Paris Agreement goals can be achieved with firm implementation
Two UNFCCC reports say that if actions and efforts are stepped up urgently, the goal to limit global temperature increase to below 2 degrees …
Have some economists severely underestimated the financial hit from climate change? Recent evidence suggests yes
Extreme weather is expected to upend lives and livelihoods, intensifying wildfires and pushing ecosystems towards collapse as ocean heatwaves …
Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government’s initial response when disasters strike islands
Wildfires destroyed the Hawaiian tourist town of Lahaina on August 8 and 9, 2023, leaving many of its roughly 13,000 residents homeless
World Environment Day 2023: Green growth strategies can ensure climate-resilience in rural India
Investments in infrastructure, such as water management systems, irrigation facilities and early warning systems, can help communities cope with …
US elections: Biden will surely be better than Trump; will that be enough?
The new US presidency needs to urgently enact a deep and binding full decarbonisation target by 2040 for all sectors
Coral bleaching comes to the Great Barrier Reef as record-breaking global temperatures continue
Rapidly warming ocean temperatures present a serious threat to coral reefs, the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems
Study links additional deaths due to climate change impact on food production
Three-fourth of all climate-related deaths are estimated to occur in China and India in 2050
‘We are skipping a whole glacial cycle’
A study has found that even moderate human emissions of 1,000-1,500 gigatonnes of carbon would postpone the next glacial age by at least 100,000 years
Final climate change draft agreement pushed to Saturday
The latest draft text agreement released on Thursday night shows that progress has been made in the negotiations on finance
Climate change can push more than 100 million people into poverty by 2030, says new report
In India alone, 45 million people could be pushed back over the poverty line by 2030, primarily due to agricultural shocks and increased …
Trust shaken and time lost at Bonn climate talks
Trust and inclusiveness were questioned even more when observers or civil society were barred from attending the negotiations
Last call to get climate deal right
Weather dice is loaded
Bonn climate meet plagued with distractions & doublespeak, road to COP29 appears bumpy: CSE
NCQG major sticking point at mid-year conference as finance remains frozen, Mitigation Work Programme hindered by mistrust
Climate change likely to widen health inequities: WHO paper
‘Poorer populations and children will be disproportionately affected’
What went wrong in 1995
Passing the carbon buck
COP27: We don’t need new pacts, implement current ones, says climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Part 2: The climate scientist talks about need for region and ecosystem-wise targets for adaptation
Once again, US walks away from global climate agreement
Without the US being held accountable for reducing its share of emissions, the world cannot keep warming “well below 2°C”
Managed decline of fossil fuel production needed to meet climate change target
Carbon emissions from the oil, gas and coal in the currently operating fields and mines are enough to take the world beyond 2°C of warming
Climate crisis intensifies: Coastal areas may become unliveable by 2100, flags report
Scientists say under RCP 8.5 scenario, a temperature increase of about 4.3 degrees Celsius by 2100 relative to pre-industrial temperature may happen
What India should do to tackle climate impacts
All development programmes need to incorporate features to tackle climate change risks and act locally
May 2015 is deadline for draft climate agreement: UN
Countries have a tight deadline to convey their national contributions before working towards a new binding climate deal to mitigate climate change
WHO calls for decisive action to reduce climate change impacts on health
According to data from health agency, climate change is causing tens of thousands of deaths every year from shifting patterns of disease
Decoding carbon markets: Role of intermediaries in the web of transactions
Rising interest in carbon markets has increased the number of intermediaries and stakeholders involved