Climate Education Archives

09 Mar

How to win Delhi’s Garbage Crisis?

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsInnovation, Climate Education

The concerns over the garbage disposal in Delhi are growing just like the heaps of garbage accumulated in its three landfills at Okhla, Bhalswa, and Okhla. These sites were formed by the municipal corporation sometime between the 1980s to 1990s. A landfill is a piece of land designated for the burial or dumping of waste. Although the landfills helped in getting rid of the problem of waste disposal then, it has become a full-blown crisis today. Over the years, the population increased, the city expanded, and there has been a rise in the use of single-use plastic and disposable items,…

13 Feb

Socio-economic equality- a critical aspect of climate mitigation strategy.

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsClimate Education, Climate Changeclimate technology

The 21st century has witnessed occurrences of some of the worst natural calamities as a result of climate change and has therefore seen a lot of action in terms of climate mitigation, right from the surge in climate technologies to the amendment or formation of policies of decarbonization of various sectors. However, what is also happening in the 21st century is that the gap between the poor and rich is constantly increasing with the rich getting richer and the poor even poorer. Although the two scenarios seem to be independent like chapters from two unrelated books, the issues are much…

10 Feb

Geothermal Energy to solve the energy crisis?

Climapreneur0 CommentsClimate Change, Climate Education, Innovation

Amidst the deteriorating climatic condition and exhaustion of existing conventional energy sources, mankind is on a constant lookout for a renewable and clean energy source. Geothermal energy seems to be a suitable contender capable of contributing to our fight against climate change and fulfilling the ever-increasing energy demand. The field has come to a new light with the invention of new tools and developed technology, however, geothermal energy has been a reliable source of heating systems for centuries as evidenced by archaeological research. The naturally occurring hot springs have been a famous retreat and recoup site for people since long…

02 Feb

Joshimath Crisis- A Nature’s Wake-Up Call

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsClimate Education

Himalayas are the world’s youngest mountain folds formed by the collision of two landmasses namely, India and Eurasia driven by plate tectonics. These serene mountain ranges stretch over 2,900 km and are home to many exotic organisms, microscopic as well as macroscopic, and have a rich cultural heritage. These ranges separate the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan plateau. If we look at the geology of the Himalayas, it has varied geological composition and is divided into six zones. The formation of the Himalayas has naturally obstructed several water bodies causing excessive land pressure. Moreover, the region is tectonically active due…

06 Dec

Ocean Acidification Solutions- From Sea Weed farming to Solar Powered bio-rocks.

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsClimate Education, Ocean-Techocean acidification, sea weed farming

We live on a beautiful planet, Earth. The Earth’s surface is mostly covered by water bodies (70%), and 97% of it is oceanic water. Thus, oceans are home to many living organisms and form an important ecosystem. The optimum pH of our oceans has always been slightly basic (saline), between 8.1 to 8.2, ambient for the marine life forms to survive. But the scenario started to change post-industrial revolution. Reports state that oceans are becoming acidic, due to increasing concentrations of H+ ions. As a result, pH has now gone down to 8.06 from 8.1. Prima Facie, it seems to be…

22 Nov

Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation

Climapreneur0 CommentsClimate Education, Climate-tech, Fashion, InnovationCarbon capture storage utilisation, climate technology

The global climatic conditions are deteriorating with every passing day. No statistics could possibly describe the severity of the damage that has been incurred by the environment due to anthropogenic activities. There are various contenders for global climate changes, of which, greenhouse gases are the key players. Greenhouse gases are the ones responsible for trapping excess solar energy and increasing the global temperature by 1.20 C over the last few decades. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. The amount of (CO2) in the atmosphere is 441parts per million. Apart from the obvious effect of…

17 Nov

Entering the human Epoch, Anthropocene.

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsClimate Change, Climate EducationAnthropocene, climate research, climate science

Much like we have a biological clock, earth has its own geological clock, the only difference is that it spreads over millions and billions of years and our lifetime is merely a matter of seconds in it. Earth’s history is segmented into different phases based on the geological clock. The change in the geological time unit is marked by significant changes in the features such as the sedimentation pattern of rocks and fossil makeup. Thus, the study of rock strata (stratigraphy) is an important tool to find out the geological timescale shift. Another parameter considered to study the shift in…

17 Nov

Natural Dyes a sustainable way to fashion!

Amruta Joshi0 CommentsClimate Education, Fashionnatural dyes, Sustainable fashion, sustainable fashion startups, synthetic dye

Fashion has been an integral part of human civilisation for centuries. It was in the 18th century when the pioneers of fashion design (royal dressmakers) came to light. Fashion slowly made its way to the common people and, since then, the fashion industry has been on the rising. Colour is the essence of the fashion industry. The substances used to colour any material are dyes and pigments. Dyeing is an old practice and it has its roots in the Neolithic period. Traditionally, dyeing was done using natural materials obtained from plants and animals. But, the accidental discovery of the first…