Union Budget 2020-21 spares little for climate mitigation

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman reiterates old announcements, cuts budget for National Adaptation Fund  

Climate Emergency CoP 25: India suffered maximum number of climate-related fatalities in 2018

The report, which revealed the figures, was released in Madrid and has bolstered demands for implementing the ‘Loss and Damage’ mechanism

Another bold move by Tuvalu

On Thursday morning, more drama on the floor, this time at the Plenary of the Kyoto Protocol.

New Zealand unanimously passes climate change law

Centre-right opposition National Party backs Jacinda Ardern govt in legislation towards zero carbon   

African cities call for local climate action, adaptation finance

The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa encourages local authorities to make a political commitment for access to energy, climate mitigation …

DTE Coverage: Dubai Floods 2024

How Down To Earth tracked and reported on the floods that occurred in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates on April 16, 2024

Tripling nuclear energy by 2050 will take a miracle, and miracles don’t happen

It is time to abandon the idea that further expanding nuclear technology can help with mitigating climate change

Erratic rains impact Northeast India | Alarming Variations Ep-01

Shifting weather patterns are reshaping the landscape and livelihoods of those in the Northeast

Out of Africa flashback: Is the world witnessing a migration wave due to lack of water?

Dry spells account for up to one-tenth of the increase in world migration

Simply Put: Rainfall equity

Simply Put: The global Stockholm syndrome

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Mocha rocks Myanmar, spares Bangladesh

The storm made landfall near Sittwe in Myanmar, which was completely inundated

2023 warmest year on record

The likelihood of temperatures continuing to rise in 2024 is extremely high

Disaster a day: More from DTE-CSE Report on extreme weather in India in 2023

An analysis of which extreme events happened in these 12 months in various parts of the country 

A23a, world’s largest iceberg, is now drifting beyond Antarctic waters

While scientists believe the iceberg’s breakaway to be a natural occurrence, they point this to being a stark reminder of the potentially …

Simply Put: Climate change vaccine

Global ‘Stilling’: If you feel the wind is coming to a halt, climate change may be behind it

Wind farms produced only 2% of Uk's power instead of usual 18% in summer 2021 

Parliamentary Digest (July 25, 2022): Centre does not reveal lion relocation sites

All that was discussed in the House through the day

DTE launches annual ‘State of India’s Environment In Figures’

Annual book comes ahead of Environment Day & amid Stockholm+50

Simply Put: Only One Earth

Why is Indonesia changing its capital?

Global warming has a role in the move

Simply Put: Generation Climate Change

Simply Put: Paris or Perish

Simply Put: Coronavirus vs climate change

Earth’s climate worsened in 2019: WMO report

The decade between 2010-2019 was also the hottest