European Parliament votes to include gas and nuclear energy in taxonomy of sustainable finance
Gas gets sustainable investment label in European Parliament; NGOs and environmental lawyers move towards litigation…
Climate Change
Climate Litigation: A growing challenge for companies and governments
Climate cases focusing on fossil fuel expansion are becoming more prevalent in the Global South…
Reformed Energy Charter Treaty: A boon or bane for EU’s climate ambitions?
The modernised treaty, which provides legal protection to the fossil fuel sector, has given the…
Communication is key to unlock scientific interventions in climate sensitive areas
Clear communication with the targeted community, or the lack of it, can make or break…
Report exposes truth about global steel industry’s ‘decarbonisation goals’
Steelmakers, mostly in China and India are, in fact, increasing toxic coal-run blast furnace capacity…
Chhattisgarh puts three mining projects on hold ‘indefinitely’ amid Hasdeo Arand protests
Three mining projects in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo Arand forest have been indefinitely put on hold amid…
More than 100 killed in monsoon floods across northeast India, Bangladesh
At least 115 people were killed in floods, lightning and landslides caused by heavy monsoon…
Switzerland, EU oppose equity principles, fault lines emerge at Bonn
The challenge to foundational principles of global climate action at the ongoing climate conference is…
Subsidies for fossil fuels nine times higher than renewable energy: Study
For renewable energy, subsidies have fallen 59% since FY 2017, while for EVs they have…
Urgenda two years on: What impact has the landmark climate lawsuit had?
The ground-breaking lawsuit brought on by a Dutch environmental group, the Urgenda Foundation, has become…