International Mount Everest Day: Mountain communities call to urgently decarbonise Everest
HKH region witnessing increasing climate change impact, which will only increase in intensity and frequency, warns ICIMOD
Heat on UAE to give COP28 ambitious edge we need
To meet climate goals, countries will have to get far more ambitious and quickly. Here's what to look for at COP28.
India’s voters literally feel the heat
As with any environmental disaster, the impact of heat stress hits the poorer harder than the privileged
Killer heat’s shadow: India’s labourers on the frontlines, face boiling temperatures
In part one of this series, DTE investigates how the new normal of extreme heat is impacting informal workers and workplaces lacking climate …
Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is latest in long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and Catholic Church — 5 essential reads
The Vatican is hosting a climate summit from May 15-17, 2024, focusing on human adaptation
Droughts, floods to cyclones: African nations like Kenya brace for new normal of extreme weather
Cyclone Hidaya in May 2024 was the first time Kenya experienced a cyclone
Human activities slowed down Earth’s rotation
Earth has become slightly less spherical & more flattened due to movement of water from pole to equator
G7 way off-track in emission cuts to achieve 1.5°C target; finding significant as WMO says Asia ‘global disaster capital’
Present policies mostly paper tigers; India need greater ministerial integration to counter climate impacts, say experts
Climate engineering carries serious national security risks — countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared
International decisions on climate engineering are likely coming soon
Study highlights need for tourism industry to curb emissions: Yellowstone case shows travel’s big footprint
The park generates over 1.03 megatonnes of CO2 annually, travel to and from the park contributes to 90% of it
Scaling sustainable food production in face of climate change is the defining challenge of our times
Localised and climate-smart agriculture can help preserve agrobiodiversity and reshape the larger narrative of responsible food production &…
COP28 recap: Climate finance negotiations showed little progress
New climate finance goal discussions remained limited to process, substantive elements pushed to COP29
Weather anomalies driven by climate change cause scanty rain, snow in post-monsoon India
This can affect the yield of Rabi crops in these regions and also availability of water in the mountains in general
COP28: New GGA text lacks teeth and money
The text was without strong language on means of implementation, especially adaptation finance gap and target and no resolution of the inclusion …
COP28: Discussions over fossil fuel phaseout heat up on the Third Draft of Global Stocktake text
A new text will be considered after informal consultancies with the Head of Delegations is complete
DTE Exclusive: Adaptation Fund head ‘discouraged & worried’ on not receiving adequate funds at COP28
Part of money may be getting siphoned off to loss and damage fund facility, Mikko Ollikainen hints to DTE
COP28: New finance goal faces tenuous negotiations
Divergence on Paris Agreement Article 2.1c continues; Brazil points out developing countries’ needs not reflected
Voice of hope: Radio Bundelkhand’s Varsha Raikwar is using communication tools to help farmers cope with climate change
The channel hosts live discussions with agricultural experts and also seeks solutions from farmers who call in
Africa Climate Summit 2023: Continent experienced warmer year in 2022, warming most rapid in Northern Africa
Natural disasters in Africa caused close to $8.5 billion in economic damages in 2022
Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs
If corals stay bleached, they can become energetically compromised and ultimately die
North India Deluge 2023: Lahaul-Spiti’s cold desert receives a third of seasonal rain in a day
A village in the district has also received snow in July, a highly unusual phenomenon
Wealthy nations less likely to fulfil climate adaptation finance goal: Report
Support for gender-responsiveness was found to be lacking
Cyclone Biparjoy: Rajasthan braces for heavy rain, floods over next three days
More rains in traditional dry and hot districts of western subdivision
Climate change increases the risk of extreme wildfires around Cape Town — but it can be addressed
Extreme wildfire events occur almost exclusively under extreme fire weather conditions
MoEFCC’s actual expenditure reduced by nearly 20% of budget estimates: Parliamentary report
The committee noted a drastic reduction under the National Coastal Mission 2023-24