climate change action

Banning trees to save nature? Rethinking Bangladesh’s exotic tree policy

The recent ban, however, goes further, prohibiting not just the plantation but also the transport and sale of both acacia and eucalyptus.

Climate change and fire risks: Lessons from Southern California for Bangladesh 

The 2025 wildfires in Southern California underscored the importance of having well-trained firefighting teams and readily available resources for rapid response.

Los Angeles wildfires: A tragic lesson from climate change

As of January 13, close to 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. The population is in nothing less than panic.

Being a carbon neutral person is possible — and Aadavi did just that!

As carbon footprints continue to dictate what’s driving climate change and the chances of reversing its effects seem slim, the concept of achieving carbon neutrality may appear astonishing and hopeful. Remarkably, a two-year-old girl has proven that even small actions can make a difference.

Rising above youthwashing at COP29

Tokenism at events like COP29 risks reducing youth engagement to mere visibility.

COP29 must see a scale-up of Loss and Damage Fund

The loss and damage cycle requires holistic, integrated, and continuous climate financing urgently from local, national, and international government and non-government actors.

Overcoming our environmental policy inertia

A list of major environmental policy initiatives in Bangladesh that have been stuck in a limbo for many years

The Climate Action Summit in New York has failed to deliver

The world leaders who are responsible for emitting most of the greenhouse gases are not willing to take the requisite actions at the scale and pace that is required.

Looking back at London Climate Action Week 2023

London has the potential to become a global leader in harnessing the insurance sector to tackle climate change at scale.

November 2, 2022
November 2, 2022

Forget COP27, the youth should hold an 'Accountability COP'

There is a great need for an annual “Accountability COP” to hold those who have pledged to act against climate change to account.

October 21, 2022
October 21, 2022

Will Earth remain inhabitable after 2050?

We need visionary leaders to deal with the impending climate catastrophe.

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