The Galileo gambit and other stories: the three main tactics of climate denial
One Nation Senator-elect Malcolm Roberts lauds Galileo as a hero who turned scientific consensus on its head. But the 'Galileo gambit' is just …
Minimise crop risk
As erratic weather compounds agrarian crisis, experts call for adopting scientific ways to estimate crop loss and provide crop insurance to all …
Summers may last 6 months, winters only 2: Recent study
Between 1952 and 2011, summer duration increased to 95 from 78 days. In winters, it decreased to 73 from 76 days
What the tourism sector can learn from Cape Town’s drought
The 2015-2018 drought, one of the longest and the worst to have affected Cape Town, affected tourism badly
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Climate-linked health impacts not a priority yet, says WHO
Lack of funding is one of the reasons for the low priority
Youth's demand for climate action an 'unmistakable message': UN climate chief
At the ongoing UNFCCC conference in Bonn, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa asked everyone to take part in this 'fight of …
Slow progress on all procedural issues at COP 23
Parties have held only preliminary discussions on all issues, which have been captured in informal notes prepared for all agenda items
MOP 28: India issues order to ban the release of HFC 23
This move will potentially avoid emissions of HFC-23 equivalent to 100 million tonne of CO2 over the next 15 years,
Adaptation in the time of 'climate apartheid'
The inequality against developing and under-developed countries is increasing in global climate negotiations
Climate change intolerance discussed at the launch of Amitav Ghosh’s book
Amitav Ghosh argued that there is a systematic silencing of non-partisan voices on the issue of climate change
How climate change could affect African migration patterns
There is belief among some that climate change drives human displacement, but research in Malawi suggests otherwise
World Bank unveils new business plan for Africa to battle climate change
Africa may be at the receiving end of adverse climate change even as World Bank launches a new plan to support the countries to adapt to these changes
Since 62% Sub-Saharan Africans have no access to power, the area is uniquely suited to renewables
Since Sub-Saharan Africa is largely off grid, it has great opportunity to skip installing fossil fuel-based power generation infrastructure and …
Kids facing effects of climate change are taking their governments to court
Besides protesting, youth are also increasingly in the courts, suing governments for their failure to preserve a healthy environment for future …
Poor agri, dietary practices have intensified climate change: IPCC
The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land shines a spotlight on food consumption, modern agricultural practices and …
Climate talks need to re-focus on target-setting
Bonn offered a chance for countries to accept IPCC’s report on 1.5°C. Yet several negotiators, particularly Saudi Arabia & the US, …
Ghana needs stronger laws for fishing
Fisherfolk blame big trawlers but they do not talk about the illegal trade they indulge in
Agriculture the biggest earner and biggest victim of climate change in Zambia
While droughts and floods have wreaked havoc on the sector, change in farming practices can bring about a better tomorrow
Africa lacks robust environmental health data
The impact of climate change on the spread of diseases in Africa is well established but there is little data available for action
Global warming in past caused mammals to shrink, and it could happen again
Will today's animals have enough time to adapt to human-induced climate change that's happening fast?
Are Gujarat’s climate change actions ‘superficial’?
There are conflicting views on the status of implementation for the state action plan on climate change (SAPCC) in Gujarat
Developed nations should assist us in climate change actions: BASIC group
The BASIC ministers reiterated that developed countries should provide financial and technological support for climate change actions
Between 1990 and 2016, 2,843 climate disasters affected 4·8 billion people: Lancet report
The report was jointly prepared by 24 academic institutions and intergovernmental organisations based on 40 indicators
Sunita Narain ‘national climate leader’ from India for 2019
Non-profit Climate Scorecard's first National Climate Leader awardee list published in Global Spotlight Report #22
Climate emergency CoP 25: Circumventing climate action
What should be done, now that the longest CoP is over
