Vilanilam . Publisher: Sage Publications, New Delhi . Price: Rs 235 (hb); Rs 135 (pb)

Blown out

A deadly cyclone causes large-scale devastation in Pakistan and despite early warnings the toll on the Indian side is as high

The idea of a clean city

could well become a myth by 2007. More than half of the world' s population by then would be urban dwelling. The urban ecological footprint would …