Conservation of natural resources must be at the centre of development plans
Political will is needed to address marine pollution and climate change in Africa
Sailing with buckets
News snippets
Winner takes it all
Cold comfort
Street politics of climate change
Climate Crisis: ‘Massive investment in CCS is a cover for the expansion of the fossil fuel industry’
Lili Fuhr, deputy director of Center for International Environmental Law, on investments in CCS & what to expect from COP28
Climate dystopia: As debate continues over COP27 outcomes, a world upside down is not far off
Down To Earth analysed various climate change-related datasets and before negotiations begin for next year, mapped various future scenarios going …
Bitcoin mining unsustainable; climate damages comparable to beef, natural gas, crude oil: Study
In 2021, the total global damages of all coins mined exceed $3.7 billion
Africa needs at least 9 times more climate finance to meet 2030 goals
Africa requires $277 billion annually to implement its Nationally Determined Contributions towards mitigating greenhouse gas emissions
Monsoon stretching longer, displacing more people in south Asia: Report
Disasters displaced some 61.4 million people in south Asia in 2010-2021, according to IDMC and ADB report
Climate change will hit us hard: 7 in 10 people express fear in WEF survey
Survey conducted by World Economic Forum and Ipsos across 34 countries throws up revealing findings about attitudes towards climate change
Pakistan floods: What role did climate change play?
Officials from the Pakistan Meteorological Department blamed climate change
Greenhouse gas, sea levels reached record highs in 2021: NOAA Report
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere was 414.7 parts per million in 2021, which is 2.3 parts higher than in 2020, the report said
UN lays down guidelines to protect children displaced by climate change
Nearly 10 million children were displaced due to weather-related shocks in 2020 alone, according to UN reports
Three in four children in South Asia exposed to extreme high temperatures: UNICEF
Recent episodes of extreme weather events raise further concerns about a future where children are expected to face more frequent and severe heatwaves
Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years?
Earth is currently on course to reach temperatures of roughly 3°C above preindustrial levels by the end of the century
A year of resistance: How youth protests shaped the discussion on climate change
Today’s youth saw themselves on the generational front lines of climate change, so they walked out of their schools to demand …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Protesters thrown out of venue for opposing slow progress in talks
Protesters have repeatedly pointed out the disconnect between the reality of climate change and the slow pace of negotiations without any …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Javadekar trumpets govt’s achievements in Madrid
The minister then ticked all boxes currently under negotiation in a business-as-usual manner without being much forthright
Of stances, tactics and country positions
Key players at the climate negotiations in Durban presented a preview of their tactics which they might adopt over the next 14 days.
Press conference of the delegation of the United States
All countries need to contribute. It is recognised that the emerging economies also need to take action.
Cost of mitigation: How cheap can it be
All discussions, efforts and side events in Poznan are held with a single point agenda of getting the developing nations to take up some …
The latest Indaba text: bad for the developing world
It only allows developed countries to continue polluting and shift the burden of mitigation to the developing countries
Warsaw Climate Talks: Day 11, November 21
China reminds parties of equity being key at Durban and the mandate for a workshop on equity and equitable access to sustainable development