According to the UN, forests are home to about 80% of terrestrial biodiversity across the world, with more than 60,000 tree species. Approximately 1.6 billion people depend directly on forests for food, shelter, energy, medicine, and income. Forests play a critical role in climate change as deforestation results in 12-18 percent of the world’s carbon […]
In November 2022, a group of citizens from Mumbai including students, academia, and professionals got together for ‘City Sessions: The Future’ to brainstorm about the climate issues of the city. Organised by LetMeBreathe and Climate Trends, the 25-odd participants divided into five groups with an assigned mentor each, looked at the possible solutions that can […]
The power of creativity and storytelling could change the course of the climate crisis. We have the facts, we have policy solutions, and we have research and science experts. What we don’t have is popular stories, for a livable future, stories that motivate people to find and act on solutions. And that’s why we need […]
In October 2022, a group of citizens from Chennai including students, academia, and professionals got together for ‘City Sessions: The Future’ to brainstorm about the climate issues of the city. Organised by LetMeBreathe and Climate Trends, the 50-odd participants divided into five groups with an assigned mentor each, looked at the possible solutions that can […]
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 […]
Welcome to CitySessions: The Future where experts, entrepreneurs, researchers and designers come together to envision a sustainable future. In this edition, we are at Chennai where a bunch of climate enthusiasts get together to find solutions to Chennai’s mounting environmental issues— water crisis, river encroachment and urban flooding, heatwaves and wet bulb temperature, rising energy […]
This is just the beginning! Welcome to #CitySessions: The Future where experts, creatives, entrepreneurs, researchers come together to envision a sustainable future
A panel of experts got together to discuss the existing charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Delhi. The panel looked at busting some commonly-held myths around EVs for the audiences. The key highlights involved explaining battery swapping and talking about the progress Delhi has so far made and how the State can overcome challenges involved […]
In this roundtable under the #DrivingGreen campaign, electric vehicle representatives from different verticals of the ecosystem got together to discuss its successful adoption in Delhi. The panel highlighted the growing adoption of electric vehicles in the Capital, some of the challenges around it, and how consumers are moving towards EVs as their first choice of […]
In the first of a series of events held in the run up to the World Environment Day, a panel discussion was held around ‘Green Steel: Pathway to Sustainable Steel Production’. The need for greening of steel and the challenges in producing green steel was discussed by Dr Deepak Yadav, Programme Associate, Council on Energy, […]
The second panel discussion, in the run-up to the World Environment Day highlighted the role of promoting cycling in cities and creating an infrastructure around it. The panel ‘Cycling: A Sustainable Mode of Transportation’ was organised by LetMeBreathe and UN Environment Programme, India. The four-membered panel discussed how India can bolster the adoption of a […]
On World Environment Day, a panel discussion, by LetMeBreathe and UN Environment Programme: Chef’s Manifesto, was held around ‘Chef’s Roundtable: Combating Plastic Pollution in the Food Industry’. The five-membered panel moderated by food columnist, author and food historian Anoothi Vishal drew out the best in the industry to discuss ways to combat the plastic menace, […]
The first ever Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional climate week to be held from March 28 to March 31 will focus on accelerating collaboration and integrating climate action into global pandemic recovery. The city of Dubai will be hosting the first ever conference as one of the world’s most vulnerable areas to climate […]
The first-ever Middle East and North Africa Regional Climate Week will accelerate collaboration and integrate climate action into global pandemic recovery. Building forward opens an opportunity to address social inequalities and invest in economic development that is good for humanity and nature. MENA Climate Week 2022 provides a platform for governments, cities, private sector leaders, financial […]
Travel has the power to introduce people to new cultures and experiences. According to UN World Tourism Organization, 1.8 billion people are expected to travel internationally by the year 2030. The growth in tourism needs to be balanced with the needs of the environment and local citizens. Keeping that in mind, Trip the Life Fantastic […]
Who would think that a wedding, an occasion of celebration and joy, is also a source of waste and pollution? Ambika Gupta, a luxury event planner, also a TEDX speaker and an award-winning entrepreneur behind The A-Cube Project, may be known for creating transportive weddings for celebrities like actor Kajal Aggarwal, but she also encourages […]
Under the category of ‘Government & Citizen Engagement’, letmebreathe.in was announced as the winner of mBillionth Award. The mBillionth Award is the leading platform to recognize and honour excellence in mobile innovations, applications and content services for public good, in South Asia, organized by the Digital Empowerment Foundation and the World Summit Award. For the […]
The UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is organizing the Talking Across Generations on Reimagining Education on Monday 10 May 2021. The Talking Across Generations on Education (TAGe) is UNESCO MGIEP’s youth-driven intergenerational dialogue on education that provides a non-hierarchical platform to the youth to interact, discuss and debate critical issues that […]
Haryana is one of the leading states when it comes to the agricultural or industrial sectors in India. It has also been one of the states working towards sustainable agriculture. Sustainable agriculture conserves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. It also conserves water, decreasing vulnerability to drought. To further discuss the need for sustainable agriculture in […]
Svadhyaya organized a Leaders Conclave on the 2nd November 2020 as a part of Sustainable Earth Summit 2020. The agenda of the summit was “Pioneering Youth-Led & Community Centric Strategies To Drive Climate Action.” It aimed to facilitate young leaders from all over the world with a motive to pioneer strategies and establish mutually supportive […]
The panelists respected Miss.Sumaira Abdulali, Mr. Ashish Kothari, Mr.Nigel Topping and Mr. Uchita were introduced to the audience by the moderator Mr.Sanjeev. The session started, by Mr.Sanjeev posing a question to each moderator, starting with Mr. Nigel Topping. The question posed to Mr. Nigel “Environmental pollution and climate change are one of the biggest threats […]
One of the major highlights of this week was the Global Climate Strike (September 25th 2020). Thousands of climate strikes took place in India and across the globe to demand urgent action to tackle the climate crisis. A zoom session was held on the day where different climate strikers digitally joined in and kept forward their […]
A zoom session was held on the day where different climate strikers digitally joined in and kept forward their demands. The session went on for more than two hours with more than 25 speakers.
Let Me Breathe partnered (storytelling partner) with the Indian Institute of Forest Management for a panel discussion titled 'Draft EIA Notification 2020: A Revaluation’ that took place on August 1, 2020.
June 5th every year marks the World Environment Day. This year, LetMeBreathe.in partnered with the United Nations India office to bring out ground reports about the health of India’s biodiversity. The initiative was supported by Twitter India. As part of it, a live panel discussion was also organized with Randeep Hooda, Actor & UNEP Ambassador for Aquatic Migratory […]
With the ever-increasing destruction of wetlands in Navi Mumbai, residents are all set to put on their running shoes on World Wetland Day to create awareness about wetlands, mangroves, and the visiting flamingoes. Mumbai has lost a lot of its mangroves due to reclamation, encroachment, and garbage dumping, among other causes. The International Union for […]
Voicing concerns at an exhibition – Breathless: An Artistic Call To India’s Air Pollution Crisis at the Bombay Art Society, citizens discussed their worries over the deterioration of air quality
A protest took place in the middle of Cannaught Place on 24th January 2020 where various students from across Delhi-NCR missed their schools and colleges to raise their voices against air pollution and demands for clean air. Students and environment activists collected over 200 signatures to build a consensus and demand a commitment from political […]
City Sessions is a collaboration of a live show between Twitter India and Let Me breathe, where decision makers, experts and citizens come together to find short term and long term solutions to city level climate change, air pollution and other environment issues collectively.
