Seven disasters have cost the US $19 billion in 2023: NOAA
Each disaster caused damages of over a billion dollars; only 2017 and 2020 had more disasters in this timeframe
UNEP launches coalition to promote renewable energy
Move aimed at developing policies that enable and encourage renewables and increased energy efficiency
What WMO report says on climate trends: Drivers and impacts
2015-2021 will be the warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization report flagged
Our cities need big funds to fight climate risks: World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic added strain to cities’ finances in cities in developing countries; the disruption continues to make planning for …
Will Boris Johnson’s ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ be enough for a net-zero UK
The British Prime Minister’s 10-point plan aims to ban petrol, diesel cars by 2030; 40 GW offshore wind power for homes
Solar alliance to be part of India-Africa Forum Summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce a global alliance of almost 110 countries to encourage implementation of solar power to …
World leaders come together, demand price on carbon ahead of Paris climate talks
Carbon pricing is an effective way to decarbonise the global economy, feel alliance members
Rain Shocked
Rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall is making usable water scarce in India
UN climate talks: Brazil proposes discussions on historical responsibility for emissions
Will principle of equity find place in climate negotiations?
COP28 should shine a spotlight on corporate environmental responsibility
Public, private and social sectors need to come together in the climate fight
Expect more ‘bomb cyclones’, courtesy climate change
Severe rain and snow lay seige to large parts of United States, Canada
Greenland ice melting fastest in 12,000 yrs: Study
Increased loss likely to raise sea level 2-10 cm by the end of 21st century
The polluters say they will not pay
Climate action: Meet to approve IPCC Synthesis Report begins in Switzerland
Synthesis Report last of the Sixth Assessment reports; first IPCC assessment since Paris Agreement
Climate negotiations on adaptation headed along divergent paths
Countries make little headway due to fundamental differences between developed and developing nations
Budget 2016-17: Loose change for climate change
Budgetary allocation for expenditure on schemes and programmes and non-planned estimates account for only Rs 30 crore, reveals the fine print
India’s rainfall patterns changing drastically, say Stanford scientists
Longer dry spells and wetter wet spells could spell doom for the Indian agriculture, they warn
Pressure point
At the climate change conference in Poznan, Poland, the world could get cooked, for good A curtain raiser on the climate negotiations in …
Why did Dubai flood? World Weather Attribution says global warming, not cloud seeding, the reason
The recent rainfall in West Asia was made 10-40 per cent heavier by warming, according to the WWA
This summer can be India’s hottest & most humid on record: Study shows 68% likelihood
‘Strong‐to‐very‐strong El Nino’ at the end of 2023 suggests the tropics could likely experience mean daily maximum wet‐bulb …
Russia-Kazakhstan floods: Is climate change warming the Ural Mountains and western Siberia?
Reserach papers note that the Urals are indeed warming; as is Kazakhstan, a former Soviet Republic and among the largest countries globally by area
Drought turns up the heat on wildfire recovery in western US, NASA data reveals
Research finds that when droughts coincide with wildfires, the recovery process takes a significant hit
How climate change could affect the microbes that ferment grapes and give wine its specific flavours
Samples taken from 2018 vintage contained certain organisms that seemed to be completely absent in 2021 vintage
New Climate Finance Goal: Too many options, too little time?
The first round of deliberations for the post-2025 climate finance goal are to be held in Colombia in April 2024, divergences between developed …
Climate crisis everywhere, all at once: Record-breaking temperature in 10 countries across 4 continents
Indonesia, South Africa, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Algeria, Tunisia, Guyana, Colombia and Rio burning up