Climate & Sustainability
Window to reach climate goals ‘rapidly closing’
The world is not on track to meet the long-term goals set out in the Paris Agreement for limiting global temperature rise, a major...
Cooling the Heat: Can India Lead the World in Green Cooling Innovation
In recent months, India has broken several temperature records, recording its hottest February in 120 years. Heatwaves have devastating impacts on the health, economy,...
The Insidious Ways of Plastic Pollution
Dr. Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust
There is something about plastic pollution that seems almost insidious. No matter where we go, land or...
Wildfires And Floods on a Raging Planet
Dr. Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust
Fanned by the strong winds of distant Hurricane Dora, the several spontaneous wildfires of Mauri spread at...
The Era of Global Boiling
On July 28th, 2023, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres issued a clear warning on the prevailing climate concern. Guterres said, “The era of global...
What are the current opportunities and threats facing environmental security?
Environmental security comprises the interactive outlook of the various human and ecological connections that shape the contemporary world. The Constructivist school of thought has...
Realizing SDGs: Efforts to Overcome Ecological and Environmental Barriers
Sustainable development is a global momentum to realize human welfare using a triple bottom line approach that includes economic development, environmental improvement and preservation,...
Sustainable Swells: Eradicating Water Scarcity
In the midst of the ongoing environmental crisis, water scarcity has taken center stage. While heat-waves frequently end in torrential downpours and flash floods,...
Should PVC Be Phased Out?
Authors: Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust
Six months ago (February 14, 2023), a 150-car freight train with 11 cars carrying hazardous chemicals including...
The Willow Project Threatens Alaska Bird Breeding Paradise
Under the beautiful iridescent Northern sky lies a haven for birds, a Paris of the avian world, its Eiffel Tower a beautiful lake, its...