Climate Change

Across one week, familiar places turned into spaces for real climate conversations. A classroom, a café, a college lawn, even a comedy club. Here’s how ordinary people showed that climate action grows when communities speak and listen together.

The fifth International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE) by the Mobius Foundation saw educators helping students bring their unique eco-friendly ideas to fruition, the birth of a few startups, and over 15 countries coming together for collective action against climate change.

Low-income groups are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. World Resources Institute (WRI) India shows us three examples of how keeping these communities at the heart of nature-based solutions has helped them build more resilience to the changing environment.

The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) is being hosted by the UAE in November 2023, where representatives from over 190 countries will be participating to prioritise climate change, and discuss and introduce sustainable solutions.

Civis, a platform that enables citizens to participate in public consultations in the domain of environment and policy has released Climate Voices. This is a handbook and guide for Indians to participate in environmental law-making and play an active role in shaping our climate policies.

Meet cyclist Chanchal Kunwar Singh, who completed an all-India solo cycle expedition to spread the urgent message of the impending dangers of climate change.

Only a small percentage of packaging waste is recycled and the rest goes to landfills, polluting the planet. To address this, global beverage brand Pernod Ricard is removing permanent mono cartons from their packaging as part of their #OneForOurPlanet initiative.

In the last few years, Indian cinema has shown us the perils of climate change in various ways, from Kantara and Sherdil to Kadwi Hawa and Kaadan. Here’s a look at the films that championed nature and the urgent need to save the environment.

Anirudh Gupta and Siddhanth Jayaram have built Climes, a climate tech startup that ties up with companies like Zingbus, MakeMyTrip and more to help citizens neutralise their carbon footprint with a unique model.

Captain (Retd) Santhosh Kumar has been on a mission to restore stormwater drains in Anekal, Bengaluru. This, he says, is the solution to prevent flooding.