Climate Change

Takeaways from Bonn

The recently concluded 23rd edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change…

7 years ago

“17 States/UTS have Imposed Complete Ban on Use of Polythene Bags”: Environment Minister

“As per the provisions of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, the generators of waste have been mandated to take steps…

7 years ago

Rally for Rivers: initiative to rejuvenate rivers in the country

The spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev has launched a ‘Rally for Rivers’ initiative to rejuvenate rivers in the country. The initiative…

7 years ago

EU driving sustainable urban cooperation between cities

Pier Roberto Remitti, Team Leader, International Urban Center, European Union, speaks to Kumar Dhananjay, Consulting Editor about the significance of…

7 years ago

Climate change may hinder aircraft takeoffs: Study

NEW YORK - Extreme heat over the next several decades will make it more difficult for full planes to get…

7 years ago

“America’s Pledge” launched by California Governor

Will compile and quantify efforts from U.S. states, cities, businesses and other actors to address climate change in alignment with…

7 years ago

G20 not yet doing enough to prevent dangerous climate change – campaigners

A major portion of the greenhouse gas emissions are released from G20 countries. However, they are not taking serious steps…

7 years ago

Trump exits Paris Climate Accord, U.S. Cities stay with it

The United States of America (USA) is the second largest contributor of global greenhouse gases (GHG) after China, and has…

7 years ago