Want not is the only way to waste not

Recycling won’t tackle waste crisis. Buying less will Wasteland : The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes and Why It Matters by Oliver Franklin-Wallis is nothing less than a dirty history of humanity. Our crisis of waste is well-known. But it’s also a crisis of wastefulness. A third of the world’s food

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So, what can Dubai do? COP28 will really test rich nations’ commitment to climate finance. Big Oil & Big Gas will be under severe scrutiny

There is always a hype built around the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. Every Conference of the Parties (COP) is projected as a do-or-die meeting. Success is typically measured by the grandeur of new pledges, with the host country basking in the glow of any significant commitments. However, the 28th COP, which begins on

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Clean air? Target cooking, not cars

Chandra Bhushan The writer is CEO of the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (iFOREST). He is a researcher, writer and campaigner for sustainable development. He was honoured with Ozone Award by the UN-Environment in 2017 for his contributions to climate change mitigation and ozone layer protection. LESS … MORE Air pollution is a

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