Chalk, cheese and climate change: What Trump and Biden think about the environment
While Democrat Biden has a balanced outlook, Republican Trump’s perspective is simply not in agreement with the global climate movement
This summer was the hottest on record for the northern hemisphere, says NOAA
Planet Earth suffers third-hottest three-month season and second-warmest August, according to US’ weather agency
What Durban did not discuss
IPRs are blocking access to mitigation and adaptation technologies. India offers a way out
Avg global temperature can rise by 1.5°C in next 5 years: WMO report
Countries under 2015 Paris Agreement had agreed to try and limit average global temperature rise to below 2°C by the end of the century
World not on track to meet long-term climate targets, shows largest-ever UN assessment
Climate impacts “eroding past human development gains” & lack of adaptation action will make it difficult to make such gains in future
Poorer countries must be compensated for climate damage. But how exactly do we crunch the numbers?
Most nations signed up to an agreement to establish a so-called loss and damage fund last year
Climate risk index shows threats to 90% of the world’s marine species
Urgent need to understand how climate change affects marine life to develop adaptation approaches
Reform global financing system, fast-track climate action: UN Chief
Supporting developing world at core of strategies outlined by Antonio Guterres
CoP26: Women need more space at the climate table
Climate change does not affect everyone equally: Women are disproportionately more vulnerable. This should ideally mean more women having a …
In deep water: Emissions can add 15 inches to 2100 sea level rise, study finds
Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute to this 38-cm rise — beyond the amount that has been projected …
By 2050, climate change may threaten human existence
Report flags that scientific predictions till now have underestimated the severity of the crisis, and says the world is on path to 3 degree …
Thirty Million, a documentary on Bangladesh and that sinking feeling
This documentary by Daniel Price and Adrien Taylor explores the adverse impact of climate change on Bangladesh' landscape, food security and …
Bonn climate meet kicks off implementation of Paris Agreement
This is the first all-party meet since the Paris Agreement was adopted on December 12, 2015
Ancient climate records back global warming predictions: report
Scientists studied relationship between CO2 levels and climate change of a warm phase in history to estimate how climate will respond to …
Climate change impacts: the message for investors
Estimating global economic impact of climate change and the cost of GHG mitigation is difficult, but governments and private investors would have …
Heat stress fuels migration in Pakistan
Adaptation to high temperatures should be an important part of climate change combat plan, says a research based on data collected from within …
Deaths due to heat wave likely to increase by up to 2000%
By 2080, deaths from heat waves could increase by up to 2,000 percent in some areas of the world, say Australian researchers
'Africa should not be a dumping ground for cheap technologies'
Africa has only 1,152 weather stations; most of which are in dilapidated condition. Adequate infrastructure and quality data is needed to …
54% of Africa’s surface weather stations can't capture data properly
With extreme weather events becoming the new normal, forecasting has become more important than ever. It's time African nations invest in …
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