Green Living
Environmental activists are sounding the alarm as city streets become littered with masks and gloves, and single-use plastics get a new lease on life.
Fearful for their children's health, meet the parents relocating in favour of cleaner, greener air.
"Yeah chow down on your carrots there, Lew."
People making off-colour jokes about Thunberg’s attempts to save the planet have got things the wrong way round.
The reality is pretty bleak.
Do they leak? Will they hurt? And are they better for the environment?
Unfortunately, in recent times the emphasis has shifted from reducing the demand of power in India through efficiency to increasing its supply. Except for limited exceptions, numerous studies have shown that people worldwide are under-investing in energy efficient products. While some of this may be due to lack of awareness, much of the problem stems from misaligned incentives -- for utilities, selling more "product" (electricity) is their measure of success (and profits).
