Less than a quarter of emission targets from Paris climate agreement met in 7 years
World is not on track to achieve forest goals of ending and reversing deforestation by 2030
Loss & damage: The 2022 extreme weather events linked to climate change
Human imprint is evident in 71% of the 504 extreme weather events witnessed across Earth between 2003 and 2022
Africa needs diversified green funds to plug climate adaptation finance gap of $41.3 billion: Report
Climate change may lead to an equivalent annual GDP loss of 10-20% in Africa by 2100
A new dawn for humanity? COP27 ends; loss and damage fund, other agendas adopted
Low-emission energy to reduce emissions added to Sharm El-Sheikh Implementation Plan
COP27: Expert Group zeroes in on weak net zero targets; asks industries to speed up
Indian companies under scanner, prefer to play an wait-and-watch game
COP27: The forgotten sustainable development goals
Some SDGs attract substantially less attention and resources from companies
Run-up to COP27: Extreme weather events drive mass migration in Odisha’s Kendrapara, Jharkhand’s Palamu, says study
Social factors also played an important role in driving migration
Libya floods 2023: Why the Loss and Damage fund should be operationalised equitably
Developing countries say all of them should be able to access the funds and not specifically some country groupings
COP27 Presidency releases draft paper, proposes formation of loss and damage facility
The COP27 president proposed that the details of the funding will be finalised during COP28, which will be held in November-December 2023
COP27: India’s national statement lacked teeth; was centred around mission LiFE
No mention in India’s statement at COP27 on key negotiating agendas, complain experts
Talking trash: COP27 major sponsor Coca-Cola top plastic polluter for 5 years straight, shows report
Coca-Cola-branded waste accounted for 7.32% of all plastic waste collected globally in 2022, up from 3.6% in 2018
‘Explosion’ in number of fossil fuel lobbyists at COP27 climate summit
There are 636 lobbyists from the oil and gas industries registered to attend the UN event in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms world’s poorest countries?
Countries in Africa have some of the lowest national greenhouse gas emissions, and yet the continent is home to many of the world’s …
Run-up to COP27: The Pacific is now out of time, Vanuatu’s premier writes in DTE
Climate change is an existential threat in the islands of the Pacific, affecting livelihoods, security and well-being
Run-up to COP27: Nigerians count losses as recurring floods ravage country
Annual floods adversely impact Nigerian farmers and will likely hamper the country’s food security in the next 3 months
Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues
Over 300,000 people in Somalia may be in famine by December
World may pass 1.5°C warming threshold in less than a decade
Carbon dioxide emissions expected to continue to rise in 2022
COP27 diary (November 11): Rich countries seek to delay and prolong discussions on loss and damage
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
COP27: Developing countries need $2 trillion annually to tackle climate change, says report
Mobilising private finance can be crucial in unlocking the funds needed
‘Public Trust’— a key legal tool to preserve our natural resources
The government does not have the power to fully privatise resources that are crucial; those stay in trust for the people — and the …
Climate dystopia: As debate continues over COP27 outcomes, a world upside down is not far off
Down To Earth analysed various climate change-related datasets and before negotiations begin for next year, mapped various future scenarios going …
Irony just died: Coca-Cola, among biggest global polluters, to sponsor CoP27
Activists and commentators have called Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the world’s biggest climate summit a ‘greenwashing exercise’
COP27 was a win for the loss and damage cause; here is what transpired and the road ahead
Sharm El-Sheikh has established a loss and damage fund; but there is no guarantee that the fund that takes shape eventually will even remotely …
COP27: Cover decision text makes no mention of all fossil fuels; India displeased
It has been suggested that the Egypt Presidency could be blocking the inclusion of fossil fuel in the text since Egypt is its largest producer …
COP27: India’s updated NDCs insufficient for cutting emissions, shows report
Indian government plans to add more coal capacity and increase fossil gas in the energy mix, study says