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Interview: Sudha Bharadwaj on the Climate, Trade Unions and a Just Transition
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Why India Must Heed the Cracking of a Haryana-Sized Ice Shelf in Antarctica
Why Antarctica's Record Warm Weather Is More Than Just About Global Warming
On February 9, a measuring station on Seymour island recorded a temperature of 20.75º C.
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Body Positivity: It Starts With You
Here are some of the best ways to start embracing your body, the way it is.
How the Climate Justice Movement in South Asia Took a Big Step Forward Last Week
These movements merit our thanks and our support. However, the state has brutally repressed many of them – in Niyamgiri, Thoothukudi, Vypeen, Kashipur, Sompeta and many other places.
The Social Consequences of India's Heat Waves Spell Doom for the Working Poor
Deaths due to heat waves in India are usually reported as class- and gender-neutral numbers, hiding the irony of global warming that those least responsible for it are affected the most by it.
New Carbon Dioxide Emissions Data Shakes up Our Vision of Earth's Future
The data suggests that we needed a severe and widespread economic crisis for emissions to fall by a mere 1.2%.
A Robin Hood Climate Tax for India
Unlike traditional carbon tax, which banks only on the demand side, two researchers have proposed a 'tax carbon and spend on green' policy for the country.
Moving Away From Fossil Fuels Isn't Separate From Moving Towards Social Justice
Society is divided by class, and this is reflected in its energy systems.
As Farmers March to Delhi, Climate Change Fuels Their Larger Crisis
Perhaps we can visualise a farmers’ march 20 years from now, with one more demand: resettlement, for lands and homes they have lost to the vagaries of a shifting climate.
What a School in Bengal Teaches Us About Sea Level Rise
There was a school on one edge of the Sagar island in the Sunderbans in 2014; it is not there anymore. Today, sea water regularly comes in a hundred metres beyond the spot where the building stood.
In the Eye of Hurricane Irma Lie the Fingerprints of Global Warming – and Inequality
Hurricane Irma draws our attention yet again to something that bears repetition: that those most affected by global warming’s impacts are the people least responsible for them.
Why India Must Heed the Cracking of a Haryana-Sized Ice Shelf in Antarctica
In a mental landscape increasingly dominated by the ephemeral nature of ‘Breaking News’, Larsen C exemplifies a global warming trait difficult to get our heads around.
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Climate Change Brought the Rains, Our 'Development' Brought the Chaos
The intense rain that continues to swamp Chennai begs the question: is it due to climate change? And if so, what questions does it pose for us all?
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COP21 Could See a Political Victory But There's a Reason to Be Very Cautious
As the crucial 21st Conference of the Parties winds up in Paris, there’s reason to be tempered in our response. And be wary of the fact that a huge failure may be presented as a triumph.
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On Climate Change, Donald Trump Has No Clue What He Is Talking About
No one should be surprised about Trump being a sceptic. But what leaves one startled is how poorly informed his scepticism is.
Trump or No, Climate Change Action Will Take a Beating from Long-Term Economic Forces Anyway
Conspicuously absent in all mainstream discourse since Trump won the elections is discussion of the systemic factors that underpin continued massive emissions worldwide.
If You're Celebrating the Kigali Agreement on HFCs, This is Why You Should Stop
It’s been reported that HFCs are several thousand times more potent than carbon dioxide. That’s true, but there’s very, very little of them in the atmosphere.
