Tropical cyclones cause more damage than we think — and India among countries facing high social cost of carbon
Extreme weather events drive up these costs by more than 20% globally
Climate action may be hampered due to different land emissions accounting practices by scientists, countries: Study
If countries followed the IPCC assessment approach, they may not reach climate …
Smallholder farmers are filling climate adaptation gaps from their own income, finds survey
Farmers spend 20-40% of their annual income on adaptation; total contribution $368 billion …
Ahead of COP28, disagreements on Global Stocktake remain — highlights from CSE’s briefing paper
It was the most vulnerable countries that clearly called for GST to reference a phaseout of …
One-day temperatures breach 2°C warming point for first time: Report
Breach associated with climate phenomenon El Nino, long-term human-caused climate forcing
In India, 191 billion potential labour hours were lost due to heat exposure in 2022: Lancet
Agricultural workers are the worst affected in many countries, with the burden often …
World needs to limit global warming to 1.5°C to protect cryosphere, 2°C too high: Report
But both 2°C and 1.5°C could spell doom for permafrost
Sand and dust storms are increasing, human activities contribute 25% emissions: UNCCD
Such storms present a formidable challenge to achieving 11 of the 17 Sustainable …
Climate hazard: Heat-related deaths in elderly population to increase by 370% midcentury in a warming world
On average, 86 days of health-threatening high temperatures were experienced between 2018 …
Nearly a billion children globally exposed to extremely high water stress: UNICEF report
Released days ahead of COP28, the report sees global event as a critical opportunity to …
Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2022: WMO
Carbon dioxide levels reached 50% higher than pre-industrial levels
GWP100 or GWP*: Meat, dairy lobby pushing for new methane metric. How this will enable greenwashing
New method takes current methane emissions as baseline to present minor reductions as …
Australia’s offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific
Under the treaty, Australia will implement a special visa arrangement to allow Tuvaluans to …
Deforestation in Maritime Continent may make El Nino events more complex and harder to predict
Central Pacific type El Nino events can increase by 11.7%, La Nina events by 14.6%
Last 12 months were the warmest in 125,000 years
Temperatures 1.3°C above the pre-industrial era since November 2022
El Nino may remain till April 2024, may push temperatures even higher: WMO
May cause further rise in global average temperatures, more extreme weather events
2023 is poised to become the hottest year, with October already setting a new climate record
The October of 2023 was the hottest ever, further solidifying the expectation that 2023 …
Climate change made the multi-year drought 25 times more likely in Syria and Iraq, 16 times in Iran: Analysis
If the world warms 2°C above the preindustrial era, similar droughts are predicted to …
Fossil fuel plans of major producers not aligned with Paris Agreement goals, warns UNEP Report
Net Zero pledges by 17 major fossil fuel-producing countries, but plans not in line with&…
Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Funding to developing nations declines 15% despite international pledges, rising costs
Neither domestic nor private funding sources could help bridge the adaptation finance gaps, …
Adaptation gap in developing countries widening even as extreme weather events worsen: UNEP
Countries in need received $21.3 billion but $215-387 billion needed every year
‘1.5°C target far from perfect’: Renewed focus on Paris global warming goal as COP28 nears
Figure was reached at three decades ago; also, different regions warm at their own rates