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Sunita Narain

Sunita Narain

Articles by Sunita Narain

To erase plastic waste, focus on recyclability

We need to focus on the real waste warriors of our world

Updated on Jun 5, 2023 15:26 IST

IPCC report shows nations need to act

The latest IPCC report says four million people in India have migrated because of climate-induced displacement (AP)

Updated on Mar 7, 2022 13:27 IST

Running – not walking – the talk on climate

The issue will be to ensure that growth is equitable, and that the poor are not denied their right to development. As we set the goal to grow without pollution, we must work on increasing clean, but affordable, energy (ANI)

Updated on Nov 2, 2021 17:14 IST

Our future is at stake in Glasgow

COP26 must not dilly and dally around empty promises of net-zero targets for 2050. It must discuss how countries will frontload emission reductions for 2030 (REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 28, 2021 08:35 IST

The exhaustion of the carbon budget

Instead of being punctuated with suffices of uncertainty, the 2021 IPCC report says that it is “virtually certain” and can speak with a “high order of confidence” of the human-induced climate crisis impact (Shutterstock)

Updated on Aug 15, 2021 15:03 IST

On climate, what the US needs to do

Pushing against the climate crisis — in spite of the terrible fire and hurricane damage — was his way of putting the economy before all else. This is what Biden-Harris will have to overcome with smart policies and even smarter communication. (AFP)

Updated on Jan 24, 2021 24:55 IST

Pollution: Why every one per cent counts, writes Sunita Narain

The sources of pollution here include construction and road dust, garbage-burning in vacant areas, and industries that spew pollutants from their stacks or congestion points for traffic.

Updated on Dec 15, 2020 14:59 IST

Delhi: An agenda to bring back blue skies

We need to do much more to reduce the number of vehicles — remember every time we clean up the tailpipe of the vehicle, but then add many more on the road, the end result of clean air is negated

Updated on Nov 12, 2020 18:22 IST

Excerpt: Conflicts of Interest by Sunita Narain

Morning smog resulted in low visibility in New Delhi on November 9, 2017.

Updated on Nov 24, 2017 17:50 IST

Why floods are the new normal this monsoon

Waterlogged roads in Chandigarh, August 21. The city had deficient rainfall till August 21, and then it got 115 mm of rain in just 12 hours. It drowned.

Updated on Sep 8, 2017 06:43 IST

We’re beginning to win the battle for clean air, bit by bit

School students wear masks to protect themselves from the toxic Delhi air, Mayur Vihar, Delhi. (File Photo)

Updated on Feb 7, 2017 03:45 IST

Building liveable cities will need smart planning

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Updated on Dec 20, 2014 11:27 IST

'It can't be business as usual'

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Updated on Jun 30, 2012 18:47 IST

Kick ass for Bhopal

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Updated on Jun 24, 2010 06:38 IST

The ‘idea of environment’ needs a new practice

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Updated on Jun 4, 2010 19:45 IST

How green is my colony?

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Updated on Jul 30, 2009 18:37 IST

Change the flush and forget mindset

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Updated on Jul 26, 2009 17:53 IST

'We need a regulatory spine'

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Updated on Aug 23, 2003 18:18 IST

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