The rapid expansion of wind and solar power capacity in India is set to expand the employment market by as much as 300,000, according to the International Labour Organisation.
India’s renewables sector to provide jobs bonanza
Analysis: Everything about the monsoon is changing
Is climate change changing the monsoon?
Fatal heat waves to rise in India
A new study details that India could see a dramatic rise in heat waves events which could be fatal.
Climate-resilient organic cotton stages a comeback
To cope with changing rainfall patterns and crop failures, some farmers in northern Karnataka have restarted growing organic cotton varieties that require much lower inputs and water to cultivate.
New Delhi latest city to turn to banning cars
New Delhi will implement a car ban system similar to Paris to combat severe air pollution, affecting 2.6 million vehicles monthly.
Opinion: Development without coal
Photo credit: Surukai via Flickr. By Sebastian H. Strumann When the Paris climate talks (and the mutual back-patting) came to a close, politicians and environmentalists around the globe celebrated the historic deal […]
Opinion: Why renewables will have a bumper 2015
Photo credit: Sten Dueland via Flickr. By Anders Lorenzen I recently wrote how renewables have had a record year in 2014. Investments in renewable energy sources have increased by an impressive 16% […]
Lima climate talks begin as countries eye building momentum
Photo credit: Cop 20 By guest contributor Joydeep Gupta Countries are setting out their positions in Lima to negotiate a global climate deal in Paris at the end of next year amid […]
The year that was and looking ahead – part two of three
Could The Great Barrier Reef in Australia be a thing of the past? By Anders Lorenzen Did our key predictions for 2013 come true, and what are we expecting from 2014? Coal’s […]
A greener life, a greener world 