Reports
Trends in global CO2 and total greenhouse gas emissions
This latest report by Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research concludes that in 2016, total global greenhouse gas emissions continued to increase by about 0.5% reaching 49.3 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent…Read more
India Solar Rooftop Map 2017
The latest edition of the report shows that India added 678 MW of rooftop solar capacity in the financial year ended March 31, growing at 81% year-on-year and reaching a total installed capacity of 1.4 GW. Strong market fundamentals including falling costs and improving debt financing mean that the segment will continue its strong growth trajectory…Read more
Brown to Green: the G20 Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
G20 countries have stepped up green finance, but their investment in fossil fuels remains so high that the well below 2 degree warming limits set in the Paris Agreement will be missed by a wide margin, says the 2017 report. This third edition of the annual report provides a comprehensive overview of the G20 countries on how they are doing on the journey to transition to a low-carbon economy. It assesses the main trends for the G20 in emissions, climate policy performance, finance and decarbonisation…Read more
Policymaking
Unwise use causes water famine in India
On World Water Day, there is need to consider anew how India can overcome the looming crisis of water scarcity through environmentally sound extraction practices and better awareness
Free flowing Ganga to remain a dream
The Ganga won’t be revived until there are controls on the massive amount of water extracted from the river basin and till the time dams are decommissioned
Kumbh Mela clean up won’t save the Ganga
The Ganga was cleaned for the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj, but keeping the river basin pollution free in the long run will require a complete overhaul of the governance system
Events
1-4 July: 20th Meeting of the GCF Board
Venue: Incheon, Republic of Korea Organizer: UN
18-21 June: Adaptation Futures 2018
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa Organiser: Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA)
31 January – 4 February: 47th Session of the IPCC
Venue: To be announced Organiser: IPCC Secretariat
23-25 January: Third GEF-7 Replenishment Meeting
Venue: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil Organiser: The Global Environment Facility
23-26 January: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018
Venue: Davos, Graubunden, Switzerland Organiser: The World Economic Forum
Latest Articles
Articles
Multimedia: Sorry state of Ganga downstream of Farakka
The Ganga is facing constant exploitation in Murshidabad and Malda districts of West Bengal downstream of the Farakka barrage; it has put the river’s survival at stake
Unwise use causes water famine in India
On World Water Day, there is need to consider anew how India can overcome the looming crisis of water scarcity through environmentally sound extraction practices and better awareness
Buying a fridge? An AC? What’s the gas?
Cooling gases that are warming the world have to be phased out of India, but the industry is doing little about it in the absence of a long-term policy
Weathermen: Listen to the fishers, it works
A new system of marine forecasts is helping fishers in Kerala to better plan their fishing trips in the Arabian Sea, which has been witnessing unusually rough weather in recent years
Himalayan hydro developers wilfully ignore climate risks
Despite growing climate threats, politicians and developers are ignoring geological and environmental risks in a rush to make short-term profits by building hydroelectric dams in the Himalayas
Farmers push back desertification in Odisha
Community interventions to dig wells and ponds has enabled farmers to fight drought and halt the trend of desertification in Odisha’s Balangir district
Free flowing Ganga to remain a dream
The Ganga won’t be revived until there are controls on the massive amount of water extracted from the river basin and till the time dams are decommissioned
Kumbh Mela clean up won’t save the Ganga
The Ganga was cleaned for the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj, but keeping the river basin pollution free in the long run will require a complete overhaul of the governance system
Requiem for a people’s river
The documentary film, Ho Gayi Hai Pir Parvat Si, puts the voices of the people of Himachal Pradesh, where the Sutlej River is being dammed by hydropower projects, front and centre
The two faces of Tamil Nadu’s power
Although Tamil Nadu is rapidly increasing the proportion of renewables in its energy mix, the southern state continues to remain invested in coal-fired power plants