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Opinion / #pollution
A Peruvian mountain farmer lost his legal case against energy giant RWE, climate litigators lost the battle but not the war.
The Indian government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment and waste-to-energy generation facilities in all Indian metros.
Cities
Why slums persist
The standard policy response to slums has never worked. It's time to think about how to integrate slum residents into the formal economy.
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
Economic liberalisation in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.
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15 December 2025
Policy & Finance
Trade wars destroy the planet
21 October 2025
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28 July 2025
Carbon & Climate
The World Court finally opens the door to 'climate reparations'
8 July 2025
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Carbon & Climate
Finishing what the world started at the UN Ocean Conference
16 June 2025
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Policy & Finance
Trump’s Ukraine deal exposes a dirty truth about minerals
27 March 2025
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