There has been a decline in climate finance during COVID-19: WRI report
Countries have been forced to cut funding for many climate-related sectors to free up money for addressing pandemic-related expenditures and …
India’s climate action ‘highly insufficient’: New rating system
Climate Action Tracker's updated rating system reveals that most countries are doing very little to rein in carbon emissions and global warming
Can the ‘gist’ city climate plan secure a resilient future for Chennai?
The hasty manner of putting up draft, seeking public opinion raises doubts about seriousness of planners
Degrowth: Slowing down rich economies to deal with climate change is a flawed idea
The notion of “degrowth” was recently given a platform at European Parliament’s “Beyond Growth” conference
World breached 1.5°C limit 279 times since 1940, shows DTE analysis of ECMWF data
While we are still some way from overstepping the 1.5°C mark, the June breach should ring alarm bells for a developing country like India
Scrolling into stress: How climate fears hit youth
Our young people are getting a dose of social media-driven eco-anxiety over the environment. There are ways we can help them beat it.
Negotiating the future
On the eve of the start of the CoP 6 negotiations a quick look at representation in the Hague
Climate change can be beaten — Why some scientists are hopeful
Kofoworola Belo-Osagie talks to scientists to share the reasons that give them hope inspite of climate change
Climate-smart marine protected areas can shield biota from global warming: Experts
Most current MPAs are located in coastal areas, while only 1.2 per cent of the high seas are protected
2020 US elections: No Democrat candidate offers bold plan for climate action
A number of polls suggest that Democrat voters also consider climate change to be a top-tier issue, as important as healthcare
COP24: Talanoa Dialogue ends with a weak declaration
A strong language on increasing ambition in COP24 outcome is crucial in implementing the objective of the Talanoa Dialogue and the Paris Agreement
COP24: Nations to be given new draft negotiating text
The new proposal, which will be produced on December 12, will be based on Paris Agreement guidelines
Farmers will bear the brunt of climate change
By 2050, India is likely to experience a temperature rise of 1-4°C; rainfall will increase by 9-16 per cent. This will have a detrimental …
To withdraw from climate deal is to reject the idea of global cooperation
American pressure was fundamental in retaining voluntary emission reductions for countries and eliminating possibilities of penalties in the …
Wolf at our door
The US has made the world rewrite the climate agreement so that the targets are based on voluntary action, not science
Climate in Budget 2017-18: notes ban effect likely to leave climate expenditure high and dry
With eyes on upcoming state elections and cool down in the mood towards climate action around the world, no major announcements to offset climate …
Progress and contradictions in US-India climate relations
The recent US-India join statement takes on a one-sided narrative of India’s commitments to decreasing emissions and transitioning to a …
Adaptation finance for agriculture is the need of the hour
Efforts for adaptation finance will have to be multiplied greatly as the needs of today are not being met, leave alone the needs of a more …
Will climate-induced migration feature at COP21?
People in small island nations and vulnerable deltas, which perhaps had no role in the greenhouse gas emissions changing the world's climate, are …
Climate change can’t be dealt without focus on public health, urge experts
The need to gather data to develop deeper understanding of health impacts of climate change was emphasised at a meet in Delhi
High road to Dubai COP28: 6th Technical Expert Dialogue on New Collective Quantified Goal held at Bonn
Quantum of new climate finance goal should be based on needs of developing countries, backed by science & tied to specific outcomes, …
Over $9 trillion investments in infrastructure resilience, Net Zero needed by 2050 to mitigate climate impact: CDRI
Climate change may lead to an global average annual loss of over $700 billion in infrastructure sectors and buildings
Time to abandon UNFCCC to address climate change
The progress made by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change so far and its potential to deliver results in the future looks …
US, equity and the elephants in the room
The issue of sharing the common atmospheric space has been at the core of discussions—the elephant in the room that we want to forget. It …
UN Climate Ambition Summit 2023: Who’s leading the charge?
Topics like Loss and Damage Fund, fossil fuel phaseout and $100-billion climate finance promise remain inconspicuous