The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time since …
Brikesh Singh, who by late Monday afternoon had already spent 24 hours on top, said the night was a bit chilly so they had huddled up close to the Big Ben An Indian climate campaigner was among 55 Greenpeace activists who scaled the walls of the Houses of Parliament and …
New Delhi: Taking a privately expressed grouse to the formal level, the Indian climate team on Tuesday officially complained on the first day of the negotiations at Bonn that the negotiating text included elements that would alter the character and content of the international compact
Over the past decade, scholars have begun to develop the discipline of global environmental ethics. In doing so, they have encountered two obstacles. First, much environmentalism cloaks itself in the discourse of prudence and security, and thus, ethical concerns are difficult to identify. Second, when scholars do recognize ethical issues, …
By Paul Krugman In a way, it was easy to take stands during the Bush years: the Bushies and their allies in Congress were so determined to move the nation in the wrong direction that one could, with a clear conscience, oppose all the administration
The Seeds Bill should be dropped Govt. urged to withdraw from WTO SALEM: Tamil Nadu Environment Council (TNEC) has urged that no development work that is detrimental to the environment should be encouraged. In its 2009 election manifesto, the TNEC said that any development programme already in progress should be …
Global warming may strike faster than thought By David Adam, The Guardian The poll of those who follow global warming most closely exposes a widening gulf between political rhetoric and scientific opinions on climate change. Almost nine out of 10 climate scientists do not believe political efforts to restrict global …
The north may renege again and again but the south must go on fuelling their growth scientists have rung the alarm bell again, this time in Copenhagen, predicting a climate change more severe than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s fourth assessment report. Still, who will bell the fat cat? …
Leslie Kaufman Marc Morano does not think global warming is anything to worry about, and he brags about his confrontations with those who do. For example, Morano said he once spotted former Vice President Al Gore on an airplane returning from a climate conference in Bali. Gore was posing for …
A protester opposed to the expansion o f Heathrow Airport threw green liquid at business secretary Peter Mandelson on Friday when he arrived at a meeting in central London. Live television pictures showed a woman approaching the business secretary shortly after he got out of his car and throwing a …
While it seems easy to draw attention to climate change by showing iconic one polar bear on a thin sheet of ice, the politics of such communication is questionable. Polar bears do not have union to voice their vulnerability. It is a noble duty of mankind to make their plight …
The word ‘Change’ was recently made popular by Mr. Obama. In his campaign period, the ‘change’ almost sounded revolutionary. Taking cue from his campaign, climate activists have also picked up the word. UN is not far away with its stale slogan like: ‘It is time to change the climate change”. …
Cartoon: Rustam Vania What Went Wrong James Watt remains an under-celebrated revolutionary. He made zillions of wheels revolve by the same steam that was otherwise restricted to Turkish baths and making delicious dumplings. The way climate change is negotiated, it seems that there is a complete amnesia over our history. …
It is no wonder that a friend of mine, a chartered accountant, is still confused about climate change causing severe winter while it is all about global warming. I am sure there are millions in the world who are oscillating between the hot and cold of climate change. To start …
For all its economic capacity, population size, and resource base, California remains only one among the 50 United States and, essentially, is a subnational actor attempting to play a role in the climate change policy arena on par with the nation-states of the world. This raises a series of questions …
