Notable agriculture initiatives discussed at COP 22
Although the progress on adapting agriculture to climate change has been slow, the latest climate conference saw discussions on major initiatives …
COP22: India focuses on afforestation and sustainable transport
The India Pavilion at COP22 saw three side-events on afforestation, REDD+ and sustainable transport
Oslo's ambitious 'climate budget' sets the bar for other cities
The Norwegian capital shows other cities how it's done, by setting out a tailor-made plan to reduce emissions to zero by 2030
New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
Until now the scientific opinion was that converting CO₂ from gas to solid would take thousands of years, but it took less than two years
Paris Agreement success: the devil is in the detail
The success of the Paris Agreement will depend on how negotiations will move in Bonn
For Al Gore, youth is the driver of climate debate
The renewable-energy enthusiast’s message was a ray of hope for civil society and non-government organisations at the Paris climate meet
After Copenhagen: What's on the Agenda? (Part I)
The Centre for Science and Environment recently held a climate change media workshop to brief South Asian journalists on the politics of …
Peril in the hills: Extreme weather a danger for Nilgiri ecosystem
Despite consecutive years of extreme precipitation over short periods in the Nilgiri Biosphere, hardly any step has been taken to address …
International Monetary Fund, pension funds and climate: The heat is on
The most vulnerable need protection from the volatility of climate and market
UNFCCC Pre-COP: Restoring faith needs proactive agenda on loss and damage
Loss and damage offers the process of the UN body an opportunity to signal desperately needed empathy with the most vulnerable
TV weathercasters who are shifting public opinion on the climate crisis
Meteorologists’s reports help viewers understand what is happening and why it’s important – and they’re having an impact &…
Sustainable land management key to controlling degradation, achieving neutrality
The benefits of action against land degradation through sustainable management are seven times higher than its cost in 15 years
90 वर्षों में बदलता धरती का स्वरूप
आज धरती का जहां 75 फीसदी से अधिक हिस्सा बंजर हो चुका है या लगभग होने की कगार पर है । वहीं हर बरस ...
Simply put: Desertification across India
Simply put: Degrees of desertification
When did the Anthropocene begin on Earth?
Although global archaeological data show that human transformation of environments began at different times in different regions, by 3,000 years …
Climate proxies can effectively mobilise public action and tackle climate change
These proxies work for everyone as people use them based on their age-group, understanding and even geographical location
Low pre-monsoon showers, dry spell behind heatwaves in Bihar: Scientists
Patna has recorded the maximum temperature of 45.8 degree Celsius — the highest in the last 53 years
Somalia records third-driest rainy season in 39 years
The main rainy season (April-June) has been below average in the country since late 2015
Simply put: Bee apocalypse
Climate change is putting even resilient and adaptable animals like baboons at risk
The research suggests that by 2070, several baboon species might be at significant ri…
How erratic rainfall is affecting the lives of pastoralists
Climate change has reduced grass cover, forcing the pastoral communities to alter their age-old grazing pattern and occupation.
IPCC report on global warming of 1.5°C: Seven things that emerge from the first look
The reprot suggests that it has become extremely improbable to achieve the 1.5°C goal purely by reducing emission
The Periglacial Environment
It is an authoritative overview of the world’s cold, non–glacial environments.
As climate change makes hurricanes more intense, can US live in denial anymore?
Climate scientists agree on the probability that hurricane seasons like 2017 will be repeated more often as average annual temperature rises due …
