US, China and India: Top carbon emitters to face the biggest economic losses

India, which emits more than 2.4 billion metric tonnes of CO2, is already bearing an economic loss of $206 billion

A new climate law in the Balearic Islands will protect the wellbeing of present and future generations — if such thing can be defined

Mediterranean is extremely climate vulnerable, with temperatures rising 20% faster than the global average

High road to Dubai COP28: Climate finance will be key at Bonn Climate Conference

Success in climate negotiations this year hinges on adequate financial commitments from the Global North towards the South

Run-up to CoP27: Can climate change-induced extreme events be attributed to historical emissions? Krishna AchutaRao explains

Krishna AchutaRao, professor with the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, talks about what modern attribution science can say about loss and damage …

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

50 years since Stockholm conference: The summer lingers

That we still seek the Stockholm declaration’s ideals only shows how we need to up our game to prevent the planet’s environmental crisis

Indian agriculture: The route post-CoP 26

Strategies and pathways that can make Indian agriculture resilient and sustainable in a changing climate

CoP26: How India is paving the way towards climate action

India’s adaptation efforts have been shouldered through afforestation activities, wetland management, compensatory afforestation, etc

CoP26: Adaptation costs increase as fund flow slows down

The latest UNEP Adaptation Gap Report says that adaptation costs and financing needs in developing countries are five to 10 times greater than …

Joe Biden’s climate plan is investing too little in climate action

While the spending figure needs to be much higher, there is scope to keep up the pressure, both from domestic groups as well as international entities

Climate change is real & an emergency: 64% people voted so

People living in small island developing states showed highest support for climate action

Biden winning US elections 2020 shows how clean air, climate inaction influence mandate

Joe Biden’s electoral victory proves that democracy can work for science and environmental justice, says Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE

A year of resistance: How youth protests shaped the discussion on climate change

Today’s youth saw themselves on the generational front lines of climate change, so they walked out of their schools to demand …

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Javadekar trumpets govt’s achievements in Madrid

The minister then ticked all boxes currently under negotiation in a business-as-usual manner without being much forthright

India most vulnerable to climate change

More than 22 million Indians were affected by extreme weather events in 2017, making the country most open to the cliamte attack

Just 5 countries have 70% of world’s remaining wilderness: study

Climate change impacts can worsen if wilderness is not protected immediately on a global level, says the study published in Nature

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 …

Six months after including agriculture in climate negotiations, Parties agree on roadmap

Over the next two and half years, the negotiating group will meet five times to discuss and prepare reports on the work required for each of the …

After Bonn, 5 things to watch for in the coming year of global climate policy

A look at what actually happened at the recent climate talks, and some pointers for the year ahead

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

We need to heed the warning and take actions necessary to help communities build more resilient food systems

Notable agriculture initiatives discussed at COP 22

Although the progress on adapting agriculture to climate change has been slow, the latest climate conference saw discussions on major initiatives …

COP22: India focuses on afforestation and sustainable transport

The India Pavilion at COP22 saw three side-events on afforestation, REDD+ and sustainable transport

Oslo's ambitious 'climate budget' sets the bar for other cities

The Norwegian capital shows other cities how it's done, by setting out a tailor-made plan to reduce emissions to zero by 2030