First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
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What to expect at Peru
Different bodies are mandated to negotiate for different elements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Some of the negotiating platforms relevant to the topic are discussed.
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Who is emitting?
As per analysis of the Washington DC-based global research organisation World Resources Institute (WRI) for 2011, China, comprising almost 20 per cent of the world’s population, was the world’s leading
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Good news & bad news: clearing the air in Indian cities
This presents the evidence of change in Indian cities – however small they may seem today. This captures actual policy decision and action in cities for clean air, public transport, walking and cycling,
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First food: culture of taste
This brings you a unique collection of nearly 50 recipes from various states that use local produce such as leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and roots to cook tasty recipes that are also nutritious.
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Global emissions- CSE Factsheet on climate 2012
A report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency says global CO2 emissions have increased 3.0 per cent in 2011 compared to 2010. The report holds China and India responsible for the bulk of
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What's on the table for Doha?- CSE Fact Sheet on climate, 2012
The last conference of the Parties that took place in Durban in 2011 has put climate negotiations at the crossroads again. The decisions taken at Cancun in 2010 supported a bottom-up approach where countries
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Sharing the climate burden
Equity has been central to the multilateral negotiations on climate change mitigation and adaptation between the South and the North. The dispute is not with the science that establishes the need to keep
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Loss and damage and liability- CSE Fact Sheet on climate 2012
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the debate on the link between extreme weather-related events and climate change has regained more relevance. Sandy, however, is only the most recent of an increasing
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Inclusion of aviation- CSE Fact Sheet on Climate Change 2012
In 2008, the EU decided to extend the scope of its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) to include emissions from the aviation sector. What was applicable only to stationary sources within
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HFCs: Safe for ozone, yet a potent greenhouse gas
Montreal Protocol, the multilateral treaty to protect the ozone layer, has been a successful environmental agreement. But an impasse over restricting the use of extremely potent greenhouse gases marred