Walkmans and burgers: the primal market
The late founder editor of Down To Earth on environmental truths that endure to this day, over three decades later
Obituary: Saleemul Huq, climate voice of the Global South
His sudden demise, a month ahead of COP28 in Dubai, is a great loss to the global climate movement
COP28: In Dubai, PM Modi offers to host COP33 in India
PM responds obliquely to allegation of increasing coal use in India; claims leadership in countering carbon emissions
Simply Put: Free trade
Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Funding to developing nations declines 15% despite international pledges, rising costs
Neither domestic nor private funding sources could help bridge the adaptation finance gaps, report notes
Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)
Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope
Pay attention to what’s happening with the Loss & Damage Fund
Climate justice hangs in the balance, as developed countries look for exit routes and seek to narrow eligibility for receiving money
The Great Carbon Capture: All about markets and credits
Carbon markets have the potential to unlock billions of dollars for Global South nations that need financing to transition to a low-carbon energy …
World EV Day 2023: Why electric mobility in Nigeria is an opportunity to leapfrog in the Global South
Electric mobility is an opportunity for Africa to sidestep polluting internal combustion engines and leapfrog to eliminate toxic exposures and …
Russia-Africa summit: Putin offers unconvincing giveaways in a desperate bid to make up for killing the Ukraine grain deal
Russia’s efforts to woo African leaders are part of the Kremlin’s broader efforts to extend its influence across the global south
Developing economies risk exclusion as ‘age of AI’ dawns
Artificial intelligence is set to be a multi-trillion dollar industry by 2030, but developing economies risk falling behind unless changes are …
8 billion people: why trying to control the population is often futile – and harmful
Rather than trying to increase or decrease the number of people, we must build a planet that enables everyone to live their lives freely, …
How the pandemic is hurting university students’ mental health
Institutions of higher education worldwide are undergoing unprecedented change because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. …
EU follows US by boosting its domestic green industry support, outcome for Global South uncertain
Emerging economies will be nervous about the competitiveness of their manufacturing sectors if this reshoring of clean technologies expands
‘Indian and African leaders must not fail to protect interests of locals at upcoming WTO meet’
Civil society members have expressed deep concern about how talks in previous such meets have failed developing countries
Tax super rich to pay Global South for climate damages: Open letter to world leaders by economists ahead of Paris talks
Just a 2 per cent tax on extreme wealth can raise $2.5 trillion a year which can be diverted to loss & damage fund
How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go
Those most affected by climate-induced droughts risk being trapped due to a lack of resources and networks to migrate
Current policy developments to contain AMR not enough: South Centre expert
Viviana Munoz Tellez, coordinator, South Centre, spoke on the gaps and challenges in the ongoing policy interventions to contain …
Scrolling into stress: How climate fears hit youth
Our young people are getting a dose of social media-driven eco-anxiety over the environment. There are ways we can help them beat it.
Global South water-sensitive cities: Focus should be inequity in access, functionality and reusability
Cities of Global South cannot copy-paste frameworks and solutions emerging from the Global North
Least Developed Countries want major emitters, G20 to increase climate efforts
The bottom of the economic pyramid is keen for progress on climate finance, loss and damage, global adaptation goal
Biden‘s climate leadership summit: What should 3 PMs from South Asia do
The South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis has issued this demand-statement for the three south Asian prime ministers who have been …
Climate finance is not going to Global South where it is needed the most: CSE
Report launched right before the international summit on New Global Financial Pact in Paris
India should receive $57 trillion in compensation from Global North for climate damages: Study
US should provide a cumulative compensation of $80 trillion, the European Union and the United Kingdom owe $46 trillion & remaining …
Botswana elephants episode: There’s a colonial underpinning to conservation
Conservation should indeed be a global priority. But understanding of the complexity and colonial roots of this problem and the shocking double …