Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – these two words capture a deep philosophy. It means ‘the world is one family.’ This is an all-embracing outlook that encourages us to progress as one universal family, transcending…
Category: Climate
Carbon Capture and Delay
As long as coal plants are still operating, it is a good idea to require them capture their carbon dioxide emissions. But those designing policies to hasten such practices must tread carefully,…
Climate science beats climate fatalism
The Paris climate agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is in the headlines again. According to the latest projections from the World Meteorological Organisation, “There is a 66% likelihood that…
Climate crisis won’t solve on its own: need to walk the talk
We need all governments to step up and agree to phase out unabated fossil-fuel use. We need reforms to make our financial institutions and systems fit for purpose. And we need to…
The Climate Elephants in the Room
May 19, 2023PINELOPI KOUJIANOU GOLDBERG As tempting as it is to rely on multilateralism to solve a shared global problem like climate change, the world simply does not have the time for…
Sustainable food — not more of it — needed as global hunger soars
LONDON – As global hunger swiftly rises — by more than a third last year — curbing it will require not growing more food but rethinking broader systems of trade and aid, farming’s…
Climate change continues to causeuncertainties for commodity prices
It can alter rainfall patterns, increase temperatures, and cause extremClimate played a major role in commodity prices last year and looks like doing so again in 2023. Scorching heatwaves in the northern…
In defence of nature-based carbon markets
Voluntary markets for carbon offsets have recently come under fire, with critics questioning the efficacy of contracts that aim to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide relative to what would have happened in the…
Biden’s Landmark Climate Bill Lures China’s Clean Energy Giants
hina’s leading renewables firms are joining the rush to open factories in the US after Washington passed a landmark climate bill that supports local clean energy manufacturing. Some of the nation’s top…