In Himachal Pradesh, Hindus and Buddhists organise religious ceremonies for rain & snow
With the 3-month-long dry spell continuing in the state, people say they have been left with few alternatives
Ancient Roman wine production may hold clues for battling climate change
Though Romans consumed even more wine than we do today, ancient vineyards in Italy looked radically different
COP28 Recap: What was discussed at the Mitigation Work Programme?
The final text agreed on December 13, acknowledges the Global Dialogues and the summary report produced by the Co-Chairs
‘Government failed us’: Sikki artisans suffer livelihood losses amid climate change & state apathy
Sikki artisans complain about the deteriorating quality of grass due to continual spike in temperature
COP28: Global Stocktake adopted, final text attempts stronger language on fossil fuels
Language calling out production of fossil fuels is now missing — a trade off for not making actions optional
India opposed rapid coal phaseout part in GST text; demanded entire operative part on fossil fuel be modified
Target trillions, demanded an Indian negotiator; claimed support of most countries in opposing the text
COP28: India spent about Rs 13.35 lakh crore in 2021-22 on climate adaptation
This is just over 5.5 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product
Simply Put: COP28 ends
Simply Put: False hopes
CSE & DTE roundtable: What to expect from COP28
Global stocktake, loss and damage, mitigation, carbon markets, decarbonisation and climate finance. Here is what can happen at COP28
Drought emergency declared by 23 countries in 2022-23, shows global drought map
1.84 billion people were drought stricken, out of which 4.7% exposed to severe or extreme drought
COP28 diary (November 30): Loss and damage Fund becomes operational on first day
Though $550 million is good to start up the LDF on its first day, it is far short of the billions required to actually address the needs of …
Climate change made the multi-year drought 25 times more likely in Syria and Iraq, 16 times in Iran: Analysis
If the world warms 2°C above the preindustrial era, similar droughts are predicted to strike about twice as often as they do now
In 4 years, India lost over 30 million hectares of healthy land to degradation: UN data
This is almost 10% of all the country's entire landmass
How climate change is affecting the seasons
One of the most noticeable effects of climate change is the changing patterns of vegetation seasonality around us
Dark underbelly of carbon trade
CSE-DTE’s investigation has found inconvenient truths, which should lead us to change
Migratory birds arrive in Odisha’s Chilika before winter; is climate change to blame?
Early onset of winter in their native habitats could have prompted the birds to fly & descend in Chilika this early
Climate change may have shaped ancient West Asia, finds study
Region was wetter in the past, study says
Netherlands ordered to cut emissions
Activists believe more countries will take action soon
Promise me the monsoon
Has weird weather become the new definition of normal?
Odisha tops forest fire counts in the country for a week
5,291 forest fires recorded between February 22 and March 1, 2021
Missing the woods for wood
Is it worthwhile to clear forests to annually earn Rs 4,500 per hectare?
Countries will move forward on climate change even without Trump’s support: US envoy
According to Pershing, the momentum and power to effect change already exists
India asks developed countries to practice what they preach at HFC phase-down amendment negotiations
The five baseline proposals submitted at the talks in Vienna have now come down to two
2020 was the hottest year globally despite cooling La Niña
Matches temperature record of 2016 which began with warming weather events