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Amitabh Sinha
Amitabh Sinha is Deputy Editor at The Indian Express. He writes on Environment, Climate Change, Water, Science and Technology, Space and Nuclear affairs, and related stuff. He has worked with PTI, Reuters, and BBC before joining The Indian Express in 2007. Amitabh has a PG Diploma in Journalism from IIMC, New Delhi, and a Masters in Public Administration from National University of Singapore.
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What is the COP15 Biodiversity Commitment, delivered at Montreal?Subscriber Only
December 21, 2022 07:00 IST
At a major international conference, countries have resolved to take steps towards arresting the Great Extinction — the existential threat that a million or more species face if urgent action is not taken. The problem is that these targets are not new — and they have proven extremely hard to meet.
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
Understanding the fusion energy breakthrough announced by US scientistsSubscriber Only
December 13, 2022 22:57 IST
Use of the fusion process for generating electricity at a commercial scale is decades away, but the latest experiment by US scientists is still a big deal. How is their method different from the one being used by ITER, of which India is a partner? What is the road ahead?
Thu, Dec 15, 2022
Behind Mumbai’s unusually foul air, changes in wind patternsSubscriber Only
December 10, 2022 04:50 IST
It’s not as though Mumbai generates lesser amounts of pollutants. Emissions from vehicles or industry are just as bad. But Mumbai has an important location advantage: its relatively clean air is the result of strong sea breezes that sweep air pollutants away from the land.
Sat, Dec 10, 2022
The GM mustard debateSubscriber Only
December 07, 2022 07:30 IST
The govt, in advocating the use of GM mustard, has cited economic and food security arguments. Critics maintain the crop can cause lasting harm to environmental and human health.
Thu, Dec 08, 2022
Money to fight climate change: Are taxes the answer?Subscriber Only
November 30, 2022 07:13 IST
COP27: The Sharm el-Sheikh agreement includes an estimate of the money required to fight climate change. To meet the demand, corporates will have to step in. New taxes may have to be imposed, and more innovative solutions sought.
Wed, Nov 30, 2022
Have energy needs, no cut for coal phase-down: Power minister R K Singh at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
November 27, 2022 04:14 IST
"I will generate power from wherever to meet the requirements of our country’s development. We are not going to compromise on that. I am not going to compromise on the availability of power for this country’s development,” Singh said.
Mon, Feb 06, 2023
Big Omicron spike shows limitations of China’s zero-Covid policySubscriber Only
November 26, 2022 06:30 IST
The current wave of Covid-19 infections has come within days of China allowing some relaxations in its zero-Covid policy. The quarantine time was reduced to five days, and only close contacts of an infected person were put in quarantine.
Sat, Nov 26, 2022
At COP27, one hit and many missesSubscriber Only
November 23, 2022 07:24 IST
At COP27, the decision to set up a loss and damage fund has earned the conference a place among the major milestones in global climate change response. But on many other fronts, the final agreement delivered little.
Wed, Nov 23, 2022
COP27: Loss and damage fund lone bright spot as agreement leaves much to be desiredSubscriber Only
November 20, 2022 09:10 IST
There was nothing in the COP27 agreement that could lead to greater action on emissions reductions or mobilise greater financial or technological resources to fight climate change.
Mon, Nov 21, 2022
COP27 all set to deliver on loss and damage fund, but little else till now as talks continueSubscriber Only
November 20, 2022 04:16 IST
Negotiators were still at work on Saturday night, in a last attempt to inject some stronger provisions on emissions reductions, but these have the potential to run into trouble because of the additional burden being put on the developing countries.
Sun, Nov 20, 2022
No consensus yet, prospects of strong agreement extremely slim at COP27Subscriber Only
November 19, 2022 20:35 IST
There is no mention of steps to phase down all fossil fuels as there was opposition, particularly from China and oil producers like Saudi Arabia, but the Glasgow language on accelerated phase-down of 'unabated' coal power has been retained.
