Carbon capture made easy
Salt, sugar and alcohol can help trap the greenhouse gas
Megadrought demystified
Two major lakes dried up in Africa in the most severe drought recorded in 50,000 years
UK reneges on climate aid
Climate talks inch ahead
Should we play weather god?
Debate continues despite consensus to ban geoengineering
There will be fewer but stronger tropical storms in Ganga, Mekong basins in coming years: Report
Projections crucial for countries in these basins to prepare better mitigation & adaptation strategies
How to train your body for hot weather if you are active or work outdoors
Incorporating a heat acclimation protocol, in combination with the more recognised heat-mitigating strategies, provides your body with the best …
Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023
It’s possible that Earth’s rising temperature will temporarily exceed the 1.5°C threshold of the Paris agreement some time …
Loss and damage: 2022 Pakistan floods heighten need for climate reparations
Demands for L&D finance are not treated as humanitarian aid or charity. They are viewed as reparations owed for climate damages. As a result, …
CoP27 will be ‘implementation CoP’: Egypt CoP27 Presidency
The issues prioritised by developing countries must be placed front and center with loud voices and clear asks
Climate crisis: ‘There has not been a cool month in 628 months’
If one was born in February 1986, s / he has actually never experienced a month with normal temperature. Each month after this has been a …
Biden’s climate summit puts climate back on the agenda
It may not have galvanised the rapid and far-reaching changes needed, but has forced leaders to confront the scale of the task ahead
20 years into 21st century: 70% global agriculture under climate threat
Every year, disasters killed 60,000 people; climate-related disasters doubled in the last two decades
Fashion needs to ditch fossil fuels in supply chain. A new report shows the way
The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined
COP24: Balanced rulebook must reflect latest climate science
The conference in Katowice will see parties negotiate to arrive at a consensus on the final rules and guidelines that would operationalise …
Why Trump is a bad businessman
By pulling out of Paris Agreement, US loses an opportunity to expand clean energy markets and create jobs
Current text promotes a voluntary country-driven climate actions regime, says CSE
The negotiating draft text dilutes the key elements of the Convention like historical responsibility, differentiation and carbon budget, and will …
Bonn climate talks off to an explosive start
As opposed to negotiating with developed countries, day 1 seemed to be all about developing countries versus the co-chairs
Climate change and malaria
Though there is no evidence showing inter-annual variation in malaria transmission intensities and climatic determinants in the Northeast because …
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
5 charts that show CoP26 has hardly anything to show for itself yet
CoP26 is ending in two days but climate action is proceeding at snail’s pace
Transboundary climate change, adaptation risks in Africa over next 10 years of great concern among policymakers: Survey
Insecurity from climate crises perceived as risk with most severe consequences
Despite cutbacks, ExxonMobil continues to fund climate science denial
ExxonMobil has spent more than $39 million to manufacture doubt about climate science
2023 warmest on record, temperatures 1.48°C above preindustrial level
Current El Nino event may rank in the top five on record; expected to end by April-June
COP28: Global Stocktake adopted, final text attempts stronger language on fossil fuels
Language calling out production of fossil fuels is now missing — a trade off for not making actions optional