'Fossil fuel subsidies should be deemed as negative climate finance'

Experts cite examples of many countries which have begun diverting fossil fuel subsidies towards development projects

Carbon Controversy: Corporate climate action watchdog’s new decision regarding use of offsetting causes backlash

Without sufficient guardrails and stringent oversight, there is a risk of writing off the responsibility of businesses to actually reduce the …

European Court of Human Rights reprimands Switzerland for not doing enough to tackle climate change

Violations of the European Convention for failing to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change, the court ruled

Marginal triumph at COP28

The world agreed to transition away from fossil fuels at COP28 Dubai, besides operationalising a Loss and Damage Fund; it did not set a deadline …

Simply Put: Adaptation Fund siphoned

COP28: Leaders in attendance must channel their inner Hatim Tai on Global Goal for Adaptation

World leaders need to agree with climate finance for adaptation not as a burden, but a force to uplift

Rural women are championing climate resilience in India

Chronicles from rural India provide a blueprint for a resilient future

Children in 48 African countries at high risk of climate change impacts, says UNICEF report

International climate finance does not prioritise children, says UNICEF

Africa needs diversified green funds to plug climate adaptation finance gap of $41.3 billion: Report

Climate change may lead to an equivalent annual GDP loss of 10-20% in Africa by 2100

Extreme weather hits economies, hurts Asia most: WMO report

Loss due to landslides increased by 147% compared to average in the past 20 years

Simply Put: Weather news during climate crisis

Towards better adaptation: Global model to assess resilience to climate risks launched

The model will help countries focus on national adaptation investments

Climate Emergency CoP 25: What you need to remember about Madrid summit

A climate change: An unstoppable movement takes hold

The United Nations Secretary-General writes on the most pressing world issue

Climate Talkies

'Blown away by passion of India's millennial activists'

Geoff Dembicki is a Canadian freelance journalist and author of the book Are We Screwed? Where he talks about how the youth possesses a sense of …

Extreme weather events are exactly the time to talk about climate change – here’s why

Talking about climate change is a powerful way of mobilising climate action, and extreme weather events provide helpful climate conversation starters

Three things scientists don’t know about women farmers and climate change but really should

Ensuring climate solutions work for both women & men farmers should be high priority at Bonn Climate Change Conference

G20 climate goals just won't do the job, claims new report

Latest Nationally Determined Contributions of 4 countries same or weaker than previous committments

IPCC Report: Joining forces and using indigenous knowledge could avert disaster

In its first major climate report since 2013, the IPCC offers its starkest warning yet: Serious impacts of global warming are now unavoidable

How ready is India for climate change? Not much, says this report

All south Asian countries fared poorly in the 2020 World Risk Index on strengthening their abilities to prepare and adapt to extreme events

The hockey-stick curve

The problem of and solutions to climate change. The imperatives of transition on the eve of the Bali meet  

COP24: A principled debate on adaptation communications

UN estimates that cost of adaptation in developing countries will rise to $140-300 billion each year by 2030

In a first, ING Bank will make lending decision based on clients’ climate actions

The Dutch bank will identify those clients that are leading the transition to a low-carbon economy and need its help the most

COP22: parties discuss ways to enhance transparency framework for climate action

The rules and modalities of the transparency framework are expected to be in place by 2018