EU climate advisory board recommends reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90-95% by 2040 from 1990 levels
Of 63 scenarios compatible with the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, 27 had high feasibility concerns
High Road to Dubai COP28: Seven days later, Agenda for SB 58 still not adopted
Parties and chairs of the SBI and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice have gone back into huddles to decide on the way …
Global heating to put 600 million Indians at ‘greatest future risk’: Study
Nearly a billion people could be protected from dangerous heat if countries manage to contain global heating to 1.5C, the threshold of the Paris …
Paris finance meet: What is the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact about?
Discussions on how to reform Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) to better serve the needs of the Global South will be in spotlight
Climate change made September heat in South America 100 times more likely
Unusual heatwaves hit continent in early spring; WWA study finds temperatures warmer by 1.4-4.3°C due to greenhouse gas emissions
We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet
We haven’t yet failed to meet our Paris targets, but the July record shows us we are dangerously close to the line
Human activities slowed down Earth’s rotation
Earth has become slightly less spherical & more flattened due to movement of water from pole to equator
Scaling sustainable food production in face of climate change is the defining challenge of our times
Localised and climate-smart agriculture can help preserve agrobiodiversity and reshape the larger narrative of responsible food production &…
COP28 recap: Climate finance negotiations showed little progress
New climate finance goal discussions remained limited to process, substantive elements pushed to COP29
Weather anomalies driven by climate change cause scanty rain, snow in post-monsoon India
This can affect the yield of Rabi crops in these regions and also availability of water in the mountains in general
COP28: New finance goal faces tenuous negotiations
Divergence on Paris Agreement Article 2.1c continues; Brazil points out developing countries’ needs not reflected
Africa Climate Summit 2023: Continent experienced warmer year in 2022, warming most rapid in Northern Africa
Natural disasters in Africa caused close to $8.5 billion in economic damages in 2022
El Nino and rising temperatures can lead to uptick of malaria in Ethiopia, warns research
Study finds link between malaria outbreaks and El Nino events in the country
Wealthy nations wrestle over seats on Loss and Damage Board, causing delays in fully operationalising Fund
If World Bank does not agree to the terms set at COP28, it could lead to further delays.
Antarctic tipping points: The irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2℃
Current global heating is taking the Earth system across a threshold humans have never experienced, into a climate where Antarctica’s ice …
Climate crisis in forests: Trees missing fruits, first forest landslide — Karnataka’s Anshi stands altered
Change in rainfall patterns has also reduced number & diversity of butterflies, appearance of migratory birds
Warming Kashmir? Extreme events like current heatwave becoming more common, say experts
Srinagar recorded second hottest September day in 132 years this week; heatwave to last a week more
Four factors driving 2023’s extreme heat and climate disasters
Three additional natural factors are also helping drive up global temperatures and fuel disasters this year: El Nino, solar fluctuations and a …
Scotsman James Skea elected new IPCC chair in Nairobi, as record-breaking July nears end
Skea is Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College in London and will lead the IPCC through its seventh assessment cycle
Why are so many climate records breaking all at once?
Temporary exceedance of 1.5℃ will give us an unfortunate preview of what our planet will be like in the coming decades
Extreme weather events in Mumbai and Dubai
On April 16, 2024, the two cities suffered from two different extreme weather events
How shifts in the rivers are threatening food security in Assam | Alarming Variations Ep-02
Through firsthand accounts and expert insights, DTE uncovers the profound impact of climate change on the delicate balance of life …
At least 18 reported dead after Cyclone Gamane hits Madagascar
According to the World Bank, Madagascar is among the countries that are most at risk of climate change. It also has the highest rates of poverty …
Study charts indirect economic losses due to climate change-induced supply disruptions, calls for collaboration
India is likely to be affected directly by high temperatures and indirectly due to close links with countries severely impacted by heat stress
Simply Put: ‘Normal’ days