Sunita Narain is an Indian environmentalist and the director general of the Centre for Science and Environment. She is also the editor of Down To Earth and was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize in 2005 for her work in promoting water literacy.
Sunita Narain is an Indian environmentalist and the director general of the Centre for Science and Environment. She is also the editor of Down To Earth and was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize in 2005 for her work in promoting water literacy.
Down to earth
There is no doubt that more people will need more resources to survive. But it cannot be argued that population growth is an indicator of the resultant environmental degradation
The new conservation agenda should not revolve around tiger versus tribal
Unless finances are proportionate to the need, the transition to clean energy is a tough proposition, especially in countries where energy affordability is critical
Coal is bad, and so is natural gas, when it comes to climate change. Then why is it that the Western world, which has to date built its economy on dirty coal, is now wedded to gas as its dream fuel?
We have completely lost the ability to plan keeping in mind the ecological uniqueness of the region
The second overwhelming trend of 2022 is the impact of climate change
We cannot be parties to this procrastination and lack of intent
The fact is Delhi is also part of the pollution problem - its sources of combustion add to the pollution of neighbouring states and theirs to Delhi
Every day, without fail, a group of four women takes the responsibility to walk and to ensure that nobody fells trees there. They fight with intruders; they confiscate their axes and bicycles
It is not just a moral imperative, but a pre-requisite for a world that has a chance to keep the spiralling temperatures within check
We need to scale up our work to invest in local water systems to capture every drop of rain so that we can build local resilience against drought
The current list of banned items is not comprehensive
How do I explain the global media powerhouses need to get real about the impacts of climate change on countries like India - my country?
The first problem has been the very premise of the globalisation project
The Russia-Ukraine war has put the spotlight on the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the global energy futures
First, we need to accept that the system has become unnecessarily convoluted and must be streamlined
COP26's top agenda should be to reclaim its leadership and voice to rebuild the trust of people - both rich and poor
The world cannot dodge the question of global trade and consumption anymore
The main worry is the price of vaccines, not production, says Sunita Narain