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An Open Letter On Bangalore Floods
To the CM of Karnataka: It has been over 20 days since unprecedented rains and floods ravaged parts of Bengaluru displacing citizens and causing damages worth hundreds of crores. Here are our key demands to make Bengaluru a climate-resilient city that is sensitive to its natural ecosystems and rooted in inclusion and sustainability.
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Greenpeace report highlights inequity in vulnerable groups’ exposure to air pollution and access to air quality data.
Delhi, India – A report published by Greenpeace India today reveals that even though air pollution is a universal health problem that affects everyone on this planet, the risks are…
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Different Air Under One Sky: The Inequity Of Air Pollution
Air pollution is the largest environmental risk factor for human health, causing ill health and millions of premature deaths each year worldwide. However, the negative impacts of air pollution are…
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What does improved air quality during lockdown tell us?
11th August, Bengaluru: Greenpeace India’s latest report Flexicity is a comparative study of air quality and mobility patterns before, during and after the COVID-19 Lockdowns(2020) in Bengaluru and their correlation…
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FLEXICITY: Does Flexible Work Improve Air Quality?
Studies have found that implementing flexible remote working options even for just a few days a week can reduce air pollutant levels by 10%. This is not surprising, given that motorized vehicles are one of the largest contributors to air pollution in cities.
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Data shows India’s heatwave crisis worsened since 2021: Greenpeace India
New Delhi.10th of June 2022 In its latest report, Greenpeace India has analysed data acquired from Accuweather to study the average increase in temperatures over the month of April in…
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Summers Like None Other: Heatwave Trends in 10 Capital Indian Cities
Greenpeace India’s latest report follows the heatwave trends in 10 Indian capital cities: New Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Shimla, Bhopal, Patna, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai.
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World Oceans Day Is About People
When you read the phrase ‘ocean conservation’ what images come up in your mind? A mighty blue whale? Cute penguins from our recent Antarctica trip? Maybe some fish swimming in…
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Powering Change With Each Pedal
Choosing to cycle once a day can reduce an individual’s carbon emissions by 67%! Cycles also represent an accessible, sustainable mode of travel to a majority of the Indian population,…
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Greenpeace volunteers install ‘Tree of Life’ outside CPCB office
Greenpeace volunteers install ‘Tree of Life’ outside CPCB demanding revision in air quality standards