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Humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction: UN chief at COP15
As COP15 gets underway in Montreal, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has not minced any words for urgent climate action. “With our bottomless appetite for unchecked and unequal economic growth, humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction,” he said at the ceremonial opening on Tuesday. He slammed multinational corporations for turning the world’s ecosystems […]
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By LMB Staff
07 Dec 2022
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Why does COP15 in Montreal matter?
The stage is all set for the 15th conference of UN conventions on biological diversity or COP15 on December 7 in Montreal, Canada. The agenda of the convention is going to be around taking a call post-2020 global biodiversity.Representatives from 192 countries will be framing guidelines for the next decade. The focus will remain on […]
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By LMB Staff
06 Dec 2022
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India takes over G20 presidency; PM pitches for harmony and mindset shift
India formally took over the G20 presidency, which rotates annually between members, of the Group of Twenty countries on Thursday. Indonesian President Joko Widodo had officially handed it over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the end of the G20 summit in November. “The previous 17 Presidencies of the G20 delivered significant results—for ensuring macro-economic […]
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By LMB Staff
02 Dec 2022
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The wrath of untamed water
Climate disasters seem to have ‘hit the freeway, with an unfortunate break failure’, and they won’t stop. Floods have repeatedly hit Nigeria so bad that almost all the states are submerged in water or crippled by it, the situation is dire and there’s been so much loss of lives and property.  The Nigerian Emergency services […]
By Halima
29 Nov 2022
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Air pollution is a global challenge; needs global solutions
Air pollution travels around the globe and crosses national borders in various forms that are both unseen and seen. Vehicular emissions, air pollution from coal-fired power plants and from factories circle the earth together with vaporised mercury, methane and sulphate aerosols and other airborne toxic chemicals and pesticides. From a health perspective, deaths from toxins […]
By Padu S Padmanabhan
28 Nov 2022
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Inside COP27: The hits and many misses
Evelyn Acham from Uganda had a clear cut goal when she was headed for COP27. She wanted developed nations to pay for the climate change disasters that had rocked her country. The annual UN climate conference for the first time added loss and damage in its official agenda this year. “We want loss and damage […]
By Smitha Verma
25 Nov 2022
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The loss and damage clock is ticking!
Yurshell Rodríguez of Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina is a climate activist, who is a plaintiff in the first climate change and future generations lawsuit in Latin America. She has seen the first-hand impacts that have worsened with climate change after the Providence island was largely destroyed by Category 5 hurricane Iota. […]
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By LMB Staff
25 Nov 2022
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India in top 5 countries on Climate Change Performance Index
India has been ranked amongst the top five countries in the world, and the best among the G20 countries, based on its climate change performance. India jumps two spots higher, and is now ranked 8th as per Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023) published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network International […]
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By LMB Staff
24 Nov 2022
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Tanzania’s young voice is on a mitigation mission
“The dream of our country and our people cannot be realised if we are divided and in the presence of the dreadful monster climate change,” says Sharon Ringo, a young climate activist. The 12-year-old is the Trade & Tourism Ambassador of East African community, Ambassador for African Tourism Board as well as Ambassador for Tanzania. […]
By Sharon Ringo
22 Nov 2022
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All you need to know about  the Implementation Plan of COP27
The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 closed on Sunday with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. “This outcome moves us forward,” said Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary. It was a hard battle to get a separate fund to help vulnerable countries […]
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By LMB Staff
21 Nov 2022
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Four key initiatives launched during COP27’s last thematic day
The Egypt COP27 Presidency launched four solution centered initiatives on the last day of COP27s’ thematic day. The initiatives launched in relation to climate solutions, provide complimentary pathways to enhance global climate action and ensure that countries are able to fulfill their NDCs and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.  Friends of Greening National […]
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By LMB Staff
18 Nov 2022
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What’s in the draft text and how it’s interpreted at COP27
The United Nations published a first draft of the climate deal on Thursday and there are several contentious issues that have been overlooked. More importantly some do not find mention in this first draft and as COP27 heads to a close, negotiations are going on in full swing. Over the weekend it will be clear […]
By Smitha Verma
18 Nov 2022
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Biodiversity Day at COP27 focuses on nature-based solutions, coral reefs
The COP27 Presidency connected climate and biodiversity on Wednesday, marking the opening of Biodiversity Day at COP27. The day kicked off with a high-level opening on “Connecting Climate and Biodiversity” that set the agenda to address the urgent need for integrated responses at scale. The day also saw the launch of the ENACT initiative for […]
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By LMB Staff
17 Nov 2022
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Power-packed voices shine at a panel on climate storytelling at COP27
When Kato Ewekia Taomia first walked out of the airport to attend COP26 in Glasgow, he was dressed in shorts and flip-flops. The timid fellow, whose looks may say otherwise, wasn’t even aware of the cold weather of the country, let alone how the annual climate conference is going to change his life. A year […]
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By Payel Sen
17 Nov 2022
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Transforming waste to resource
Waste management is a global issue that affects everyone, and garbage mountains are being formed continuously in Mumbai. Later, these garbage mountains burn, which results in serious health problems. In this episode, we will give you a sneak peek at how you can turn your garbage into a resource.
