It is time to own up: Why ‘Anthropocene’ should matter

Disinclination to recognise impact of humans on the planet responsible for a fragile fight against climate change

Climate change is real & an emergency: 64% people voted so

People living in small island developing states showed highest support for climate action

Simply Put: Of textbooks and reality

Human settlement in the world’s riskiest flood zones increased 122% since 1985

Richer countries like the US and parts of Europe are seeing more growth in safer areas as compared to flood prone ones

Simply Put: The heat is on

Nigeria fares poorly in the Environment Performance Index 2022

Nigeria is not doing enough to address climate risks, report showed

Simply Put: Those who say climate change is a hoax

Climate crisis: Venice to be added to the UNESCO heritage danger list

Venice has been grappling for years with too many tourists and the effects of climate change; there has not been any “significant”…

Western Disturbances: Reason for the temperature spikes in North India this February

The primary reason for the early onset of heat over northwest India is the lack of strong western disturbances

Key takeaways from the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2024

The two Bretton Woods Institutions need to build momentum to deliver money for climate finance

African cities and climate change: The real debate is who should pay to fix the problem

Re-balancing the carbon equation so African cities urbanise sustainably requires immediate and major investments in infrastructure

Rising to the climate call: How to tackle the impact

A series of interactive infographics to explore the 21st Century's toughest development challenge: The planet's changing climate

Carbon budget: Unfair share has been the way of the world

Till 1989, the original seven emitters appropriated 77% the world's carbon space. Between 1990 and 2019, China, along with the original seven, …

CSE urges rich countries to pay their dues ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Bonn

Means of implementation from developed to developing countries must be prioritised, think tank underlines

Africa’s megacities threatened by heat, floods, disease — urgent action needed to start greening, climate adaptation

Cities can adapt by creating new zoning regulations, restoring wetlands to protect against floods and planning green infrastructure

People’s agenda for coastal, river erosion: Local climate efforts need not be stalled for want of global action

While rehabilitating coastal communities, special attention must be given to traditional and customary rights of fishing communities over coastal …

Up to 2.6 billion people in Asia, Africa could be exposed to heatwaves by 2090: IOM

River floods are expected to affect up to 156 million people, with 87% of them projected to live in Asia  

COP28: Status of climate finance negotiations in Dubai

An update on climate finance negotiations at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, UAE

Ahead of COP28, disagreements on Global Stocktake remain — highlights from CSE’s briefing paper

It was the most vulnerable countries that clearly called for GST to reference a phaseout of all fossil fuels, analysis shows

2.2 bn people in Pakistan’s Indus Valley & India at risk of moist heatwaves, high temperatures: Study

The impacts expand along the Bay of Bengal as well as into Bangladesh and parts of Myanmar in 3°C and 4°C warmer world

Climate change mitigation: Flood insurance scheme launched to protect small farmers in Kenya

Farmers, experts welcome move, call it ‘game changer’

Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality — new research

India has suffered over 24,000 heatwave-related deaths since 1992

COP27: Adaptation pledge sum 35% less than Glasgow, despite UN call for more support

Forty per cent of adaptation fund pledged in Glasgow not yet met 

COP27: Developing & developed blocks lock horns over new climate finance roadmap

Wealthy nations want to expand the donor base with New Collective Quantified Goal

CoP26: A ‘net nothing’ summit that the UN termed a global compromise

Glasgow failed to respond to climate urgency and betrayed the poor, claim activists