Read this: great interactive map on several issues on climate change: whose affected, who contributed the most to cumulative CO2 emissions, who has the money etc. One thing stands out: the US has one of the highest CO2 emissions (both cumulative and current) and is least vulnerable. So what's the incentive to change? http://interactive.guim.co.uk/embed/kiln/carbonmap/index.html?header=hidden&v=201409230753#Historical Still: …
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Daily Reading – 24/09/14
Hilarious (and very true) video by Jon Stewart on how "screwed up" politicians can be when it comes to understanding/ taking action on climate change: http://news360.com/article/258702146 Flooding – a major consequence of climate change – is disproportionately affecting Asia. Another illustration of how unequal the impacts of global warming can be. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/upshot/flooding-risk-from-climate-change-country-by-country.html?emc=edit_th_20140924&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=7717084&abt=0002&abg=0&_r=0 What's happening in …
Daily Reading – 23/09/14
Forests as a sink, or a very effective (and might I add, beautiful) way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere: http://takvera.blogspot.in/2011/07/forests-play-major-role-as-carbon-sink.html A great article on the measurement of how much Carbon is stored in forests: Seeing Forests for the Trees and the Carbon_ Mapping the World’s Forests in Three Dimensions _ Feature Articles
Daily Reading – 22/09/2014
Excellent article (and idea) on how to make climate mitigation actions palatable. An emission tax. Again, this is an example wherein a small minority is holding the majority to ransom. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-climate-for-change-a-solution-conservatives-could-accept/2014/08/27/782cba4e-2a01-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html What are the band-aids we can apply now to mitigate the impacts of climate change: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trees-offer-a-way-to-delay-the-consequences-of-climate-change/2014/09/19/8b24b636-3d04-11e4-b0ea-8141703bbf6f_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost Will this help? or is this a case of …
Daily Reading – 20/09/14
Even the rich are not spared: great article on drought and its consequences in California. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11094232/Super-rich-make-last-stand-against-California-drought.html With Navratri coming: glad they are still making idols with clay and straw: http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/geetanjali-krishna-making-gods-for-a-living-114091901324_1.html Inspiring organization: Siruthuli in Coimbatore - all about recharging the groundwater, afforestation & waste management: http://siruthuli.com/
Daily Reading – 17/09/14
A great endorsement of pricing CO2 emissions from the corporate angle: http://blogs.worldbank.org/climatechange/energy-ceo-california-shows-how-carbon-pricing-can-reduce-emissions-cost-effectively?hootPostID=414f71427b0494a772a16cf9bee36a7d What if we didn't have to sacrifice growth, jobs etc. to protect our climate. A new report: http://newclimateeconomy.report/overview/ And then you have these; 97% of scientists agree the world is warming and humans are responsible for that. But this institution is balancing this …
Daily Reading – 16/09/2014
Watch what you drink: When you combine water scarcity and lax implementation of regulation, you get: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Delhi/Lives-at-risk-with-10000-illegal-bottled-water-units-in-Delhi/articleshow/41946231.cms Arctic sea ice: a brief hiatus but no change in trend line decline yet: http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/ More food per drop: comparison of water needs for various crops/livestock: http://www.vrg.org/environment/water_brochure.php Great site on the same: http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/home And the bare bones: slightly heavy reading, …
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A bit of humour: http://www.citylab.com/weather/2014/09/the-scientific-consensus-on-climate-change-illustrated-in-cartoons/379922/ Mitigation: what cities are doing to adapt: http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/15/indian-cities-climate-change-surat?CMP=twt_gu And we were worried about droughts: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/no-rain-for-decades-stand-by-for-the-megadroughts-scientists-warn-9732483.html China seems to be doing quite well on reducing carbon intensity (the degree to which a countries economy is dependent on carbon-based fuels). Unfortunately, Germany, Brazil (!!) and France (!!) have done poorly: http://www.citylab.com/tech/2014/09/a-major-accounting-firm-just-ran-the-numbers-on-climate-change/379994/
Today’s Reading List -08/09/14
On the changing nature of rain: http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/sunita-narain-how-the-monsoon-has-changed-114090700762_1.htmlWe will act if it impacts us: Fallout of the unequal impacts of climate change: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9bec7772-34e6-11e4-ba5d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3ChWLOUkEPearls before swine: how we wantonly waste our most precious resource: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/forfeited-treasure-status-irrigation-tanks-karnatakaWhere it will come together: http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit/We need to protect the protectors: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-loses-more-foresters-than-any-other-country/articleshow/42013009.cms
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Bravo! Too often agriculture is so politically charged that no change is possible. Either in terms of rationalizing water use, crop choices - suboptimal decisions are the norm. Subsidy rather than investment in supply chain. http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/andhra-s-farm-loan-recast-faces-rbi-wall-114072900004_1.html This will change education. If you haven't tried it, do. http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/ajit-balakrishnan-enter-the-moocs-114072801204_1.html Another similarity: they are amongst the least negatively …
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