Can sustainable forest management save us from climate change?
If you think that sustainable forest management can be a major contributor to mitigating climate change, then you better not hold your breath. A new study has found …
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NGT summons Delhi govt official on action plan on climate change
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has summoned an official of the Environment Department in Delhi to explain the proposed amendments made by the AAP government …
President Trump takes U-Turn, says climate change is not a hoax
President Donald Trump on Sunday backed off from his claim that climate change is a hoax, but said that it’s not man-made with permanent impacts …
Leaders back climate change urgency in New York
Heads of state and government on Monday kicked off “Climate Week,” held every year on the margins of the UN General Assembly, by urging world …
Global protests as key UN climate talks stumble
Thai fishermen and labourers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels kicked off an international day of protests in Bangkok Saturday, where key UN …
Bhopal and Kolkata tops CSE rankings of some Indian cities on clean transportation
Indian cities are experiencing an explosive motorisation phase. It had taken 60 years – from 1952 to 2008 – for the number of registered vehicles …
Weather alarms highlight need to accelerate low-carbon economy
With India too witnessing a change in its weather patterns, researchers believe climate change may not only challenge the country’s conventional development pathways but also …
Brazil cuts greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation below 2020 targets
Brazil cut its greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in 2017 to levels below its internationally agreed 2020 climate change targets, the country’s Environment Ministry said …
Are environmental issues finally an important part of India’s election discourse?
Will environmental issues finally bask in the electoral limelight? If events across some of the major Indian cities in the past few years are to go by, …
UN Environment chief lauds India’s efforts to use solar energy, curb plastics
The UN’s environment chief has lauded India’ efforts to meet its energy needs through solar energy and curb use of plastics but said that countries …