Wedding vows

How global warming is reshaping winter life in Canada

Outdoor skating in Canada is fast becoming the latest casualty of our failure to confront the reality of the climate crisis

Bangladesh experienced 185 extreme weather events between 2000 and 2019: ICCCAD report

Cyclone casualty in the country reduced from 300,000 in 1970 to 35 in 2022

Over 17,000 tree species face heightened risk of extinction due to global change

Scientists say current IUCN Red List status may be an underestimation of risks for many tree species  

End times? Scientists warn of ‘potential collapse of natural and socioeconomic systems’ if emissions continue

If it is business-as-usual, about one-third to half of the global population will find itself trapped in ‘beyond liveable’ regions, a …

State of global coastal adaptation: Mumbai scores lower than Konkan, Ghoramara, Puri in adaptation efforts

Mumbai's adaptation strategies did not accurately assess risks or specifically consider the adaptation needs of its vulnerable inhabitants

Hawaii’s climate future: Dry regions get drier with global warming, increasing fire risk — while wet areas get wetter

The “dry gets drier” aspect is particularly important for formulating Hawaii’s plans to adapt to climate change

'Policy dialogues around food security and climate adaptation need to draw from different disciplines'

Celia Petty is the co-founder and director of Evidence for Development (EfD), an UK-based organisation that specialises in research and capacity …

‘It is high time India has a law that recognises climate migrants’

Down To Earth speaks to Member of Parliament, Pradyut Bordoloi,on the Climate Migrants (Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2022

One of 2023’s most extreme heatwaves is happening in the middle of winter

A persistent area of high pressure, or anticyclone, has lingered to the east of the Andes, which appears to be the key driver of the intense heat

Climate impact expanding flooding period in Assam: Seven months of floods in 2022

Over 100,000 people affected in the state at present as several districts forecast to get extremely heavy rain over next few days

Drab public housing ideal for a climate retrofit

Eastern Europe’s ubiquitous prefab housing blocks have potential for mass climate change adaptation

Climate’s clear connect: It is time for Africa to move beyond mitigation measures

Must build climate-resilient systems in response to Africa’s disease outbreak surge 

‘Earth’s empty quarter’: Many Pacific nations now have falling populations

Rising sea levels are affecting the lowest-lying nations first, such as the atoll states of Kiribati and Tuvalu

Loss & damage: The 2022 extreme weather events linked to climate change

Human imprint is evident in 71% of the 504 extreme weather events witnessed across Earth between 2003 and 2022

Urgent need to increase flow & develop new sources of adaptation finance in Africa: Report

For adapting to climate risks, the continent needs $52.7 billion annually through 2030   

A technology-driven circular business model is essential to reach climate change goals

Adopting a “product-as-a-service” business model is one of the most impactful changes we can make today

Climate change threatens livelihood of 70% in Mozambique: WFP

Broken rainfall patterns, droughts a threat to agriculture

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Large sections of western media insensitive to equity question

The Guardian and many others still believe developed nations are on track with climate targets

South Africa proposes Registry for national action

The South African proposal for a national registry of domestic actions to mitigate emissions is gaining ground at CoP.

At Cancun the move is to replace the regime to voluntary targets for all

India's shift in policy to support this regime will be disastrous for an effective and equitous agreement

The Last Hurrah, soaked in 'spirit of compromise'

Negotiators have a menu too long on the last day, here how they are poised

New ADP text circulated to countries. Negotiations to continue till late into the night

Talks under the Ad hoc Working Group on Durban Platform (ADP), tasked to negotiate the global climate deal in 2015, seem to be heading nowhere.

The US makes its play

Hillary Clinton proposes a Copenhagen outcome that looks nothing like the AWG texts being negotiated by parties

US unwilling to yield an inch

President Obama delivers a profoundly (but perhaps predictably) disappointing speech in Copenhagen