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Book Review: A Grand Survey Of Climate Hope

Akshat Rathi’s Climate Capitalism: Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions, is a book heavy on hope, data and examples.…

3 months ago
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A Case For Livable Neighborhoods

In October 2023, the UK government dismissed ’15-minute cities’ – an urban planning concept that reimagines neighborhoods as self-contained spaces,…

5 months ago
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Book Review: Madhav Gadgil On His Life Spent For India’s Biodiversity

I have never met Madhav Gadgil but kept hearing and reading about his pioneering work as an ecologist, his campaigns…

6 months ago
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In Saleemul Huq’s Death, Climate Justice Loses A Champion

Saleemul Huq, who brought to global attention the need to adapt to climate change impacts and to pay for the…

6 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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As Democracies Weaken, Who Gets A Say In South Asia’s Climate Future?

As the world confronts the impacts of climate change, the role of the state is more prominent than ever. The…

7 months ago
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Ocean Heat Is Off The Charts And Here’s What That Means For Us

Ocean temperatures have been off the charts since mid-March 2023, with the highest average levels in 40 years of satellite…

10 months ago
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Groundwater Pumping Tilts Earth’s Spin, May Impact Climate: Study

Groundwater pumping has shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimetres east between 1993…

11 months ago
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Could A Four-Day Workweek Help The Climate?

Source: DW Working five days a week is standard practice in the Western world, but things weren't always that way.…

11 months ago
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Trouble Looms For Ancient Indian Grain That Combats Climate

Source: PTI On a tiny sliver of land in southern India, the future of an ancient grain that helps combat…

1 year ago
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Residual Emissions Need To Be Tackled To Meet Net-Zero Goal

Calling for strategies to tackle residual emissions, scientists said they would need to be balanced by carbon dioxide removal techniques…

1 year ago
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Amazon Deforestation Could Impact Climate In Distant Regions

There’s a recent saying, grown popular among climate scientists: “What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic.” Now,…

1 year ago
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Comment: South Asia Needs Equitable Cooling As Heatwaves Worsen

At a construction site on the outskirts of New Delhi, Ravinder Kumar, a mason, spends his days slicing giant luminescent…

2 years ago
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Europe Facing Its Worst Drought In 500 Years

Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of…

2 years ago
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Why India Should Prepare For Extreme Heat In Near Future

An extreme heatwave in India and Pakistan has left more than a billion people in one of the most densely…

2 years ago
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IPCC Report: Narrow Path To Avoid Disastrous Climate Change

The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body that brings together the world’s leading…

2 years ago
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Marine Heatwaves Up, Impact Monsoon Rains

Marine heatwaves are on the rise in the Indian Ocean, leaving an impact on the Indian monsoon rainfall, according to…

2 years ago
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In Assam, Village Committees Lead The Way During Floods

Over the past three decades, the severity of both droughts and floods has increased in the state of Assam. In…

3 years ago

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