Copenhagen talks in limbo
Formal negotiations appear suspended as the G77 and China announce a walkout
CMP from Bella Centre
G77 and China make it clear that they want the leaders to consider only those drafts, which have been negotiated by parties.
From zero to agreement in nine hours?
Amidst floundering negotiations, Ministers and heads of state appear to be negotiating a draft agreement text face-to-face
Political declaration imminent
Non-legally binding agreement to be announced within the hour
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Climate change, overutilisation dry up Ethiopian lakes
Rising temperatures coupled with misuse and overuse of water resources has had a catastrophic impact on the nation
What's the cost to survive climate change?
While 43 African countries plan to raise 20 per cent of adaptation funds, the remaining needs to be funded by the international community, which …
Catastrophic lack of action on climate change
The UN has warned that it may not be possible to restrict temperature rise up to 2°C citing a gap between commitments and action
US withdrawal weakens Paris Agreement: Chandra Bhushan
Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General, Centre for Science and Environment, talks about how the US desertion has changed the nature of the …
Climate change forces Red-tailed Hawk to skip migration
According to experts, the bird has become a year-round resident, giving up embarking on a long journey southwards
Response to climate change is critical as risk of disease outbreaks grows
As East Africa becomes warmer, the threat of climate sensitive diseases such as malaria, Rift Valley Fever and cholera is increasing
COP 22, as it turned out
The issues of agriculture, adaptation and pre-2020 actions suffered the most as no major outcome came out on them
Climate change is disrupting genes and ecosystems: IUCN study
More than 80 per cent of ecological processes that form the foundation for healthy marine show signs of distress
India Pavilion at COP22 inaugurated
The Enviroment Minister underlined the need to spread climate change awareness and the importance of collective action
Climate change is happening in your garden: here's how to spot it
Spring has sprung and gardens are flush with growth. Can this annual spike in plant activity tell us anything about climate change?
Minimise crop risk
As erratic weather compounds agrarian crisis, experts call for adopting scientific ways to estimate crop loss and provide crop insurance to all …
"Brown clouds are a transcontinental issue"
Asian Brown Clouds created a lot of heat in South Asia, a few years ago (see: 'Aerial Raid,' Down To Earth, August 15, 2002). Now the chief …
What the Asia-Pacific needs to leap forward on climate action
To break their 'two steps forward, one step back' routine on climate action, the Asia-Pacific needs to start delivering on ambitious emissions targets
Climate change projects aren't working because communities are left out
Unless they trust climate change programmes, communities will continue to plunder forests rendering such interventions redundant
Bonn climate talks proceed with formation of contact group
First round of discussions held on matters including Nationally Determined Contributions, transparency framework and global stocktake
India endorses outcome text of COP 21
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar said all the points raised by the Indian delegation had been included in the text
The world is running out of time: Least developed countries on IPCC report
Science is even clearer: Global greenhouse gas emissions are rising, the impacts will be devastating, said chair of 46 least developed …
Targeted groups at Bonn climate meet show little progress
Parties have agreed to organise offline discussions beyond the scheduled time
Climate conferences have a huge trust deficit: How to make COP28 deliver
The fact that after 27 COPs the world is still not demonstrating tangible climate action is contributing to growing frustration
High road to Dubai COP28: The Bonn meet is to end soon; but there is no decision yet about Global Goal on Adaptation
The GGA is being framed as a global target for countries and communities to aspire and take guidance from, something which is proving …