TIME REMAINING TO ACHIEVE CLIMATE ABUNDANCE
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Times Evoke
‘Plants are moving beyond pollinators now, undoing coevolution millions of years old’
‘Environmental photos show us we can empower people with the skills and passion to heal Earth’
‘Earth is warming faster than ever in its history — mitigations include India’s vegetarian diet’
An age of innocence
‘Lead exposure caused millions to lose health— removing it from petrol was a global achievement’
'Lead chromate was being used to brighten turmeric - it damaged adult health and child IQ, costing trillions'
‘Uniquely, Iceland has tectonic plates spreading apart — this intensifies volcanic activity here’
‘If military emissions worldwide were a country, it would be the fourth largest emitter on Earth’
‘Modern warfare elaborated on ancient ‘scorched terrain’ strategies — from Africa to Vietnam, conflicts hurt Earth’
War -and no peace
‘Fossil fuels, finance and inequality profoundly shape climate action. COP28 saw progress here’
Why You Can't COP-Out
‘Earth saw five mass extinctions due to natural change — the sixth is driven by human actions’
'To save Panama's golden frogs, we learnt to collect, bathe and feed them — and even checked them into a hotel'
‘Over aeons, an arms race grew between plants and insects — it also caused pesticide resistance’
‘Earth’s crust is still forming — its interior shapes surface habitability through outgassing and recycling of volatiles’
‘Sediments contain Earth’s archive — they hold fossil and chemical clues about climate change’
Our Earth's history - and its mystery
‘Trees evolved over time to survive climate change — the fall colours of sugar maples are now at risk’
The world is a garden
‘From timber to temperance, humans sought diverse solutions from plants — thus, acacias reached India’
‘The fossil record shows how plants shaped Earth— they sculpted ecosystems from rivers to rain’
‘Water’s second age, when we learnt to manage it safely, is ending — we face its consequences now’
‘Water reflects power — European imperialists used it to expand, creating new hierarchies of access’
The amazing story of water
‘Water bodies are often seen as real estate which must be built on — that causes a cycle of floods and droughts’
‘Our study found 208 bird species in Udaipur — Indian cities can provide hope for biodiversity’
‘The Iguazu National Parks first ‘nationalised’ a border — the focus on saving nature came later’
'India's wildlife, decimated by hunting and forest exploitation, found succour in national parks'
A walk in the park
'South Africa's national parks protect wildlife and ecosystems - they face the pressures of land and inequality'
‘Hybridisation can spread gainful genes between species — this helps butterflies mimic signals’
'Nature’s mechanisms ensure rich plant diversity — climate change is impacting these'
G20 expectations
‘From voices of the marginal to voiceless species, G20 can help to forge environmental justice’
‘G20 is the biggest part of the world economy, emissions and climate finance — India’s leadership of it is remarkable’
‘From its enzymes to its role in the food chain, the little firefly is a big part of the cycle of life’
‘India’s Chandrayaan-3 is a spectacular feat — it can explore water on the moon for a colony’
‘We’re wrecking our life support system — that’s the big story’
‘Social media reinforces polarisation on climate change — this impacts policies’
Of science, sense and sensibility
‘Climate change is here to stay — Indian media reports on its complexity better than the West’
‘Plantations grew with colonialism — tea impacted both humans and ecology’
'Our 505-million-year-old jellyfish fossil finds show how life began and Earth transformed'
‘The Anthropocene has colonial roots — its technological leaders gained from empires like India’
‘Humans have created a new epoch on Earth — its markers include plutonium to chicken’
'The horse symbolises both wildness and taming in the Anthropocene'
Our post-nature world
‘Small fireflies light up entire forests with their glow — but they perish facing artificial lights’
'A positive IOD can enable a normal Indian monsoon'