Forests are on fire, a little more every day
As many as 35,888 forest fires took place in 2017, which is the highest in the last 14 years
Catastrophic lack of action on climate change
The UN has warned that it may not be possible to restrict temperature rise up to 2°C citing a gap between commitments and action
Deep in the jungle, scientists explore the links between the Congo and climate change
Researchers aim to understand how the world’s second-largest rainforest is responding to—and influencing—global warming
US withdrawal weakens Paris Agreement: Chandra Bhushan
Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General, Centre for Science and Environment, talks about how the US desertion has changed the nature of the …
When mountain comes melting
Fast-receding glaciers will impact water supplies and disrupt economic activities in mountain regions—in the not-too-distant future
Mr Trump, please don’t set a bad precedent
Despite the signs of climate change, Donald Trump administration can derail the modest progress that the US has made towards tackling it
India Pavilion at COP22 inaugurated
The Enviroment Minister underlined the need to spread climate change awareness and the importance of collective action
Earth lost a tenth of wilderness in just two decades
Major losses have occurred in the Amazon and Africa. Efforts to protect the critical areas are failing to keep pace with the rate of loss
Have human-made changes heralded a new epoch?
Experts have proposed that the new epoch—Anthropocene—began around 1950, when human-induced changes started affecting earth's geology
The twin sword of technology
Engineering solutions like carbon capture and storage create risks that necessitate even more ingenious fixes
Real state of India’s forests
India has been trying to achieve to put 33 per cent of its geographical area under forest, but the latest report shows that it is yet to reach 22 …
New method to calculate carbon footprint of logistics supply chains
The framework combines existing methods to calculate emissions at a global level across all modes of transport such as road, rail, sea, …
The UAE wants to build a 'rainmaking mountain' – are we all ok with that?
The point is that hills make rain – or to be more precise, hills can create the conditions which cause moisture in the air to condense and …
Alternative Paris
Paris must agree to operationalise equity by accepting that the level of effort of each country’s INDC will be equal to its share of …
‘Still uncertain how Sundarbans mangroves will evolve under climate change’
Mangrove trees produce organic matter which raises the bed elevation; a process which counteracts the effects of sea level rise
Protecting the ozone
Countries are participating in the 36th Meeting of Open-Ended Working Group of Parties to Montreal Protocol in Paris this week. Aditi Sawant …
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius may not be enough
Study says sea levels could still rise by 6 metres, threatening coastal cities across the world
Climate change shrinking bumblebee habitat in Europe, North America: study
Pollinators unable to migrate to cooler climes northwards in contrast to other species like butterflies
Understanding climate change
Did climate change begin with industrialisation? How do we identify ‘bad’ climate change?
Livestock rearer deals with climate change
Pastoralist Voices on Climate Change, directed by Joana Roque de Pinho, Lindsay Simpson and Nicolas Tapia
Black heart
The atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are increasing and a rise in global temperatures seems imminent
Greenhouse break
Greenhouse Regime: Who pays? Edited by Peter Hayes and Kirk Smith wrs: Earthscan Publications Ltd, $19.95
Developed nations refuse to reform
Industrialised nations continue to be the major contnlxftrs of greenhouse gases and their emissions are increasing
Bumpy ride
At the recent Berlin Climate Summit, amid North-South wrangles, an agreement was reached to detail how to - and who has to reduce greenhouse gas …
No climate for change
Despite Third World pressures, the Northern countries refused self-restraint in the Berlin Climate Change summit