Drought emergency declared by 23 countries in 2022-23, shows global drought map

1.84 billion people were drought stricken, out of which 4.7% exposed to severe or extreme drought

Dark underbelly of carbon trade

CSE-DTE’s investigation has found inconvenient truths, which should lead us to change

Climate Emergency CoP 25: The Adaptation Fund is perfectly fit to serve the Paris Agreement

But some countries insist that its fundamental structure be changed

Climate Emergency CoP 25: UN member states continue to default on payments

7.2 million euros outstanding till November 15, 2019

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Carbon capture does more harm than good

It increases air pollution and social costs

Easy targets

High-income nations across the world appear focused on agriculture as the sector to enforce emissions cut for meeting national climate goals

Climate emergency: A question of semantics?

Framing the changing climate as an emergency is preventing progress towards climate action

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Chile pushes for ambitious outcome in Madrid

However, even as the event reached its last day, resolution of key issues is still awaited

Climate Emergency CoP 25: What exactly are carbon markets?

Rules and guidelines on carbon markets, which trade in 'carbon credits' will be finalised in CoP 25 at Madrid, Spain

Climate Emergency CoP 25: World to warm by 3.2°C

If current national policies the world over persist, global mean temperature will rise by 3.2°C

Climate Emergency CoP 25: A gap that keeps growing

The Emissions Gap Report for this year makes it clear that countries around the world are falling short to reach their targets vis-à-vis …

Bangkok climate negotiations: Carbon market discussions miss the point

Implementing carbon markets can incentivise climate action and emission reductions; however, the state of current negotiations makes that questionable

Bangkok climate intersession: Balanced rulebook must be the priority

The rule book cannot focus only on certain elements of the Paris Agreement and ignore the rest

Fossil fuels’ death-knell sounded at COP28 held in oil-rich UAE; Al Jaber takes credit for keeping 1.5ºC target alive

Experts slam final text as weak, inadequate, with loopholes, and not in accordance with science; hail historical first entry of …

COP28: Initial text on Global Goal on Adaptation rejected by developing countries

Down To Earth’s Akshit Sangomla discusses the negotiations regarding the Global Goal on Adaptation

The challenge at COP28 really is to have clean language saying “phase out” all fossil fuels: Minal Pathak

Down To Earth talks to Minal Pathak, associate professor at Ahmedabad University and senior scientist of Working Group III of the …

Denmark’s new climate law could potentially be world-leading but does not go far enough

While a crucial step, the law does not reform the Nordic model of consumption

Climate Emergency CoP 25: The Paris Agreement is tilting into a downward spiral

Procedural and political developments in Madrid show ominous signs

Climate Emergency CoP 25: What to expect from the second week

Political representatives are faced with some clear, but tough, choices

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Technicalities of carbon markets continue to evade consensus

Markets need to be transformative, not just efficient

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Carbon capture essential to our future

To allow recovery of the atmosphere, storage of CO2 is necessary for 10,000 years

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Will the world be net carbon zero by 2050

To attain the 1.5°C warming target, the world must completely stop using coal

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Negotiations drag on, African group expresses worry over outcome

We would rather that there be no decision on some issues than having a bad decision, leaders of the African Group of Negotiators say

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Roadblock for Adaptation Fund

Developing countries willing to compromise on the negotiations to get Article 6 of Paris Agreement moving in the right direction

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Saudi Arabia to delay oil fossil fuel phase-out

It has consistently lobbied that oil-producing countries should be compensated for phasing out fossil fuels