Some progress, lots left: UN Climate Change annual report

Report ahead of Bonn conference lists opportunities for 2019

Climate doomism is bad storytelling — hope is much more effective at triggering action

 Looking at individual solutions can seem trivial, but it is a great way to tap into the power of self-efficacy

Rural Assam’s water woes show full impact of climate change

Water scarcity is gradually becoming one of the most important issues in Northeast India

COP28: India had fourth best ranking in climate performance among countries during 2022, says report

Preachers are not performing, underlined the report; US, UK sliding down in performance  

COP28: Differences on responsibility continue in the 15th Global Stocktake negotiation

A final round of negotiations is expected on December 6, following which the text will be handed over to the Presidency

Run-up to CoP27: Can climate change-induced extreme events be attributed to historical emissions? Krishna AchutaRao explains

Krishna AchutaRao, professor with the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, talks about what modern attribution science can say about loss and damage …

50 years since Stockholm conference: The summer lingers

That we still seek the Stockholm declaration’s ideals only shows how we need to up our game to prevent the planet’s environmental crisis

A new climate law in the Balearic Islands will protect the wellbeing of present and future generations — if such thing can be defined

Mediterranean is extremely climate vulnerable, with temperatures rising 20% faster than the global average

High road to Dubai COP28: Climate finance will be key at Bonn Climate Conference

Success in climate negotiations this year hinges on adequate financial commitments from the Global North towards the South

Climate change will hit us hard: 7 in 10 people express fear in WEF survey

Survey conducted by World Economic Forum and Ipsos across 34 countries throws up revealing findings about attitudes towards climate change

Indian agriculture: The route post-CoP 26

Strategies and pathways that can make Indian agriculture resilient and sustainable in a changing climate

CoP26: How India is paving the way towards climate action

India’s adaptation efforts have been shouldered through afforestation activities, wetland management, compensatory afforestation, etc

CoP26: Adaptation costs increase as fund flow slows down

The latest UNEP Adaptation Gap Report says that adaptation costs and financing needs in developing countries are five to 10 times greater than …

Joe Biden’s climate plan is investing too little in climate action

While the spending figure needs to be much higher, there is scope to keep up the pressure, both from domestic groups as well as international entities

Climate change is real & an emergency: 64% people voted so

People living in small island developing states showed highest support for climate action

Biden winning US elections 2020 shows how clean air, climate inaction influence mandate

Joe Biden’s electoral victory proves that democracy can work for science and environmental justice, says Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE

A year of resistance: How youth protests shaped the discussion on climate change

Today’s youth saw themselves on the generational front lines of climate change, so they walked out of their schools to demand …

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

Simply Put: Those who say climate change is a hoax

Simply Put: The heat is on

Simply put: Desertification across India

Simply put: Degrees of desertification

When did the Anthropocene begin on Earth?

Although global archaeological data show that human transformation of environments began at different times in different regions, by 3,000 years …

Climate crisis: Venice to be added to the UNESCO heritage danger list

Venice has been grappling for years with too many tourists and the effects of climate change; there has not been any “significant”…

Western Disturbances: Reason for the temperature spikes in North India this February

The primary reason for the early onset of heat over northwest India is the lack of strong western disturbances