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भारत का साल 2024 पिछले 15 वर्षों में सबसे तीव्र और सबसे अधिक गर्मी वाले दिनों का वर्ष बन गया है। मौसम विभाग के अनुसार उत्तर प्रदेश, हरियाणा, चंडीगढ़, दिल्ली, उत्तराखंड, हिमाचल, मध्य प्रदेश,...
Green energy is an absolute lie!
Out of the billions of animals that have lived and died on Earth, the human race has developed a voracious appetite for energy far beyond what is necessary for our biological needs.
Rethinking Energy Transition
Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas—are the largest contributor to global climate change, responsible for more than 75% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and nearly 90% of all carbon dioxide emissions.
Climate Change and Energy: Challenges for a Just Transition
By now, there is an almost universal consensus that the world energy systems must move away from climate-threatening fossil fuels and into non-carbon, safe, and sustainable sources.
Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality – new research
Record-breaking heatwaves in April 2022 put 90% of people in India at increased risk of going hungry, losing income or premature death, according to our new study.
Demand to scrap ‘unnecessary, potentially harmful’ large, new coal blocks’ auction
As many as 70 people’s movements, trade unions and civil society organisations (CSOs)* have asserted that India’s biggest ever coal mine auction, announced in November last year “will aggravate climate crisis” and “is against...
How the financial institutions are accomplices in Joshimath disaster | THE MONEY TRAIL
Warnings, protests, resignations and court cases have played out right before our eyes since the 1990s. But everybody acts surprised as the Joshimath town sinks.
India’s Biggest Ever Coal Mine Auction will Aggravate Climate Crisis; Is Against India’s Climate Pledges
The central government opening the biggest new coal mine auction, announced in November 2022, is a mockery of the Prime Minister’s own climate announcements at climate change summits, and an invitation to worsening the...
#COP27 जलवायु शिखर सम्मेलन वैश्विक तापमान को रोकने में नाकामयाब
अगले दशक में पृथ्वी 1.5 डिग्री सेल्सियस तापमान से आगे बढ़ जाएगी। शर्म अल-शेख में आयोजित COP 27 जलवायु आपदा से निपटने में एक फ्लॉप साबित हुआ। हर देश और हर समूह ने केवल...
How the Climate Summit of 2022 botched up the last chance to control global warming
Our planet is all set to reach and breach the first climate red line of 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer in the next decade. With just 8 years left before the climate disaster, the COP...
India’s Climate Action Pledges at Paris COP21 (NDC) and Glasgow COP26: What are these, how far have we come and what needs to improve?
A Briefing Paper IPCC report: ‘now or never’ if the world is to stave off climate disaster. “Greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 (and reduce by over 45% by 2030), say climate scientists in...
Forest at a Standstill: Development at the Cost of Sundarbans
A Study on the socio-environmental changes in the Indian part of the Sundarbans Delta Deemed as a “World Heritage”, by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Sundarbans is one of...
The Uncertain Future of Sundarbans
A Study on the change in livelihood options in Indian part of the Sundarbans Delta The Indian Sundarban region consisting of 4,200 square kilometres (sq km) of reserved forests along with 5,400 sq km...
The world is struck by a perfect storm | Hunger grips the world
Pandemic, climate change and now war! The world is struck by a perfect storm, and hunger is spiralling. While the crisis dates back to the international treaties which opened the national borders for free...
Designing a low energy home
Residential energy consumption takes up about 25% share of the total energy consumption in India, a majority of which is drawn from faraway power plants. India is working to achieve its COP 26 goal of...
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