By Roshan Kedar
17 Nov 2022
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Mapping solutions to prevent Mumbai floods
Urban flooding in India has been majorly affecting mega and metropolitan cities almost every year. Mumbai was inundated by heavy rainfall between October 1 and October 11 in 2022 and If we don’t act now, Mumbai will see a 25 percent increase in flash flood intensity by 2050. In this episode, we take you through a […]
By Kartiki Naik
17 Nov 2022
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Half of India’s energy demands to be met through renewables by 2030: Modi at G20
As the leaders of 20 largest economies gathered in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday for the G20 summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is on track to achieve its target of generating 50 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The Prime Minister ruled out “any restrictions” on energy supply […]
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By LMB Staff
16 Nov 2022
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Global shield against climate risks launched at COP27
As the negotiations on direct funding for ‘loss and damage’ continues, the much-awaited ‘Global Shield Against Climate Risks’ initiative was formally launched at the Vulnerable 20 (V20) pavilion at COP27, on Monday. It is a collaboration between the V20 group of finance ministers representing 58 climate-vulnerable countries and the G7. The initiative has been launched […]
By Smitha Verma
16 Nov 2022
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Indonesia launches ETM to accelerate just and affordable energy transition
The Government of Indonesia today officially launched its Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) Country Platform, a key coordination and delivery vehicle to drive forward the country’s just and affordable transition in the energy sector.  The announcement was made by Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati at the G20 Side Event joined by Asian Development Bank (ADB) […]
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By LMB Staff
15 Nov 2022
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Driving green through 175 stories of electric mobility 
One of the first concerns that Meenu Agrawal, a corporate professional from Delhi, had when she thought of buying an electric vehicle (EV) was around charging. It was a year back and there were still fewer people talking about it around her. After over a year’s research, she finally purchased one this year and hasn’t […]
By Smitha Verma
15 Nov 2022
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A youth-led movement at COP27
For the first time ever, children and youth who have been disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change have an official space at a UN climate change conference. Community leader, climate activist and plastic surgery resident Dr. Omnia El Omrani is the first-ever Youth Envoy at COP27. Omrani is promoting the Conference’s inclusion of […]
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By LMB Staff
15 Nov 2022
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Concept of LiFE explained at COP27
In a side event organised on Wednesday, Bhupendar Yadav, India’s Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, explained the mantra of LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) and how individual contributions will help in the fight against climate change. The event was organised in association with the United Nations. “We are at a critical juncture in […]
By Smitha Verma
14 Nov 2022
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India pushes for phasing down all fossil fuels, not just coal
India is leading a strong push for the COP27 climate summit to conclude with a decision on phasing down all fossil fuels. The push stems largely from India’s desire to not be singled out for its dependence on coal. The move to expand the focus beyond coal is likely to raise strong concerns from oil […]
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By LMB Staff
14 Nov 2022
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G20 summit ground zero to find answers to climate crises, says UN Secretary-General
Ladies and gentlemen of the media,  This G20 summit comes at crucial time. Our world is facing the most pivotal, precarious moment in generations. People everywhere are getting hit from every direction – battered by runaway climate change and squeezed by a cost-of-living crisis. Geopolitical divisions are triggering new conflicts and making old ones even more difficult to […]
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By LMB Staff
14 Nov 2022
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Impacts of loss and damage on communities
According to the UN, three consecutive failed rainy seasons in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, decimated crops and caused abnormally high livestock deaths, while, shortages of water and pasture are forcing families from their homes and triggering conflict between communities.Youth champion Donnley Clive urges world leaders to take action to tackle loss and damage and climate […]
By Donnley Clive
14 Nov 2022
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A drought hit community in Kenya
Meet Mana Omar, Climate and gender Justice Advocate. She belongs to Kenya’s pastoral community that is currently bearing the brunt of a devastating drought.“We’ve been experiencing unprecedented weather events like a drought for quite some time now and this has resulted in massive losses in terms of the loss of our lifestyle on which we […]
By Mana Omar
14 Nov 2022
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Creating a sustainable livelihood by planting trees
This is the story of how planting trees create sustainable livelihood opportunities for tribal and rural communities.“We were not getting employment, but ever since afforestation has come, it has helped us a lot,” says Kamla Bai from Gram-Papan, Madhya Pradesh.Kamla Bai got work in Grow-trees, a social enterprise that aims to grow the practice of […]
By Bikrant Tiwary
14 Nov 2022
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A call to duty to combat climate change
Meet Zuhura Ahmad, co-founder of Tanzania Biodiversity org. She is spreading environmental awareness in schools, communities, and universities throughout Morogoro municipality. Ahmad has always believed that environmental education should be a call to duty and action in the fight against climate change. “In Africa, we prefer COP27 to be a COP that will move beyond […]
By Zuhura Ahmadd
14 Nov 2022
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A plea to the world leaders
Joshua Oluwaseyi is a climate activist from Nigeria. He co-founded the nonprofit “LearnBlue” which motivates people to take action and address global issues across Nigeria.This year floods have ravaged various districts in Nigeria affecting over 2 million people, displacing over 1.4 million and killing over 600.His only ask to the government is to not just […]
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By LMB Staff
14 Nov 2022
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Switching lifestyle for a better future
India’s theme at COP27 this year is LiFE – Lifestyle for Environment, an initiative that’s encouraging individual action against mindless consumption. Mission LiFE is a global plan of action launched, aimed at saving the planet. Replacing the ‘use-and-dispose’ economy with a circular economy, four youth champions from India are rewriting sustainability at COP27. “What change can one […]
By Prachi Shevgaonkar
14 Nov 2022