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The Green Push in Budget 2025: Strong Enough for India’s Climate Goals?
Read more: The Green Push in Budget 2025: Strong Enough for India’s Climate Goals?The Union Budget 2025 has been met with mixed reactions, particularly regarding its environmental commitments. While the government has introduced significant reforms and financial allocations to accelerate the transition to clean energy, the budget also highlights contradictions in India’s climate policy. With continued support for fossil fuels, insufficient adaptation financing, and an uneven approach to…
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What would a just transition look like for Nigeria?
Read more: What would a just transition look like for Nigeria?The relentless extraction of crude oil over a long period, coupled with a lack of investment in public infrastructure, has resulted in poverty and severe environmental degradation in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. This situation has been exacerbated by governmental corruption, leading to the inequitable distribution of oil wealth across regions, fostering tensions and clashes.…
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Lessons from Typhoon Yagi and Vietnam’s Disaster Response
Read more: Lessons from Typhoon Yagi and Vietnam’s Disaster ResponseTyphoon Yagi struck several Southeast Asian nations, with Vietnam and Myanmar being the worst affected. In Vietnam, the typhoon’s intense winds and torrential rains resulted in severe damage, flooding, crop destruction, infrastructure damage and a death toll of approximately 290, bringing the total death toll in South Asia to over 500. The effect of climate…
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BRICS Potential in Energy Transition
Read more: BRICS Potential in Energy TransitionThis article will discuss the potential of the global south to fulfil sustainable targets through global governance and systematic planning. The first step that follows in transitioning towards sustainable development is to build a robust energy mix with technology that can produce net zero carbon. The supply and demand of resources can be balanced with…
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AI: The Aide and the Cause for Ecological Issues
Read more: AI: The Aide and the Cause for Ecological IssuesArtificial Intelligence (AI) is two sides of the same coin. It has contributed significantly to Environmental conservation by aiding companies to map and process data to identify critical issues and map future predictions but at the same time it in itself has contributed to the rapidly increasing environmental concerns due to its massive consumption of…
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Dirty Water, Dirtier Politics: The legacy of environmental racism and how it played out in Flint
Read more: Dirty Water, Dirtier Politics: The legacy of environmental racism and how it played out in FlintThis article discusses the phenomenon of environmental racism, the relevance of which has been surging in conversation over the past few years. It discusses the ingrained nature of this racism in public policy and governance, and also looks at how the activism around it has developed. The Flint water crisis is the primary case study…
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Reflecting on Waste Disposal and Management: An International Perspective
Read more: Reflecting on Waste Disposal and Management: An International PerspectiveWaste generation is an inevitable byproduct of civilization, but how it is managed can greatly affect whether it becomes a source of pollution. This article examines international waste disposal and management, focusing on hazardous waste and the circular economy. It highlights the environmental and public health challenges posed by rising waste volumes and advocates for…
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FROM THE GROUND UP: HOW CITIZEN SCIENCE DRIVES SOCIAL IMPACT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
Read more: FROM THE GROUND UP: HOW CITIZEN SCIENCE DRIVES SOCIAL IMPACT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONSImagine a world where everyone, no matter their professional background, can drive groundbreaking scientific discoveries. Welcome to the era of Citizen Science (“CS”), where traditional research boundaries expand, inviting everyday individuals to actively participate in the scientific process. In this landscape, passionate amateurs and experts alike contribute valuable insights, data, and observations. By gathering diverse…
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From Trash to Ash: The Burning Issue of Municipal Solid Waste
Read more: From Trash to Ash: The Burning Issue of Municipal Solid WasteThis article addresses the critical issue of municipal solid waste (MSW) management in India, where rapid urbanisation and changing consumption patterns due to its burgeoning middle class and urban sprawl have significantly increased waste generation. The inefficient waste collection and management system exacerbates environmental and health hazards, exemplified by incidents like the Ghazipur landfill fire,…
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Confronting the Crisis: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the Oceans Clean Up
Read more: Confronting the Crisis: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the Oceans Clean UpThe need for efficient trash management and disposal techniques has been demonstrated by the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The health of people and marine ecosystems are seriously threatened by this buildup of plastic garbage. The Ocean Cleanup Project seeks to address this problem by creating cutting-edge technologies to get rid of current trash and stop…
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Adrift in a Melting World: Can the Ice Bear Find a Future?
Read more: Adrift in a Melting World: Can the Ice Bear Find a Future?The Majestic bear—white as snow, yet an embodiment of the darkness within the ecosystem in itself. An image of a polar bear floating on thin ice has often been used as a symbol for the world’s rapidly changing climate. The thinner the ice, the thinner the hope. As we enter into a new stage of…
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Unmasking the Wayanad Landslide Tragedy
Read more: Unmasking the Wayanad Landslide TragedyOn Wednesday, 30th July 2024, consecutive landslides struck the Wayanad district of Kerala resulting in 239 deaths and an estimated 134 people missing as per the official statistics released by the government. These landslides are said to have been triggered by heavy rainfall that occurred consecutively for 48 hours before the landslides, amounting to 572…
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