Rural women are championing climate resilience in India
Chronicles from rural India provide a blueprint for a resilient future
We must catalyse innovation towards sustainable finance to enhance India’s climate resilience
Tapping the vibrant innovation ecosystem and enabling smooth green finance can drive the adoption of sustainable projects
Extreme weather events are exactly the time to talk about climate change – here’s why
Talking about climate change is a powerful way of mobilising climate action, and extreme weather events provide helpful climate conversation starters
Must assess ethical, social and cultural risks of climate engineering along with climate action: UNESCO report
Urges countries in a geographic region to make agreements to avoid risks of unequal spatial distribution of effects
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
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 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”…
Adaptation gap in developing countries widening even as extreme weather events worsen: UNEP
Countries in need received $21.3 billion but $215-387 billion needed every year
Up to 2.6 billion people in Asia, Africa could be exposed to heatwaves by 2090: IOM
River floods are expected to affect up to 156 million people, with 87% of them projected to live in Asia
PM Modi: Climate action ambitions must match with action on climate finance
Calls for democratising climate action in a blog article
Climate impact: Water storage projected to decrease across wetter lands around Caspian, Mediterranean seas
Water storage may see increase in West Asia and North Africa; solar geoengineering method worsens conditions, finds study
‘Global commons’: Indo-Bangla consensus on need to highlight climate impact, loss & damage in Sundarbans globally
UN Loss and damage discussion progressing slowly; experts favour wider sourcing and innovative funding for Sundarbans
Net Zero 2050: Swiss vote for clean energies over fossil fuels
Proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions, accelerate renewables receives almost 60% votes
What is the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on Climate Finance and why is it so important?
Scaling up private finance is crucial to bridge funding gap for climate change projects
India’s climate pledges need a staggering $10 trillion financial investment, about three times the country’s GDP
Climate change: If warming approaches 2°C, a trickle of extinctions will become a flood
If all national plans to cut emissions are fulfilled, world would still be on track for 2.5-2.9°C of global warming by end of century
El Nino likely to bring record-breaking temperatures in Bay of Bengal, the Philippines & Caribbean Sea: Study
This study comes as 2023 was designated as the hottest year on record while January 2024 was the warmest January on record globally
No snow in paradise: See Kashmir’s dry winter in pictures
A dry winter spell is showcasing the impact of climate change in Kashmir. The once snow-capped locations lie bare this year, even during the …
First-of-its kind UN guidance calls for climate action by States to protect children’s rights
Insufficient progress in achieving global commitments to limit global warming exposes children to hazards like rising temperatures
How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go
Those most affected by climate-induced droughts risk being trapped due to a lack of resources and networks to migrate
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