The world can act on climate without Trump
After a century of US dominance in world affairs, the ascent of Asia may not necessarily be bad for the planet.
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“We have not respected the fragility of the Himalaya”
What is happening in Pakistan this week is a warning sign of things to come for the entire Himalayan region due to the climate crisis
Net Zero is not zero
It may seem as if the world is finally taking the climate crisis seriously, judging by the number of pledges to reach...
Women and water
The climate crisis is a water crisis – either too much of it, or too little. Droughts have dried up springs, and...
UN climate report declares planetary emergency
As if the drought, wildfire and flood disasters this year were not bad enough, scientists have warned that unless the world reduces emissions of greenhouse gases drastically, these...
Lockdown Fallout
Nepal’s one week lockdown is supposed to go on till 31 March, but that appears to be an attempt by the government to convey...
Declaring an emergency
The Sagarmatha National Sambaad held this week was a dress rehearsal for a bigger international event slated for April, Nepal’s own version...
Mt Everest is melting : Are you moved?
In the coming decade, climate migration may finally make world leaders take action to slow global heating
Make-or-break decade for climate action
One week before the United Nation’s 25thConference of Parties (COP25) began in Madrid the World Meteorological Organisation warned that by 2100 the average...
Global heating melts mountains
New research timed for the UN Climate Summit in Madrid this week shows that 1.9 billion people worldwide could be imperiled by a shortage...
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