climate crisis
COP28: Progress for women, but Bangladesh deserves more
COP28 offered progress, albeit slow; but time is a luxury that nations like Bangladesh cannot afford.
Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis – here’s why
Central banks are public institutions, charged with maintaining economic stability through controlling the supply of money in an economy.
What causes poverty to rise with ‘prosperity’?
A great majority of the world population today is not in control of their fate.
Monitor groundwater to manage it better
Climate impact on groundwater and solutions
What Bangladesh can do before COP29
Bangladesh can bank on the decision of renewable and energy efficiency.
COP28’s hollow victory
It is difficult to not feel defeated by COP28’s end results.
Without proper follow-up, what is the point of COP28?
We don’t have the time anymore, and we, as the climate action community, are tired of saying this ad nauseam.
COP28 is an opportunity, if we all play our part
Regardless of which country you look at in the world, one crisis is evident everywhere: the climate crisis.
A plea for common humanity
Attitudes that insist on finding differences rather than commonalities are troubling.
Winning the fight for women’s land rights
While the world enjoys the fruits of their labour, they often have no say or control over the land they work.
More heatwaves are coming our way. Are we prepared?
We need to rapidly find ways to deal with heat stress.
Besides forex reserves, nature needs replenishing too
Nature wants to be treated right and climate change impacts will become even harsher if positive changes are not incorporated in the current practices.
How can we stop the super-rich from polluting planet?
The fury came fast when makeup mogul Kylie Jenner posted a photograph last July of her and her boyfriend Travis Scott flanked by two private jets and captioned "you wanna take mine or yours?"
A youth climate activist's reflections on COP27
COP27 marked significant progress by officially recognising, for the first time, that young people can be effective agents of change.
Meat-eaters behind much of global greenhouse emission
Global meat consumption has increased significantly in recent decades, with per capita consumption almost doubling since the early 1960s, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Whereas an average of 23.1 kilograms (50.8 pounds) of meat per person were consumed annually in the '60s, the figure had risen to 43.2 kilograms in 2019. Studies show that wealthier countries tend to consume more meat. Projections show that global per capita meat consumption will climb to 69.5 kilograms in 2022 — but the figure will be 27.6 kilograms in the developing world.
The wealthy should take accountability for their climate crimes
Most of the world’s wealthiest are to blame for the rising use of private jets.
Burn less fuel, build better cities
Imagine for a moment our city without cars, but with high-quality public transport, people zipping by on bicycles, others on foot.
The bill for climate change impacts should be shared
Climate change is a problem which was (largely) made in the West, but we are feeling its impacts in countries like ours more than ever.
Climate loss and damage are clearly visible in southwest Bangladesh
People living in climate-vulnerable areas urgently need government support
