As temperatures soar across the world, a new approach is needed to talk about climate change
In recent days, as Western Canada and the United States have been broiling under a climate-fuelled heat crisis, all sorts of superlatives have been used to describe never-before-seen temperatures: the British Columbia community of Lytton hit a mind-boggling 49.5...
Five Asian countries to face tremendous losses if insistent on coal plants: report
The latest report from Carbon Tracker reveals a future in which the investment in coal power plants is deemed economically and environmentally unviable, and five Asian countries are poised to suffer great economic losses with their plans to hang on to dirty energy....
Row erupts at Green Climate Fund over who defines climate adaptation
The UN’s flagship climate finance initiative was gripped by a dispute this week over what a project to cope with the impacts of climate change looks like – and who gets to decide. Tensions rose during the online board meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) after only...
Being National Green Tribunal, NGT Must Have Alacrity, Concern For Environment: Supreme Court
"Being the 'National Green Tribunal', the NGT must have some alacrity and concern for the environment!", observed Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Thursday. The bench of Justices Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was considering an appeal arising out of the NGT's adjudication of...
Deep sea mining may be step closer to reality
The tiny Pacific nation of Nauru has created shockwaves by demanding that the rules for deep sea mining are agreed in the next two years. Environmental groups warn that this will lead to a destructive rush on the mineral-rich seabed "nodules" that are sought by the...
Can’t act against NGO for not submitting returns, Centre told
The Delhi High Court has restrained the Centre from taking any coercive steps against an NGO that was unable to submit its annual return due to discrepancy in the new form prescribed for declaring foreign contributions. “The citizen cannot be penalised for a...
Solar device generates electricity and desalinates water with no waste brine
A device that can generate electricity while desalinating seawater has been developed by researchers in Saudi Arabia and China, who claim that their new system is highly efficient at performing both tasks. The device uses waste heat from the solar cell for...
On gender equality, women need results over rhetoric
Twenty-six years ago, gender equality activists gathered in Beijing at a landmark global conference on women and girls to plead a simple case: “Women’s rights are human rights.” In response, world leaders pledged to “promote women’s economic independence” and “take...
Indo-Bangla power project set to get first consignment of coal from Kolkata port: Official
The first consignment of coal for a thermal power plant being developed by state-owned NTPC Ltd through a joint venture in Bangladesh is getting ready at the port here and will be shipped to Mongla Port in the neighbouring country in the next 2-3 days, an official...
Climate risks call for green financial system
It is essential to assess and address climate risk concentrations as financial systems may be underprepared. Monetary policy affects stakeholder behaviour and economic activity. It now needs to reflect a green footprint away from fossil fuels. Is the RBI ready for a...
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