Understanding climate change

Did climate change begin with industrialisation? How do we identify ‘bad’ climate change?

He pricked our conscience

Charles David Keeling showed how human activity causes global warming

Transcending Kyoto

Time to move beyond the protocol's shadow

Coastal flooding set to rise 50% over 80 yrs: Study

It could threaten assets worth 20% of global GDP, amounting to $14.2 trillion

How will climate change affect carbon sequestered in tropical forests?

New study emphasises not just species diversity but also geodiversity

Atoll nations at immediate risk of climate change

Made up of ring shaped group of coral reefs, islands or a series of islets, these nations are the first to face rising sea-levels and extreme …

By 2050, climate change may threaten human existence

Report flags that scientific predictions till now have underestimated the severity of the crisis, and says the world is on path to 3 degree …

Warming has changed Arctic forever; 2017 could be third hottest year on record: studies

In 2017, the Arctic continued to warm at double the rate of the global temperature increase

Climate-induced loss and damage continues to be neglected globally

Ever since inception, the executive committee of WIM has not been able to mobilise fund for addressing loss and damage in developing countries

Thirty Million, a documentary on Bangladesh and that sinking feeling

This documentary by Daniel Price and Adrien Taylor explores the adverse impact of climate change on Bangladesh' landscape, food security and …

Bonn climate meet kicks off implementation of Paris Agreement

This is the first all-party meet since the Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 2015

A well-hatched plot

Indications are that India will be made the "fall guy". Developed countries will try at every step to propose changes in the 1992 convention, …

New ‘vulnerable nations’ bloc looks set to redraw the climate politics map

A new bloc of 'vulnerable' countries has emerged at the Paris climate talks—perhaps heralding the end of the old rich-poor geopolitical divide

Keep us in the room, urge observers at Bonn climate summit

ADP co-chairs barred observers from attending negotiations in spin-off groups after Japan said real negotiations cannot happen in front …

Islamic declaration calls for a world free from fossil fuels

'Declaration crucial in creating the basis for behavioural change amongst Muslims'

Ancient climate records back global warming predictions: report

Scientists studied relationship between CO2 levels and climate change of a warm phase in history to estimate how climate will respond to …

Carbon offsetting gives social benefits worth US $664 per tonne: study

Businesses that are voluntarily offsetting their emissions are having a bigger impact on society than perceived, says study by Imperial College London

Heat stress fuels migration in Pakistan

Adaptation to high temperatures should be an important part of climate change combat plan, says a research based on data collected from within …

Re-energise yourself

World to need 10 bln-plus more cooling machines: Report

Energy-efficient cooling can help avoid the equivalent 460 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere

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सदी के अंत तक ग्रीनलैंड में इतनी बर्फ पिघल जाएगी, जिससे समुद्र का जल स्तर 18 सेंटीमीटर तक बढ़ जाएगा| पहले इसके 10 सेंटीमीटर ...

Are we on track to meet Paris Agreement target of 1.5°C warming towards 2100?

The 5-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement is upon us on December 12, 2020, and it is time to take stock how we are faring   

Small country, big example

St. Lucia shows the way at a meeting of politicians and NGOs that was sponsored by the Global Commons Institute, GLOBE, CSE, Climate Network …

Asia has faced more disasters than any other continent since 1970

A Centre for Science and Environment analysis shows that the number of natural disasters reported in developing countries has increased

Are we moving towards an 'equitable' climate deal in Paris?

In the wake of recent draft text playing down ‘equity’, the upcoming Bonn conference will be much more crucial