Climate caveats
Without the switch to renewable energy, CO2 emissions would have been 50 per cent higher in the world; that's great, but not enough
Insure farmers to ensure future
Let’s leave for the moment the questions why these extreme weather events are happening in our world with greater frequency and intensity. …
वक्त जागने का
आईपीसीसी रिपोर्ट भविष्य में बढ़ने वाले तापमान के खतरे को इंगित करती है। यह चुनौती ऐसे समय में आई है जब दुनिया के पिछड़े ...
The wake up call
It’s time we understood that the IPCC's report could be an underestimate of the kind of dangers that await a warmed world and stopped …
विपदा नई, इलाज पुराना
बाढ़ और सूखे के असर को कम करने का केवल एक उपाय है। वह है लाखों, करोड़ों जल संरचनाओं को बनाने की तरफ ध्यान ...
Revenge of the rich
Trump's election reflects the anger of the rich who did not get richer. This inequity is also at the core of the climate change challenge
India’s new climate targets: Bold, ambitious and a challenge for the world
An already low-emitter, India’s new commitments to fight climate change force the historical emitters and China to commit to bolder emission-…
COP27 was a mirage in the deserts of the Sinai
COP27 was a grand spectacle; it created a sense of hyper-action, when it actually was about reversing the little gains made till now to combat …
Chamoli glacier burst: Himalayan blunders compounded
The issue is about carrying capacity of the fragile region, which is even more at risk because of climate change
टिड्डियों का हमला और जलवायु परिवर्तन
सूचनाओं में मामले में बंटे इस संसार में खतरनाक यह है कि ऑस्ट्रेलिया में दावानल के बारे में तो हम जानते हैं, लेकिन हमारे ...
The dictum on desertification: UNCCD CoP14 presents an opportunity
Land is at the core of fighting climate change that is sure to hurt all sections eventually
Changing character of cyclones
Fani teaches us that the future is even more risked and even more unpredictable than we imagined. It is time we woke up to this reality
Water-wisdom for climate change: We must become much more efficient with every drop
The country has learnt critical water lessons through the years — now is the time to put it to practice
2016: a year of growing dissent
This year, more than ever before, has been tumultuous, both in terms of economic politics and nature’s art
CoP26 a missed opportunity: Graduate from kindergarten diplomacy
The much-delayed climate summit in Glasgow did little to acknowledge that combatting climate change requires cooperation at a scale never seen before
COP27: Only together can we win
At COP27, loss and damage must not to be pushed away with another puny promise of a fund that never materialises but be accepted as a legitimate …
स्टॉकहोम सिंड्रोम: 50 साल का जश्न मनाते वक्त विचार करना जरूरी
स्टॉकहोम सम्मेलन की 50वीं वर्षगांठ का उत्सव हमारे साझे भविष्य के बारे में होना चाहिए, अतीत के विभाजनों पर नहीं
Men in black
Carbon market has the potential to unlock billions of dollars for countries in the Global South. But is this voluntary carbon market working for …
भारत के नए जलवायु लक्ष्य: साहसिक, महत्वाकांक्षी और दुनिया के लिए चुनौतीपूर्ण
पहले से ही कम उत्सर्जक होने के बावजूद भारत ने जलवायु परिवर्तन से लड़ने की जो प्रतिबद्धता जताई है, उसने बड़े उत्सर्जकों खासकर चीन ...
Getting out of fossils
Quickly ramping up cheaper finance should be JET-P’s focus so that the new energy future is clean
Do not just single out coal
Why should countries of the western world, which have already appropriated the giant share of the carbon budget, be given a free pass on the …
Save the carbon bubble: India’s voluntary carbon market must be regulated and made to contribute to its climate goals
Governments world over continue to issue regulations to rein in the voluntary carbon market, hold it accountable for its acts and ensure sharing …
एक मरीचिका साबित हुआ कॉप-27
तीन दशक के इतिहास में कॉप-27 सम्मेलन को सबसे खराब कार्यक्रम के रूप में याद किया जाना चाहिए
Obama-Modi and climate change
Ask not what India will do for climate. Ask what the US will do to reduce emissions to save world from climate
Why we cannot ignore the poor
One thing is clear—the solutions must work for the poor, for them to work for the rich