According to reports

Global warming's point of no return

Book>> The Revenge of Gaia by James Lovelock Allen Lane, London 2006

Flakes for inspiration

Greening of MSMEs key in India’s journey towards climate-resilience

Lack of awareness, limited training, capacity gaps, and insufficient knowledge about green finance markets, low-carbon technologies hinder MSMEs&…

World to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027-2042: Study

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had estimated global warming threshold will cross between 2020 and 2052 

Climate change and water: First victims

Research is needed to understand the social dimensions of the affected because it has the potential to shift the trajectory of the climate change …

RESCUED or DOOMED

Nations adopt a diluted agreement on implementing the Kyoto Protocol that gives away too many concessions to polluting countries

Climate solutions must be gender responsive

Women in developing countries are more vulnerable to floods and storms owing to their socially constructed roles

Growing dissent against ‘successful’ economic growth model

A new de-globalising world order means that to find equitable and affordable growth, we need to challenge the polluted model that has pushed us …

2016 was year of extreme warming; 2017 shows no signs of easing

Last year was the warmest on record for North America, second warmest for Africa and South America and third warmest for Europe

What's in store for US climate agenda after Obama?

The success of Paris Climate deal depends largely on the political willingness of one of the largest emitters in the world

'Link up public health with the climate change agenda'

The upcoming Conference of Parties on climate change at Marrakesh is expected to have a strong health commitment to use the 2015 Paris climate …

'Kuwait could face serious climate change impacts over the next few decades'

Down To Earth speaks to Salman Zafar, founder of West Asian environmental group, EcoMENA on the green challenges facing the tiny Gulf nation of …

Can Bangladesh trap silt?

What went wrong in 1995

Mumbye

What’s driving food prices in new normal climate?

Monsoon as a unitary weather phenomenon is no more a valid indicator for food prices as its progress and distribution have changed completely

How climate change might trigger more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

The impacts of a changing climate are becoming more evident, with unusual weather events having become the norm rather than the exception

Oceans absorb 90% of human-induced planet warming: Study

Earth’s energy is out of balance; planet to warm more if imbalance persists or increases, paper warns

Black soil in red: Climate change threatens world’s food basket

FAO report finds most black soils moderate to severely eroded due to land-use change, unsustainable practices 

COP27 diary (November 14): Global shield against climate risks for loss and damage launched

A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit 

Vector-borne diseases may shift base with warmer temperatures

Stanford researchers say climate change will increase risk of vector-borne diseases spreading to countries characterised by cooler climate till now

Managed decline of fossil fuel production needed to meet climate change target

Carbon emissions from the oil, gas and coal in the currently operating fields and mines are enough to take the world beyond 2°C of warming

'All these sites have multiple stresses affecting them. Climate change only adds to that'

Adam Markham, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Deputy Director for Climate and Energy and lead author of UNESCO’s recent report on World …

What India should do to tackle climate impacts

All development programmes need to incorporate features to tackle climate change risks and act locally