Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) have emerged as a solution to biodiversity conservation. It is a means to protect the environment, ecosystem, and habitat from degradation for continuous flow of…
Financing fashion sustainably
When it comes to sustainability, fast fashion has an uphill task given its volume based production style. According to the Fixing Fashion report, the fashion industry’s pollution levels are second…
Financing Local Adaptation to Climate Change to Enhance Water Security
According to the WMO’s State of Climate Services 2021, more than 20 per cent of the world’s river basins experienced either rapid increases or declines in their surface water area in 2020.…
The Transition to a Greener Economy for the Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon River Basin is one of Earth’s richest biomes. Spanning across 6.7million square km, the biodiverse ecosystem encompasses the world’s largest rainforest and is home to 20% of the…
A Green Hydrogen-Driven Future for Net Zero
Role of hydrogen in reaching net zero Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as well as unparalleled temperature rise in Arctic, Antarctic Poles, parts of central, south, and western Asia have once…
Delivering Finance for Climate Resilient Infrastructure
Why invest in Climate Resilient Infrastructure? Every passing year, extreme weather events like floods, cyclones, fires, and cold become more violent and frequent, wreaking havoc on homes, businesses, infrastructure, and…
Role of dust in exacerbating climate change
Deserts are the largest source of natural mineral dust present. According to IPCC, the Sahara Desert alone accounts for 40% of the mineral dust in the world. In technical terms, mineral dust…
Shades of green: The environmental assessment of the cosmetic industry
In September 2021, aconsortium consisting of L’Oréal, Henkel, LVMH, Unilever, and Natura & Co announced the launch of a collaboration to develop a new environment impact assessment and scoring system,…
The Desert to Power G5 Sahel Facility as the first step to meaningful energy transition in West Africa.
The Sahel region of Africa sits at a nexus of insecurity, poverty, and climate change. The primary work sector in the Sahel is agriculture, with it being responsible for more…
E-Waste Management: Bridging the gap between Regulations and Implementation in India
According to a Central Pollution Control Board report, in the year 2020, India has generated over 1 million tonnes of e-waste, although other sources claim this number to be much…