Three in four children in South Asia exposed to extreme high temperatures: UNICEF
Recent episodes of extreme weather events raise further concerns about a future where children are expected to face more frequent and severe heatwaves
Climate crisis: even temporarily overshooting 2°C would cause permanent damage to Earth’s species
Deep emission cuts are needed now & can’t be pushed back to a future date, show a group of researchers
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Javadekar trumpets govt’s achievements in Madrid
The minister then ticked all boxes currently under negotiation in a business-as-usual manner without being much forthright
Climate Emergency CoP 25: ‘No’ to ambition raise, ‘yes’ to Kyoto extension: India
The country will like to concentrate wholly on the implementation of the Paris Agreement
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Developed countries have largely consumed world's carbon budget
The historical division of the carbon pie has been iniquitous, with rich, developed countries taking the lion's share
Bonn fails to deliver need of hour as climate clock ticks away
The 50th United Nations Bonn Climate Change Conference didn’t include key findings on global warming
COP24: Carbon market talks go downhill
Key issues that render the environmental integrity of the Paris carbon markets questionable are the Overall Mitigation of Global Emissions …
State election results grim reminder to how deep India’s rural crisis is
The Down To Earth’s coverage in the recent past has highlighted how the agrarian crisis led to what happened to BJP in Assembly polls
Can India ensure smooth sail for corporate buyout of renewable energy?
The Centre needs to facilitate, standardise the corporate buyout of renewable energy projects and simultaneously ensure security, stability of …
Bangkok climate negotiations: Tonnes of issues, too little time
For the carbon market mechanism under the Paris Agreement to be truly a success, Parties must ensure environmental integrity and additionality
Is India ready to face the silent disaster?
Heat waves are likely to increase by up to 30 times by 2100; the government needs to focus on the most vulnerable population, including the poor, …
Africa reinforces its position few hours before WTO Ministerial Conference
Africa would not adopt rules and decisions that would restrict governments from formulating policies to industrialise, create jobs and move up in …
After Bonn, 5 things to watch for in the coming year of global climate policy
A look at what actually happened at the recent climate talks, and some pointers for the year ahead
COP 23 did not accomplish much, but developing nations keep hopes alive
Environmental groups are not happy with the outcome of the negotiations, whose objective was to get clarity on complex operational issues …
COP 23: US continues to be obstructionist, reportedly using allies to push its agenda
Ideally, the US should be just an observer in the ongoing negotiations and not be allowed to determine the course of negotiations
For China, climate change is no hoax – it's a business and political opportunity
Chinese leaders believe cutting carbon emissions will generate economic and political payoffs at home and abroad
Six G20 nations failing to take action in line with their Paris Agreement pledges
Six other countries in this group—Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, together with the European Union as a bloc—were …
Parties discuss aspects of global stocktake at COP22
Global stocktake is meant to assess collective progress of countries towards achieving long-term goals of the Paris Agreement
Renewables account for over half the added electricity capacity in 2015
But more needs to be done to achieve the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C
Forget 2°C, countries’ emissions could lead to 3°C rise in global temperatures
A new analysis has shown that countries' pledges are not enough to meet the 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement
India working towards joining Paris Agreement this year
President Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House for their seventh bilateral meeting
Montreal Protocol talks begin on a positive note in Geneva
Negotiations to phase down HFCs continue from where they were left at in Dubai last year
CSE's analysis reveals compromises in Paris agreement draft text
With so much drama and negotiations running in parallel sessions, one would have hoped for a serious outcome
The Godot of climate change
In Samuel Beckett’s play, Godot never arrived till the end, leaving two characters anticipating his arrival. Will the Godot of climate …
Convention must not be rewritten, assert developing countries at COP
At a high-level meet in Paris, the countries pushed for equal treatment of mitigation and adaptation in the final deal