Meet El Niño’s cranky uncle that could send global warming into hyperdrive

The IPO’s pattern is similar to El Nino, which has led climate scientists to think that the two are strongly linked

COP22: India focuses on afforestation and sustainable transport

The India Pavilion at COP22 saw three side-events on afforestation, REDD+ and sustainable transport

Oslo's ambitious 'climate budget' sets the bar for other cities

The Norwegian capital shows other cities how it's done, by setting out a tailor-made plan to reduce emissions to zero by 2030

Why the silence on climate in the US presidential debates?

Those who have denied climate change for so long will find it very costly – both politically and psychologically – to reverse their …

Climate change threatens US military capabilities, say experts

Militaries around the world have started acknowledging the security risks posed by climate change

Wheat production to decline as global temperature increases

At the same time, the demand for wheat is expected to increase by 60 per cent by the middle of the 21st century

Landmark human rights case against 47 'carbon majors'

Petitioners in the Philippines have asked its human rights panel to investigate the role of carbon majors in causing climate change which has …

Cold and calculating: what the two different types of ice do to sea levels

What matters most for sea levels is how much ice slides off the land and melts in the sea

New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground

Until now the scientific opinion was that converting CO₂ from gas to solid would take thousands of years, but it took less than two years

India working towards joining Paris Agreement this year

President Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House for their seventh bilateral meeting

E-agriculture can drive rural development, boost agriculture

Information and communication technologies can help boost agricultural development by improving farmers’ access to vital information 

Montreal Protocol talks begin on a positive note in Geneva

Negotiations to phase down HFCs continue from where they were left at in Dubai last year

The Godot of climate change

In Samuel Beckett’s play, Godot never arrived till the end, leaving two characters anticipating his arrival. Will the Godot of climate …

High ambition coalition! Are you joking?

Chandra Bhushan explains why by no stretch of imagination can any one call the past, present and future climate actions of the US and the EU (…

For Al Gore, youth is the driver of climate debate

The renewable-energy enthusiast’s message was a ray of hope for civil society and non-government organisations at the Paris climate meet

Struggling with global climate change

Developing countries must once again take the lead just as they did during the transformation to sustainable development

Developed v developing debate on Durban Mandate intensifies

While some countries at the Bonn conference stressed on need for enhancement of pre-2020 action plan, others opined differently

After Copenhagen: What's on the Agenda? (Part I)

The Centre for Science and Environment recently held a climate change media workshop to brief South Asian journalists on the politics of …

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

Simply put: Desertification across India

Simply put: Degrees of desertification