Japan says ‘no’ to Kyoto Protocol second commitment period
The ghost of the Copenhagen Accord has emerged at the Cancun climate change meeting, with Japan pushing for a single all-inclusive treaty.
A week of non-results
A week of negotiations has passed in Cancun, but seekers of a binding deal on climate change continue to grope in the dark.
Tech-transfer finds consensus on all but IPR issue
The new mechanism would however be a compromise between the developed world, particularly the US and the developing countries.
The Cancun Camouflage
Historic debt turns 'bad', politics wins over science of climate change
Under the microscope: LULUCF
Several Annex I countries are lobbying for shoddy accounting practices that would weaken their overall emissions targets
Stop this madness
'In the middle of this football field, we must stop moving the goal posts,'says Philippines negotiator Yeb Sano as the country braves the Super …
News: China pushes back on adaptation finance
Rejects EU's $3 billion pledge as a paltry sum
Climate Negotiations: Time for a Rethink
Let’s face it: the global climate change regime is stuck in a rut. By Adil Najam and William Moomaw
Avian botulism killed 18,000 birds at Sambhar: Govt report
The report by IVRI, Bareilly, states that climatic conditions were ultimately responsible for having triggered the mass die-off
Kakinada fishers grapple with pollution, climate change and unemployment
Marine plastic pollution is reducing fish catch even as regular jobs have reduced, even for the educated
Is India on track to meet its Paris commitments
The country may not meet its targets completely but is within reach to achieve a substantial part of it
Why Global Hunger Index also flags climate change
GHI's 2019 essay is a review of scientific literature on increasingly clear impacts that climate changes have on the most malnourished
DTE recommends: What to read, watch and do
Here's all about a book on war and environment during the Mughals, a documentary on people forced to migrate due to climate change and a wildlife …
Desertification and grazing: Quash the dogma
Most policies to tackle desertification are bound to fail. The problem will get solved as soon as they become holistic
Drought to deluge: Kodagu was parched 3 months ago, now receives extreme rainfall
The district has received double the amount of August’s rainfall in just nine days
Can India’s cities accommodate climate migrants?
Our urban areas need to have appropriate development policies and programmes to accommodate those displaced by climate change
Ethiopia, Sudan to experience drier than normal conditions
Some parts of the Greater Horn of Africa will have above-normal rainfall in the next three months
Half of glaciers in Satluj basin may disappear by 2050: Study
The Satluj basin has total of 2026 glaciers of different sizes totaling 1426 sq. kilometers area. Smaller glaciers will melt faster
Humans have a hand in weakening Asian monsoons in the last 80 years
Researchers studied tree rings from the Loess Plateau in China to conclude that increasing aerosol levels due to emissions are responsible
Study of ancient eclipses can unveil past climate trends
Climate scientists can infer the average sea level that may have happened many lakhs of years ago from measurements of radioisotopes derived from …
Climate change fails to find mention in Budget speech
Far from being a reformist budget, Budget 2018 merely touches upon few segments of Indian agriculture and is not likely to bring changes to …
Paris Climate Deal: ambitions and actions on the ground
National pledges on emission reduction made by countries under Paris Agreements will only account for one-third of what is needed to avoid the …
'Permaculture potential is huge in India'
Permaculturist Dwarakanath talks to Down To Earth about how this innovative design science can help India become food resilient in future
Tropical thunderstorms are set to grow stronger as the world warms
The amount of atmospheric energy available to thunderstorms will increase in response to climate change
How to help farmers prepare for climate change
There is increasing evidence from across many African and South Asian countries that contextual, timely climate information, helps farmers manage …