Tackling climate change: Why COP26 UN Climate Change Conference is important and what it entails

Tackling climate change: Why COP26 UN Climate Change Conference is important and what it entails

The COP26 has four goals that the member states would work towards. COP26 climate conference: The COP26 UN Climate Change Conference is set to be held from October 31 to November 12 this year, with the UK being the host. During the conference, leaders from over 190 countries would come together, along with citizens, researchers … Read more

View: India needs climate bonding with US without burdening itself

View: India needs climate bonding with US without burdening itself

By rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement on his first day in office on January 20, US President Joe Biden signalled that climate policy will be a central pillar of his foreign policy over the next four years. A White House February 8 read out of his call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of renewing … Read more

View: Democracy is not about unity — it is about differing and dissenting

View: Democracy is not about unity — it is about differing and dissenting

New US President Joe Biden mentioned ‘unity’ 20 times in his inaugural speech on January 20. So have innumerable past presidents. The mainstream US media are calling for unity after the bruising presidency of Donald Trump. But democracy has never been about unity. Above all, it is about legitimising dissent, and encouraging new controversies that … Read more

Biden signs executive order rejoining Paris climate agreement

Biden signs executive order rejoining Paris climate agreement

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to rejoin the historic Paris agreement on climate change, a commitment that he made during his election campaign. The Trump administration on November last formally withdrew from the Paris accord, a decision originally announced three years ago, arguing that the agreement was disadvantageous for the US, … Read more