How the rapid loss of biodiversity can be slowed – and eventually restored

A marine ecology expert shares five ways we can revive and strengthen degraded habitats.

Henrik Svedäng, The Conversation

· Jan 29, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Textiles made from oranges, coffee grounds and seaweed are emerging as alternatives to cotton

The fashion industry is currently responsible for around 5% of global CO2 emissions.

Rajkishore Nayak, The Conversation

· Jan 24, 2023 · 09:30 pm

These places are pioneering new ways to adapt to climate change

Recurrent extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods are wreaking havoc around the world. Solutions may not be out of reach.

Thami Croeser, The Conversations

· Jan 18, 2023 · 09:30 pm

The women who took part in the Chipko movement 50 years ago now live at the whims of climate change

Uttarakhand’s Raini village, which gave birth to the famous environmental movement, is becoming uninhabitable.

Varsha Singh

· Dec 02, 2022 · 01:30 pm

After COP27, limiting global warming to under 1.5 degrees Celsius is no longer a realistic goal

A leading climate scientist explains why going over 1.5 degrees Celsius puts the world in danger zone.

Peter Schlosser, The Conversation

· Nov 23, 2022 · 09:30 pm

As global warming proceeds, how can India introduce climate governance to law?

Starting with a governance functions approach – identifying the problems to be solved – allows legal reform to be tailored to disparate national contexts.

Navroz K Dubash

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Anirudh Sridhar

· Nov 09, 2022 · 07:30 am

India among countries responsible for global increase in carbon emissions in 2022, says study

Carbon emissions in India increased by 7.5% from January to May 2022 as compared to the same period last year, the study said.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 14, 2022 · 01:13 pm

India’s new climate targets make no mention of some of the commitments made to the world in Glasgow

Details of the promise to reduce emissions remain vague while the goal to switch to renewable energy faces considerable financial and infrastructural hurdles.

Joydeep Gupta

· Aug 11, 2022 · 01:30 pm

With India’s geographical diversity, states must tailor climate change plans to localised concerns

Decentralised policy-making should bring on board regional inputs instead of following a copy-past model of templates provided by global consultancies.

Smriti Jalihal

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Chaitanya Ravi

· Apr 08, 2022 · 09:00 am

‘The Sheep Look Up’: This cult 1970s science fiction novel predicted today’s climate crisis

In John Brunner’s novel the United States gradually collapses as unrestricted pollution wipes out the water and food supply.

Dan Taylor, The Conversation

· Feb 13, 2022 · 12:30 pm

Climate change: Five books that offer a new way of understanding and relating to nature

These books replace unimaginative dire warnings about the environmental emergency with an alternative perspective.

Ti-han Chang, The Conversation

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Henry Dicks, The Conversation

· Nov 19, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Climate action for cities: Can the tide be turned?

We will need infrastructural change, environmental protections, a clean energy transition and economic justice to adapt to the impending changes.

Hussain Indorewala

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Shweta Wagh

· Jan 22, 2021 · 09:00 am