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News • December 15, 2014

‘Monsters’ Line Road to Paris Climate Deal With Rich-Poor Divide

There’s a “growing awareness” that current policies won’t get near the temperatures goal, said Christiana Figueres, the lead UN envoy guiding the talks. Her predecessor is more blunt about it. […]

News • December 15, 2014

UN climate agreement reached in marathon session

The fortnight it took for UN climate talks to finally stagger to an end in Lima on Sunday morning has shaken many assumptions about what it will take to achieve […]

News • December 10, 2014

Climate change to hit Karnataka harder than other states: Experts

Climate experts have warned that Karnataka is likely to be more vulnerable to climate change in India than other states. A report, ‘Transitioning towards climate-resilient development in Karnataka,’ has been […]

News • December 10, 2014

Yudhoyono invites President Jokowi for GGGI summit

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has invited his successor President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to attend the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) summit in Bali in July […]

News • December 8, 2014

Development Not at Cost of nature

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said  his government is taking steps to ensure that development does not come at the cost of environment. He was speaking after releasing a report on […]

News • December 7, 2014

Karnataka becomes first state to have green growth strategy

State became the first to get a green growth strategy which details what can be done in adapting to the climate changeand how the state can play its part in reducing […]

News • December 4, 2014

After Years Of Criticism, Palm Oil Tycoons Promise Greener Future

The old way of doing business at Golden Agri-Resources and its sister company Sinar Mas drew heat from environmentalists, politicians and even the company’s own clients. Unilever , Nestlé and Burger King […]