Already accounting for 9% of India’s total installed energy capacity, wind power looks to add another 6GW this year, an unprecedented expansion that will help the country overshoot its Paris climate pact commitments
Industry leaders, regulators and government officials are unanimous in predicting a bright outlook for wind power, which has been growing swiftly…Read More
But as the government expands its emission control area, enforcement is expected to get harder
China is the world’s busiest shipping nation but all those ships entering its ports and plying its waters are contributing to the country’s air pollution. Every year, over 60% of the world’s seaborne cargoes and 30% of the world’s shipping containers pass through China’s ports…Read More
A new study says the risks and impacts of climate change have catalysed the growth of terrorist groups. This is true of Islamic State in Syria, Boko Haram in Sudan and others
Water shortages, poor government response and other factors are fuelling violent conflicts and researchers are finding evidence that climate change is a growing threat to global security…Read More
Exclusive interview with Prafulla Samantara, a key leader in the long struggle against bauxite mining in a forest safeguarded by indigenous people for centuries
The battle for the Niyamgiri hills in Odisha pitted the indigenous Dongria Kondh tribe against a multinational seeking to mine aluminium ore. It was a battle waged through rallies and marches in one of the deepest forests of eastern India…Read More
A nine-year-old girl, Ridhima Pandey from the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, has filed a petition against the Indian government, seeking action to save the planet for future generations
She has approached the National Green Tribunal, the country’s apex environmental court, to hold the government to account for its commitment under the Paris climate agreement…Read More
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