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How Young People’s Anger Might Spur Climate Action

Across the globe, political campaigns are targeting young people for their votes, but are they listening to their growing anger…

2 months ago
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No Climate Campaign In South Asia’s Elections

South Asia has five elections this year, with two already concluded in Bangladesh on January 7 and Bhutan on January…

3 months ago
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COP28 Offers Climate Action A Lifeline But No Finish Line

For the first time, countries have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst consequences of the…

5 months ago
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Opinion: Effective Climate Adaptation Must Be Locally-Led

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report, released in 2021, stated that South Asia will face intensified…

5 months ago
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Greater Cooperation Will Accelerate Himalayan Climate Action

On 4 October, the Teesta River floods in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim became the latest grim demonstration of…

6 months ago
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COP28 And What It Means For South Asia

COP28 is this year’s crucial UN climate summit, the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention…

7 months ago
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Scrolling Into Stress: How Climate Fears Hit The Youth Of Today

Our young people are getting a dose of social media-driven eco-anxiety over the environment. There are ways we can help…

7 months ago
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Coal-fired Contradictions: Why Climate Action Needs A Circuit Breaker

Slow efforts to decarbonise are blamed on low political will — but time is running out to transition, and a…

7 months ago
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How Board Games Can Get People Involved In Climate Action

The dangerous wildfires burning across the world show us how real the climate crisis has become. When we see these…

9 months ago
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How India Can Help Grow Its Economy Through Stronger Climate Action

India is an emerging economy at the cusp of sizeable growth: over the next three decades, its gross domestic product…

9 months ago
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Can COP28 Deliver For The Global South? It Is Time For The Maths

During World Environment Day in June, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said developing countries are still paying the price for…

10 months ago
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RBI Report On Impact Of Climate Change On Economic Growth, Stability

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has focused on climate change as the primary theme in its Report on Currency…

12 months ago
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What’s India Bringing To G20 Table On Climate?

Despite dire warnings from scientists and an appeal by the UN Secretary General for G20 countries to take the lead…

12 months ago
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UN Climate Summit Fails The World

The disconnect between the reality of climate change and the artificial bubble in which global climate negotiations take place became…

1 year ago
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Courts Or Policies: Which Matters More For SA Climate Action?

In 2015, Asghar Leghari, a tax lawyer and farmer, successfully sued the government of Pakistan. The Lahore High Court ruled…

2 years ago
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Saffron & Glaciers: Kashmir’s Women Scientists Lead Climate Action

Working in different fields of science and technology, Nasheeman Ashraf, Ulfat Majeed and Mehreen Khaleel are at the forefront of…

2 years ago
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Germany Vows 10 Bn Euros For India’s Climate Action Targets

Germany on Monday committed an additional 10 billion euros assistance to India to help achieve climate action targets set for…

2 years ago
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Environment Council Will Help Speed Up Action On Climate: Experts

Experts have backed the states’ proposal to set up an environment council, saying it would assist in the development of…

2 years ago
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What’s In The Budget For Energy Transition?

The launch of India’s Union Budget, when the finance minister takes the stage carrying her iconic red bag containing the…

2 years ago
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Women’s Leadership Is Key To Climate Action

At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first to sign the Glasgow Women’s Leadership…

2 years ago
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Think In Systems To Deliver India’s Long-Term Climate Strategy

The 2015 Paris Agreement required countries to submit their long-term climate action strategies by 2020. At COP26, India made a…

2 years ago
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On Climate Justice, India Should Practise What It Preaches

The first ever draft resolution to include climate change in the mandate of the United Nations Security Council was vetoed…

2 years ago
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Climate Action In 2022: What’s Next For South, Central And SE Asia?

Many Asian countries made net-zero pledges at COP26 in Glasgow last month, but most were vague and opaque. The big…

2 years ago
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Existing Emissions Pledges Barely Scratch Climate Targets

Pledges made so far under the 2015 Paris accord would deliver less than a 1% reduction in global greenhouse gas…

3 years ago

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