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

Brexit exposes globalisation's fatal flaw

It is clear that the world desperately needs a globalisation model that will work for all and not just some

Why shouldn’t I be intolerant?

The circles of information have shrunk to what is most agreeable to listen to. It is no surprise that in all environmental conversations there is …

New global order (or disorder)

Fixing weaknesses in democracy is not about less, but more democracy

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

Control your food. It is your business

Dangerous distractions: World needs to rise above conflicts, both armed & unarmed, to fight against climate change

The unarmed war — between the so-called West and so-called East (US vs China) — is going to make things worse for fight against …

The tale of 21st century's dinosaurs

Wolf at our door

The US has made the world rewrite the climate agreement so that the targets are based on voluntary action, not science

A new world order taking shape

Proponents have turned their backs to the idea of unfettered global trade; how will new globalisation rules take shape in a climate-risked and war-…

Growing dissent against ‘successful’ economic growth model

A new de-globalising world order means that to find equitable and affordable growth, we need to challenge the polluted model that has pushed us …

COVID-19: What will be the new normal

Each country has shown that it is for itself in this crisis — A dog-eat-dog world

The numbers behind: Climate change

The planet can barely afford any more carbon emissions. But we need to continue to emit for our survival and development. What is the carbon …

UN@75 vs multilateralism & democracy

The United Nations was set up after World War II, and today, we are at the beginning of a new one — only this time,…

World’s second-largest emitter might leave the first-ever global climate deal

क्या हो कॉप-26 का एजेंडा

अक्टूबर के अंत में ग्लासगो में शुरू हो रहे कॉप-26 का एजेंडा क्या होना चाहिए, बता रही हैं पर्यावरणविद सुनीता नारायण

Intolerance in Paris: an opinion by Sunita Narain

As I write this, it is two days to the endgame at the Paris climate conference. Despite problems, everybody is clear that there will be an …

बाइडन के सामने बदलाव की चुनौती

अमेरिका में बाइडन-हैरिस जीत चुके हैं यह सच है, लेकिन ट्रंपवाद का अंत नहीं हुआ है, यह भी उतना ही बड़ा सच है

2nd coalition of the willing: bad for climate and for us

The US and us

US, equity and the elephants in the room

The issue of sharing the common atmospheric space has been at the core of discussions—the elephant in the room that we want to forget. It …

Paris foretold and forewarned: what to expect from COP21

The French government knows it cannot make the same blunders as the Danish government made in Copenhagen in 2009, when trust between countries&…

Shale gas: dubious game-changer

All is not well: climate negotiations in a new avatar

From protests to where in 2012?