Watch: What the UN chief had to say about climate emergency
Down To Earth brings you footage from the interview of Antonio Guterres by the Nation and CBS News as part of the COvering Climate Now media …
Benefits of climate adaptation far outweigh costs
The world can accrue net benefits worth $7.1 trillion by spending $1.8 trillion on climate adaptation, according to latest Global Commission on …
India: Making of a desert over the years
Over 25 per cent of India’s land area is undergoing desertification. Of the 30 states, 26 recorded an increase in the area under …
The Progress of This Storm: Nature and Society in a Warming World
In a world careening towards climate chaos, nature is dead. It can no longer be separated from society.
Paying the Carbon Price: The Subsidisation of Heavy Polluters Under Emissions Trading Schemes
Paying the Carbon Price analyses the practice of freely allocating permits in Emissions Trading Schemes (ETSs)
Weather is 2017 person of the year
The biggest headline of 2017 is not deadly air pollution, but the catastrophe of weather changes that are bringing distress across India’s …
Climate change and small islands
Inhabited by nearly 4.5 million people, even after 70 years of Independence Sundarbans is without proper roads and surface transport, drinking …
Stockholm+50: Oceans on simmer
The world’s oceans will witness marine heatwaves, sea ice-free Arctic, severe cyclones
What Donald Trump's win means for climate change?
Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General of CSE talks the change in climate change politics after Donald Trump becomes the president of the …
Issues at stake in COP 22
The COP summit in Marrakech may be crucial for negotiations on some long-standing issues at the UNFCCC
What impact will less sea ice have over the planet?
Antarctic sea ice, which melts during the summer and grows back during the winter has displayed an alarming aberration this time
Held vs State of Montana: 16 youths win historic climate trial
In the US states that have green amendments, climate advocates will certainly rely on the Montana youth case as they challenge state laws that …
Climate change contributes to violence against children – here’s how
Violence against children is not solely a phenomenon that intensifies during environmental shocks. It is deeply rooted in historical injustices, …
Wildfires rage across Rhodes, Corfu in Greece
Fires are common in Greece but hotter temperatures have turned the country into a wildfire hotspot of late
Earth records hottest day ever on July 3, 2023; record broken the very next day
Unfortunately, July 3 might only be the first in a series of records that might be broken this year itself
How have Cyclone Biporjoy and El Nino influenced the monsoon in India?
If a cyclone is moving away from the mainland, it drives the moisture away. But if it is progressing towards the coast, it could enhance the monsoon
Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across southern Spain
Spain is one of several countries this year that was facing extreme dry conditions and suddenly faced flash floods after torrential rain
Climate finance needs could cost India 85.6 lakh crore by 2030
Climate adaptation measures need to take into account the infrastructure gap caused by climate events
Spain records its hottest-ever temperature in 62 years
Hot air moving from North Africa into Europe and a high-pressure weather system are responsible for the current situation in the Iberian country
Most heat action plans in India are not suited to local contexts: Study
Indian heat action plans do not take humidity, hot nights and duration of continuous heat into consideration; they are poor at identifying and …
German government sued over failure to meet climate goals
Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), a German environmental group is suing the government for failing to meet climate targets for reaching …
Why should governments place children, young people at the centre of climate change discussions
Continued exposure to a harmful environment will have a catastrophic impact on children’s mental and physical development
What is carbon pricing?
Carbon pricing works by putting a monetary value on carbon, which makes the cost of emitting carbon explicit to those polluting
Highest glacier on Mt Everest is rapidly melting
The ice that took around 2,000 years to form, has rapidly melted away since the 1990s, which means it has thinned out around 80 times faster than …
Sea levels are rising fastest in big cities – here’s why
Dealing with subsidence is complementary to dealing with climate-induced sea level rise and both need to be addressed