Sat, Nov 19, 2022
Greenwashing concerns legitimate, regulation and standards needed, says ReNew Power CEOSubscriber Only
November 19, 2022 14:27 IST
Sumant Sinha, CEO of ReNew Power, India’s largest renewable energy company, said a lot of corporations were making unrealistic claims on climate actions and still “getting by easily”.
Sat, Nov 19, 2022
COP27: No resolution, climate talks to continue todaySubscriber Only
November 18, 2022 18:58 IST
The EU has been repeatedly demanding that countries like China -- it has not mentioned India by name -- which is one of the strongest economies now, must be asked to share the financial burden of climate change.
Sat, Nov 19, 2022
Climate talks deadlocked over loss and damage finance, Indian proposal also in troubleSubscriber Only
November 18, 2022 04:18 IST
An Indian proposal to call for a phase-down of all fossil fuels had also run into trouble because of reservations from China and some other developing countries.
Fri, Nov 18, 2022
Indian proposal on fossil fuel phase-down gets more support, but missing from informal draftSubscriber Only
November 17, 2022 14:01 IST
India’s call for inserting a provision calling for a phase-down for all fossil fuels has received good support from other countries, civil society organisations and observers
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
Promises at G20 over 1.5°C target, loss and damage may guide COP27 resolvesSubscriber Only
November 17, 2022 11:59 IST
The G20 declaration says it would like to see the countries “make progress on loss and damage at COP27”. It does not mention the possibility of setting up a separate fund to address loss and damage, an active matter of disagreement at the COP27 meeting.
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
COP27: Fossil fuel phase-down, loss and damage finance are key markers of successSubscriber Only
November 17, 2022 11:49 IST
This time, New Delhi was much better prepared, and turned the tables on the developed countries by calling for a phase-down of all fossil fuels, not just coal.
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
Historical responsibility matters, not obliged to pay for loss & damage finance: India stanceSubscriber Only
November 17, 2022 01:50 IST
While India sympathised with the concerns of the small island states, and was ready to support them in whatever manner it could, neither its current emissions or the size of economy made it responsible for climate change, the source said.
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
China, other large economies must also pay for loss and damage: EUSubscriber Only
November 17, 2022 01:50 IST
The proposal has received a lot of traction amongst NGOs and observer groups as well, creating a steady momentum for it in the last few days.
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
COP27 summit: Efforts to push all countries towards greater emission reductions before 2030 receives pushback from developing worldSubscriber Only
November 16, 2022 14:37 IST
A ’mitigation work programme’ set up at the Glasgow climate conference last year for this purpose has been at work since the start of the Sharm el-Shaikh meeting, without much progress.
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
Don’t preach if you don’t practice, BASIC group tells developed countriesSubscriber Only
November 16, 2022 11:28 IST
Developed countries are still not showing leadership or responding with a matching progression of effort on mitigation or finance, the BASIC group, comprising India, China, Brazil and South Africa, said.
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
Road to net-zero statusSubscriber Only
November 16, 2022 06:30 IST
At the ongoing COP27, India outlined its plan to achieve a net-zero emission status by 2070. What are the sectors it will focus on? Why does a key area. agriculture, find no mention in the plan?
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
India’s call for phase-down of all fossil fuels gets EU supportSubscriber Only
November 16, 2022 00:05 IST
However, in a bid to neutralise some of the negative attention it attracts on its use of coal, this year India decided to push for the phase-down of all fossil fuels, something that no country can in principle disagree with.
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
India moves two ranks in climate performance indexSubscriber Only
November 15, 2022 12:52 IST
The latest Climate Change Performance Index by Germanwatch, an independent development organisation, has put India eighth amongst a group of 59 countries and the European Union in terms of climate action, ahead of most developed countries
Tue, Nov 15, 2022
Need trillions of dollars to meet net-zero target by 2070: India at COP27Subscriber Only
November 15, 2022 04:13 IST
Every country has to submit its long-term strategy, showing how it plans to reach its net-zero target. Developed countries have to reach net-zero status by 2050, China has decided to get there by 2060, while India has set 2070 as its target year.
Tue, Nov 15, 2022Journalism of Courage
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