Can literature save the planet? Reading ‘Gun Island’ during an impending climate crisis

Or, as Amitav Ghosh’s novel seems to be asking: ‘Can climate fiction influence positive action away from unsustainable lifestyles?’

Rajat Chaudhuri

· Yesterday · 07:30 am

While Adani gets set for Carmichael project, Australian insurers are refusing to touch coal mines

As communities and governments hold fossil fuel companies responsible for climate-related damage, coal insurers increasingly face the risk of litigation.

John Quiggin, The Conversation

· Aug 14, 2019 · 08:30 pm

UN asks India to update and enhance plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change Luis Alfonso de Alba met Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 24, 2019 · 02:21 pm

After the hottest June on record, Europe will have to change its behaviour to cope with heatwaves

Europeans will have to change how they build their homes, schools and hospitals to protect the people who are most vulnerable.

Hannah Cloke, The Conversation

· Jul 06, 2019 · 11:30 pm

UN expert warns of ‘climate apartheid’, says change will exacerbate existing poverty

Developing countries will bear an estimated 75% to 80% of the costs of climate change, UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston said.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 25, 2019 · 08:38 pm

Not smart cities, India needs climate-smart cities to protect its urban poor from heat waves

Even at night, people living in densely-built, low-income urban neighbourhoods get no respite.

Sahana Ghosh

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Mayank Aggarwal

· Jun 20, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Underwater forests in the Arctic are expanding with climate change

With global warming, underwater Arctic kelp forests are proliferating, and might be a potential resource.

Karen Filbee-Dexter, The Conversation

· Jun 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Donald Trump blames India, China and Russia for pollution, says can’t breathe in some cities

Trump told ITV that the United States has among the ‘cleanest climates’.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 06, 2019 · 07:53 am

Assam and Mizoram are least prepared for climate change among Himalayan states, finds study

Jammu and Kashmir is the third most vulnerable, while Sikkim is the most prepared.

Faizi Noor Ahmad, IndiaSpend.com

· May 30, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Climate change could increase fertility rates in tropical countries, finds new study

This in turn could widen the gap between wealthy and poor nations.

Sarah DeWeerdt

· May 28, 2019 · 11:30 pm

UK has become the first country to declare a ‘climate emergency’. Will others follow suit?

The move has been likened to putting the country on a ‘war footing’.

Chris Turney, The Conversation

· May 04, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Crowdsourcing knowledge: Indian farmers become citizen scientists to adapt to climate change

The involvement of farmers in scientific studies can improve crop variety recommendations, researchers say.

Sahana Ghosh

· Apr 28, 2019 · 09:30 pm