Category: Environment

The Dutch experience in having to face strident public anger while implementing international protocols is illustrative of the dilemma governments face while balancing the aspirations of the people with wider global concerns.

Global cooling needs are set to double in the next twenty years threatening the future of Earth. In this context, India’s Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) is a timely initiative. But will it nudge the world into action?

World leaders are congregating in New York to figure out how to address the depredation of Earth’s fragile environment, frame policies and make pledges. Will they be able to reconcile their differences and converge on a working plan

The global ramification of the climate change is best understood by the Pacific Island states. With little capacity to stem this existential threat, these countries rely on the big powers to implement reforms that might prevent global warming. Does the US’ withdrawal from the unanimity-based Paris Climate Agreement spell doom for these island nations?

The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest, nearly two-thirds of which lie in Brazil. Last month, this Brazilian part lost trees at the fastest rate in a decade as a result of the easing of environmental protections under far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. Does this effectively spell the end of the Amazon, the producer of more…

Several parts of India are currently experiencing a deadly heatwave, which has claimed the lives of over 50 people so far. The intense heat has contributed to widespread water shortages across the nation. What steps can be taken by the Indian government in tandem with other South Asian countries to address the escalating water crisis…

A New Zealand bill proposes a zero carbon emissions target by 2050. Opposition groups have condemned methane targets set by this legislation, accusing the government of favouring the fossil fuel sector over agriculture. Is there a rationale to these claims?

Climate change protesters who have brought parts of London to a standstill said that they were prepared to call a halt if the U.K. government would discuss their demands. The question is, will the British Government accept the proposition of negotiating with the protestors? Extinction Rebellion…

The United Nations Environment Assembly in Kenya has adopted a new resolution for conservation and restoration of peatlands.