Climate change will displace millions in coming decades; nations should prepare now to help them
By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people
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
By 2050, the world will lose $38,000,000,000,000 to climate change, dragging down average income by 19%
Poorest countries may have income reductions 8.9 percentage points greater than richest countries
Drafting the Paris agreement: Lack of progress in spin-off groups a cause for concern
Parties urged to engage bilaterally and speed up negotiations on the draft agreement
Climate finance: Donors give less than they claim; and not for mitigation to needy countries
Mitigation finance primarily went to middle-income countries such as Brazil, India, Mexico and Indonesia
Simply Put: Trump vs climate strike
Look back at the decade: Climate collapse
At the beginning of the second decade of the millenium, the world took a step backwards
We must catalyse innovation towards sustainable finance to enhance India’s climate resilience
Tapping the vibrant innovation ecosystem and enabling smooth green finance can drive the adoption of sustainable projects
Marshall Islands, a nation at the heart of global shipping, fights for climate justice
As IMO member states gear up for two weeks of negotiations in London, the rallying cry of Pacific youth remains as important as ever: “We …
India is not making businesses disclose climate risks: report
The country has not followed the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Disproportionately affected
Limited access to resources and exclusion from research and policy-making process put women on the frontline of climate disaster
How the warming world could turn many plants and animals into climate refugees
Almost unprecedented rate of global temperature increase means that species need to migrate at rapid rates
What Africa’s drought responses teach us about climate change hotspots
Understanding how drought is impacting on livelihoods and local governments can help in the development of longer term climate adaptation responses
Simply Put: CoP26 demands justice
Climate Fund approves 10 low-carbon projects with an investment of $745 million
The latest round of funding takes investment from the agency past the $1-billion mark
New US climate pledge: Cut emissions 50% this decade, but can Biden make it happen?
Industrial reality is the chief concern: Cutting emissions by half within a decade implies transforming the electricity system, transportation, …
Stockholm+50: Little to cheer
The Stockholm Conference of 1972 had put environmental issues on the global agenda for the first time. Today, over 176 countries have …
12 excuses for climate inaction and how to refute them
Using moral clarity to counter defeatism around the climate crisis
The Galileo gambit and other stories: the three main tactics of climate denial
One Nation Senator-elect Malcolm Roberts lauds Galileo as a hero who turned scientific consensus on its head. But the 'Galileo gambit' is just …
Climate change believers are more likely to cooperate with strangers, new research finds
One psychological mechanism that could explain variation in climate change beliefs and pro-environmental behaviour is a general willingness to …
Corporate climate efforts fall short, 24 major companies will be able to reduce only 36% emissions: Report
Only five of 24 companies hit the 90% emission reduction projection by their respective target years
Paris committee takes stock of progress on draft text
Differentiation, loss and damage and finance emerge as critical issues
India underestimating heatwave impact, more than 90% of the country at risk: Study
Climate experts and policymakers should re-evaluate the metrics for assessing the country’s climate vulnerability as heatwaves in India …
Six months after including agriculture in climate negotiations, Parties agree on roadmap
Over the next two and half years, the negotiating group will meet five times to discuss and prepare reports on the work required for each of the …
Climate change constitutes double-edged sword for Africa: ECA
Climate change could usher in a new model of sustainable development, but, on other hand, it could also decimate African fragile economies