Blue Jeans Is Costing The Planet Dearly
Eternally current and always fashionable, blue jeans are among the most-worn articles of clothing on…
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The 10 Big Climate Insights Of 2022
Experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have distilled this year’s main findings…
Managing Kitchen Waste Through Urban Farms
As Indian cities expand, concerns about their rising food demand and the accompanying pressure on…
Loss And Damage Climbs To Official Agenda In Egypt
All participating nations at the UN summit being held in Sharm El Sheikh in eastern…
Noxious Air Sinks Life Expectancy By 10 Years, Yet No Action Plan
(Source: IANS) India is the world’s second most polluted country. Air pollution shortens the average…
NZ Proposes Taxing Cow Burps, Farmers Miffed
(Source: AP) New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals…
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….
World Can Save 700 Mn Tonnes Of CO2 If More People Cycle
The world would save nearly 700 million tonnes of carbon pollution each year if every…
Which Diet Will Help Save Our Planet?
The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half…
Climate Change Could Worsen 58% Of Human Infectious Diseases
Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in…
Wildfires Rage Across Europe As Climate Alarm Sounded
Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as…
How Permafrost Thaw Is Damaging Himalayas
It is late April 2022. At Namche Bazaar, a town in the Everest region of…
EPI: India Ranked Lowest Among 180 Countries
India has been placed at the bottom on a list of 180 countries judged for…
Super Cyclones To Be Much More Devastating In India In Future
Super cyclones, the most intense form of tropical storms, are likely to have a much…
Climate Change Is Making Floods Worse Too
Super cyclones, known as hurricanes or typhoons in different parts of the world, are among…
IPCC Report: Narrow Path To Avoid Disastrous Climate Change
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body that…
“World Is On Fast Track To Climate Disaster”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that time is running out for countries, corporations…
How Ultra-Processed Foods Are Trashing Our Health And The Planet
Our world is facing a huge challenge: we need to create enough high-quality, diverse and…
Opinion: How Do We Adapt To An Intensified Water Cycle?
In August 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its report of working…
Irreversible Climate Impacts Are Already Here: IPCC Report
Adaptation to climate change impacts will become impossible unless greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are controlled…
Activists Behind Shell Climate Verdict To Target 30 MNCs
The Dutch wing of environmental group Friends of the Earth, which won a landmark court…
Explainer: What Is Regenerative Agriculture?
“Regeneration” is a buzzword in the agriculture sector and beyond. It’s the subject of a…
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…
Combustion Of Coal Led To Rise In Premature Mortality Rate
The combustion of coal, mainly in power plants, followed by industrial and household settings, has…
COP26: Feats, Foibles And Failures
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) drew to a close yesterday, Friday, November 12. When…