Five years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions
So far, countries’ individual plans for how they will lower their greenhouse gas emissions don’t come close to adding up to the Paris …
Why India needs to see climate change as urgent political issue
Privatising energy and agricultural sectors will bring India closer to its economic goals — but at the cost of its climate ones
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
Everything you need to know about COP27
The 27th international conference is synonymous with climate change. Here is everything you need to know about it.
Debt crisis and gap in affordable climate finance in focus at IMF, World Bank meeting
Spring Meetings 2023 took place from April 10-16, 2023 in Washington DC
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
CoP26 presents make or break opportunity to put world back on track: WMO
Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high, says World Meteorological Organization report
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
Centre constitutes committee for implementation of 2015 Paris Agreement
The committee will also act as a national authority for the regulation of carbon markets in India
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 &…
Cost of climate action: Africa needs $2.8 trillion from 2020-2030 to meet goals, says report
About 90% climate finance is likely to be external
Wet regions may behave like drylands: Study blames heatwaves, droughts
Europe, US might see desert-like changes due to current heatwaves, authors suggest
COP28: New finance goal faces tenuous negotiations
Divergence on Paris Agreement Article 2.1c continues; Brazil points out developing countries’ needs not reflected
Fridays for Future: It isn’t too late, say young activists demanding climate reparations, justice
Demands for loss & damage finance raised across the world 6 weeks ahead of CoP27
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
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
Earth Day@50: Fixing our broken relationship with nature
COVID-19 is the grimmest reminder of nature’s revenge
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 …
2030 Agenda: We need to champion sustainability in Asia and the Pacific despite adversities
National plans must align with the agenda for UN-mandated sustainable development goals to guide development
Natural wealth of the nations
Wealth is increasing in the world but will not be sustainable in countries that have degraded their natural environment or capital: World …
Harappa, Rakhigarhi, Dholavira: 200 years of droughts may have erased these Indus megacities, says study
The prolonged droughts forced the civilisation to reorganise their settlements & switch to drought-resilient crops