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Chronic Water Shortages Plague Pakistan’s Capital

Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, is facing chronic water shortages as its population outpaces supply from reservoirs, groundwater, and pipelines. Once water-rich, the city now struggles with poor infrastructure, mismanagement, and rapid urbanization, leaving many residents dependent on costly water tankers. Climate change, deforestation, and reduced rainfall worsen the crisis, while conflicts over water distribution deepen public frustration. Authorities have proposed new dams, pipelines, and conservation measures, but progress is slow. Without urgent reforms in governance, infrastructure, and climate resilience, Islamabad risks intensifying shortages that threaten its sustainability and quality of life.

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Are Thawing Glaciers About To Wake Up Dormant Volcanoes Around The Globe?

Dormant volcanoes across Russia & Japan have begun erupting all of a sudden. Could this be linked to the rampant melting of glaciers across the globe? A new study warns that melting glaciers due to climate change could awaken dormant volcanoes worldwide. Research in Chile’s Andes shows that retreating ice reduces pressure on magma chambers, triggering more frequent and explosive eruptions—a pattern also seen in Iceland. This risk extends to Antarctica, North America, New Zealand, and Russia, where thick ice once suppressed volcanic activity. The process can create a feedback loop: warming melts ice, ice loss sparks eruptions, and eruptions release greenhouse gases that accelerate warming. Scientists stress the need for close monitoring in these vulnerable regions.

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The Pacific Is Drawing the Line at 1.5 Degrees of Warming

The article highlights Pacific Islanders’ urgent fight to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as climate change severely impacts their livelihoods, cultures, and ecosystems. Rising sea levels, ocean acidification, and extreme weather have already caused irreversible losses, with “Loss and Damage” costs soaring. Despite the creation of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage at COP28, progress is threatened by waning political will and shifting funds away from climate action. Pacific leaders demand both immediate financial support and an end to fossil fuels, insisting that holding the 1.5°C line is essential for their survival and cultural preservation.

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The ‘Age of Economic Warfare’ Comes for the Energy Transition

China has escalated its economic leverage over the clean energy transition by imposing new export restrictions on advanced battery and lithium extraction technologies. Moving beyond earlier curbs on raw materials, Beijing now controls next-generation lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials and direct lithium extraction (DLE) tech—critical for cheaper, high-performance EVs and faster lithium production. These measures aim to maintain China’s dominance in the battery supply chain, slow foreign competition, and strengthen domestic manufacturing. While mirroring U.S. tactics in semiconductors, China’s focus is industrial rather than military, leaving the U.S. at risk of ceding future leadership in EV and battery innovation.

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Renewable energy trends in 2025: the rise of green energy wave in India

In recent years, renewable energy has gained significant momentum, driven by the rising consciousness to reduce carbon emissions. By 2025, the renewable energy landscape is expected to evolve further, with new trends emerging in renewable energy sources, technologies, and market dynamics. India alone is projected to see robust growth in renewable energy, smart grids, and electric vehicles by 2025.

India’s energy demand is expected to increase more than that of any other country in the coming decades due to its size and enormous potential for development. The GoI aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070. To that effect, we must meet our bubbling energy demands by low-carbon resources.

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Climate Change’s Silent Victims: Urgent Action Needed for Biodiversity

As the globe hurtles toward a climate tipping point, the discourse on climate change has rightly focused on rising temperatures, environmental disasters, and human displacement. Yet amidst these loud alarms, the cries of another set of victims are barely heard—the vanishing species and collapsing ecosystems that form the biodiversity of our planet.

India, one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world, is witnessing an alarming rate of species extinction and habitat loss. The situation demands not just environmental awareness, but urgent legal reform that aligns biodiversity protection with climate change mitigation.

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