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    climate change

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    Why open data is key to environmental action

    climate change
    Published on Jul 1, 2022 11:27 IST
    Environmental campaigns are marked by rousing calls for collective, transformative action on a global scale. A lot of organisations and individuals - from state actors and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to grassroots initiatives - grapple with patchy information about the sector or region that they are involved in.

    Governments and industry must collaborate to protect the environment

    The recently held 26th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) underlined the urgency to limit the average global temperature rise to below 2 degrees by phasing down the use of fossil fuels, financially supporting the mitigation of climate change in developing countries and achieving net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050, among others.
    climate change
    Published on Jun 5, 2022 04:19 IST

    Boost collaborations for green transformations

    One of the biggest challenges ahead of the policymakers is— bridging the gap and creating a close connection between the challenges of changing climate, cities and its people.
    climate change
    Published on Jun 5, 2022 04:09 IST

    Tree planting in open ecosystems has few benefits

    Here, India promised to bring 26 million hectares of degraded land under restoration efforts by 2030.
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    Published on Jun 5, 2022 03:40 IST

    Localising green transitions in India

    At COP-26 in November 2021, the Government of India announced a five-point plan to tackle climate change, including an ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2070.
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    Published on Jun 3, 2022 13:38 IST

    Planet politics in the era of climate crisis

    According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 2021, India is at the topmost hotspot of terrestrial water storage loss (TWS), having lost TWS at a rate of three to four cm each year, the highest loss recorded after Antarctica and Greenland.
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    Published on May 24, 2022 09:34 IST

     The ease of doing sustainability

    The problem is relying on virtue signalling to save the planet is counter-productive.
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    Published on May 10, 2022 08:46 IST

    Is the apex court backtracking on environmental principles?

    The process of EIA has been established under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to give effect to the precautionary principle.
    climate change
    Published on Apr 27, 2022 10:03 IST

    Work towards a robust climate action now

    The climate-critical 1.5°C temperature increase is expected to arrive a decade earlier than the IPCC anticipated three years ago under all emission scenarios. Southeast Asia is also expected to be one of the world’s most sensitive regions to climate change.
    climate change
    Updated on Apr 13, 2022 08:23 IST

     Manage or close the tap: International law to end plastic pollution

    Proceeding with the intention to end plastic pollution, an international legally binding instrument needs to be introduced
    climate change
    Published on Mar 29, 2022 14:07 IST

    India must act on mining and exploration of critical minerals for green tech

    in 2015, India announced its Nationally Determined Contributions, including reducing its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) emission intensity by 33-35% in 2030 from 2005 levels. This commitment has been revised to a 45% reduction during COP26. Critical minerals shall play an important role to achieve these goals.
    climate change
    Updated on Feb 23, 2022 10:18 IST

    Biodiversity loss and climate change pose a real threat to our agri-food systems

    Biodiversity, whether at the level of genetic, species or ecosystem, strengthens the capacity of smallholder farmers, livestock keepers, pastoralists, forest dwellers, fishers and fish farmers to produce food and a range of other goods and services in a vast variety of different environments.
    climate change
    Published on Feb 15, 2022 19:31 IST

    Common but different futures: AI inequity and climate crisis

    Artificial Intelligence or AI will provide the most game-changing solutions to the climate crisis.
    climate change
    Published on Feb 13, 2022 08:27 IST

    Airing differences: Political narrative on air quality management in India

    Air pollution exposure is a pan-India, year-round public health crisis estimated to cause the deaths of more than 1.2 million Indians every year.
    climate change
    Published on Dec 18, 2021 14:55 IST

    Climate entrepreneurship or green jobs can drive bottom-up climate action

    Solar panels at the site of solar energy projects developer Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited, at the Bhadla Solar Park in Bhadla, in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. (AFP)
    climate change
    Updated on Dec 20, 2021 09:14 IST

    Goal-setting and planning for decarbonising India's power sector

    Since 2010, when the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) was launched, there have been unprecedented technological and other changes in the energy sector, particularly dramatic reductions in the cost of renewable energy (RE)- based power.
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    Updated on Dec 13, 2021 14:05 IST

    The future of climate action: In search of a united global south

    Preventing further social and economic damage because of climate change requires costly mitigation and adaptation policies and technologies.
    climate change
    Published on Nov 13, 2021 11:51 IST

    Mapping India’s climate vulnerability: A district-level assessment

    The first tranche of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report is a grim reminder of the make-or-break choices that we need to make in a 1.5°C-breaching climate.
    climate change
    Published on Nov 11, 2021 16:11 IST

    India & Climate Change: Implications of setting a net zero target

    Coal secretary Anil Kumar Jain says that in order to achieve net zero carbon emission, Coal India has to think beyond coal and that it has to diversify and reduce dependence on coal.
    climate change
    Published on Oct 30, 2021 07:01 IST

    Ahead of CoP 26 meet: A Negotiation Strategy

    FILE PHOTO: People take part in a Climate March in Brussels, Belgium, ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, October 10, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
    climate change
    Published on Oct 26, 2021 01:52 IST

    What is polluting India’s air?

    The ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) with the goal to ensure that India meets its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) within a stipulated time frame.
    climate change
    Published on Oct 20, 2021 04:45 IST

    How is India using its solar pumps for irrigation?

    While the technology is green, it is important to understand its on-ground usage after deployment.
    climate change
    Published on Oct 11, 2021 08:09 IST

    Climate change, competition, and power sector

    Along with global warming, climate change has also led to an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events, including more intense rainfall and flooding. 
    climate change
    Updated on Sep 19, 2021 16:45 IST

    Challenges for natural gas to become India’s bridge fuel

    Can natural gas be a prime component in India’s energy mix? Examining its relevance both through the lens of competitive economic viability as well as other impacts
    climate change
    Updated on Sep 5, 2021 08:14 IST

    Powering agriculture in India

    GDP data released on Tuesday show the agriculture sector, which employs half of all Indians, has consistently grown throughout the pandemic. (HT Archive)
    climate change
    Published on Sep 2, 2021 09:57 IST

    Coal power’s Trilemma

    FILE PHOTO: Steam and other emissions rise from a coal-fired power station near Lithgow, 120 km (75 miles) west of Sydney, July 7, 2011. Australia is set to slap a carbon tax of A$23 a metric ton ($24.60) on its major emitters, newspapers said on Thursday, but it has halved the number of companies liable for the tax in a bid to overcome hostility to the policy. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)
    climate change
    Published on Aug 29, 2021 11:45 IST

    India’s milk revolution needs to become climate-friendly

    Milk production is rooted in animal husbandry, and rearing of cattle, buffalos and goats is a major source of one extremely potent greenhouse gas, namely methane.
    climate change
    Published on Aug 29, 2021 11:00 IST

    Unpacking pre-2020 climate commitments

    In this 2018 photo, plumes of smoke rise from Europe's largest lignite power plant in Belchatow, central Poland.
    climate change
    Published on Aug 16, 2021 08:32 IST

    Unlocking climate action in Indian federalism

    Climate mitigation and adaptation challenges often spill over jurisdictional borders and change over time.
    climate change
    Published on Aug 11, 2021 09:36 IST

    Exploring the gap between policy and action in disaster risk reduction

    A view of the landslide at Taliye village near Mahad in Maharashtra.
    climate change
    Updated on Aug 6, 2021 09:58 IST
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