How forest fires are aggravating flash floods in the Himalayas

The two phenomena are more connected than we think.

Karan Anand

· Jan 20, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Climate change has put the future of Darjeeling tea in jeopardy

The global economic downturn after Covid-19 and cheaper varieties from Nepal have also hurt the industry.

Niladry Sarkar, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 19, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Low coastal catch is forcing small fisherfolk to go into the deeper, riskier waters of Arabian Sea

Coastal biodiversity is threatened by overfishing, pollution, unscientific coastal construction, habitat loss and climate change.

Max Martin

· Jan 18, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Here’s how your cup of coffee contributes to climate change

The journey of the popular drink – from the plantation to the coffee mug – involves steps and processes that have a significant carbon footprint.

Luciano Rodrigues Viana, The Conversation

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Charles Marty, The Conversation

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Jean-François Boucher, The Conversation

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Pierre-Luc Dessureault, The Conversation

· Jan 12, 2023 · 11:30 pm

How the Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating the global shift to clean energy

It is expected that the world will install as much solar and wind power in the next five years as it installed in the past 50 years.

Rachel Kyte, The Conversation

· Jan 11, 2023 · 11:30 pm

In West Bengal’s Ghatal, nearly every household has a boat for transport during monsoon

‘If you had come in August, you would have seen water reaching the second floor of my two-storey house!’ said Ganesh Maity, a resident of Ghatal.

Agnee Ghosh, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 07, 2023 · 07:30 pm

India to auction sovereign green bonds worth Rs 16,000 crore in two tranches

A sovereign green bond is a debt instrument issued by the Central or state government to borrow money from investors to finance green infrastructure projects.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 06, 2023 · 08:28 pm

Lab-grown food could be the answer to both the global food crisis and climate change

Most of the existing farmlands can be turned into nature reserves or be used to store carbon, for example, forests or the waterlogged soils of peat bogs.

Chris D Thomas, The Conversation

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Jack Hatfield, The Conversation

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Katie Noble, The Conversation

· Dec 30, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Affluent Indians seek to reduce carbon footprint with carbon credits, but how does it work?

The money invested in the credits is used in developing green projects.

Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Dec 29, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In Karachi, activists are fighting for climate solutions that will help everyone, not just the rich

Restoring waterways by demolishing ‘encroachments’ is at the core of the city’s response to climate disasters. But is it fair?

Zuha Siddiqui

· Dec 22, 2022 · 07:30 pm

These three graphic novels connect climate change with everyday human experience

The books invite the readers to draw connections between the incomprehensible scales of environmental changes and the intimate details of our private lives.

Dominic Davies, The Conversation

· Dec 19, 2022 · 05:30 pm

Melting glaciers are a global problem. Addressing the impact shouldn’t fall on individual nations

The biggest historical carbon emitters should take more responsibility for preserving the world’s ice fields.

Miriam Jackson

· Dec 16, 2022 · 07:30 pm