Climate negotiations moving at a slow pace, but seemingly in the right direction
Loss and damage continues to be a contentious issue while multiple spin-offs have slowed down the process
Unfair trade barriers will hinder climate consensus
Carbon border agreements are in many ways modern instruments of imperialism that punish developing nations for making slower progress towards …
Cold waves to locust attack: How climate crisis impacted India in 2020
Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in 10 years for January 2020; There were 354 heavy rainfall events across India in March, April
Winds of change
El Nio, a weather phenomenon caused by a complex interaction between atmospheric and oceanic conditions has ushered in drought, forest fires and …
REDD and REDD +: An Overview (Part II)
Jagdish Kishwan, additional director general (wildlife) at the Ministry of Environment and Forest, explains why REDD + is a "win-win" …
Lessons from a pandemic: Urgency for climate action
Much like the claimed behaviour of an ostrich burying its head underground in the face of risk, we demonstrate our capacity to ignore risks like …
Climate negotiations resume in Bonn; focus on developing text of draft agreement
Negotiations will also explore opportunities for capturing carbon and non-CO2 gases
Cost of climate change grossly underestimated: Nicholas Stern
Latest report by eminent economist criticises current climate change models for not adequately reflecting the science of climate change and its …
Disappointed by G20 conclusions, 2.8°C heating likely without climate action, Guterres says at UN summit
Calls for ending fossil fuel subsidies & operationalising Loss and Damage Fund
Drafting the Paris agreement: the week that was
Draft text adopted, but many issues need resolving
US won't backtrack on climate commitments, says John Kerry at Marrakech
The US has suffered climate-related losses worth $27 billion this year so far
Superstorm ‘Sandy’ tells us why the climate change denial must stop
Month of climate contradictions: Contrasts noted worldwide in March 2023, finds Copernicus
European meteorological agency noted world’s second joint warmest March on record; Antarctic sea ice the second lowest on record
CoP26 slideshow: Environment and development changes in a climate-risked world
Climate change is real; and it is important to understand its various manifestations to combat it. Sunita Narain presents a slideshow to cut …
Is climate litigation the way forward for accountability and climate action?
Recent judgment in the US held the State of Montana responsible for causing unreasonable damage to climate
Climate change turned Canada into tinderbox, doubled chances of extreme wildfires: Research
Fire weather like this can be expected to occur once every 25 years, meaning about a 4% chance every year
Egypt’s support to developing countries gives hope for COP27: Climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Part 1: The climate scientist talks about critical climate issues that can play a major role at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Climate adaptation: Developed and developing world in same boat
Region-wise analysis in the new IPCC report shows climate change adaptation strategies are still not in place, save for a few initiatives
'Regional climate models must for managing water'
Subimal Ghosh, faculty member of IIT-Bombay, has been working on localised climate change models. He speaks to Dinsa Sachan about extreme …
High Seas Treaty expected to enter force by 2024, should address climate impacts on migratory marine species: Experts
High seas are waters that are beyond national control, comprising around two-thirds of the surface area of the planet’s oceans
A fork in the road: Climate change caused main route of Silk Road to shift, finds study
As temperatures dropped in the AD 400s, meltwater & precipitation declined, causing caravans to take the Tianshan mountains, rather than the …
Youth activists are now real agents of change at global climate summits
Youth participation at COPs has significantly increased, highlighting their mission for international solidarity and radical demand for …
Cyclone Remal missed India’s coast by a whisker; Indian Sundarbans impacted, but largely saved
Multiple factors worked in tandem to minimise damage in Sundarbans; but next time may be different, warn experts
Simply Put: Cyclone Remal
Climate shift may have sparked warm-blooded evolution in dinosaurs 180 million years ago
Warming climate could have prompted ecological changes, leading some species to develop a faster metabolism — a trait shared by modern day …