World’s Underground Fungal Life To Be Mapped For First Time
Scientists have unveiled plans to map the world’s huge underground webs of fungi for the…
Climate Change
What Record Warm Winters Mean For Glaciers In Everest Region
In late winter 2020, glaciologist Sudip Thakuri visited Kalinchowk, a peak in the Himalayas around…
Oil Firms Face Workforce Crunch As Renewable Energy Beckons
The oil and gas industry risks a huge workforce shortage as more than half of…
COP26: Key Outcomes From A ‘Fragile Win’
After running over by a day, negotiators at COP26 finally reached agreement on a “Glasgow…
Springs Dying Across Himachal Pradesh
The population of Mundaghat village in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has come down…
Other Species Pose A Threat To Antarctica’s Fragile Ecosystem
(The Conversation: By Dana M Bergstrom, Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong and Shavawn Donoghue,…
Only 1.2% Of Top Firms Make Major Climate Disclosures
Little more than one percent of 5,000 big companies globally are making substantial disclosures of…
5 Sustainable Solutions To Tackle Extreme Heat In South Asia
As the world warms, there is an urgent need to find ways to keep people…
How Enforceable Are Climate Pledges?
All is said and done at the U.N. climate talks, and the ink on the…
COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When…
‘Definition Of Insanity’: What They Are Saying At COP26
COP26, a two-week U.N. conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change,…
Pressure Mounts As COP26 Enters Final Day
Negotiators at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow are expected to lock horns on Friday…
As Climate Damage Mounts, Poor Nations Press Wealthy To Pay Up
Poor nations are pressuring their wealthy counterparts at the U.N. climate summit to pay up…
Frustration And Fury Over Climate Finance At COP26
The fortnight-long UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow started with a bang but ended the…
What’s The Difference Between 1.5°C & 2°C Of Global Warming?
Over and over at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders have stressed the…
Beyond Net Zero: India’s New Climate Pledges Explained
India has joined China, Japan, the UK, the EU and an expanding group of other…
Why It’s So Hard For World To Quit Coal
Every day, Raju gets on his bicycle and unwillingly pedals the world a tiny bit…
Experts Break Down India’s Net-Zero Pledge
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi grabbed headlines on 1 November at COP26 with an announcement…
India To Be Net Zero By 2070: PM Modi
As the World Leaders’ Summit kicked off at COP26 on 1 November, India announced that…
1 Min To Midnight: Johnson As COP26 Opens
A U.N. conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change kicked off…
Pollution Dominates India’s Climate Worries: Global Study
In India, people increasingly worry about the damage that humans cause to the planet and…
Only 4 Pacific Island Nations To Attend COP26
Only four Pacific islands will be represented by their leaders at upcoming U.N. climate talks…
Trillions Missing In Climate Budget Without Private Finance
Almost all developing nations that have updated their climate pledges in the run-up to the…
Nagaland Farmers Turn To Coffee To Combat Soil Erosion
For more than 20 years, Gwasinao Thong has been fighting against traditional jhum agriculture in…
“Countries Trying To ‘Greenwash’ Pollution”
The head of the environmental group Greenpeace has warned against efforts by countries and corporations…