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 …

Simply Put: The heat is on

Simply Put: Those who say climate change is a hoax

Climate crisis: Venice to be added to the UNESCO heritage danger list

Venice has been grappling for years with too many tourists and the effects of climate change; there has not been any “significant”…

Western Disturbances: Reason for the temperature spikes in North India this February

The primary reason for the early onset of heat over northwest India is the lack of strong western disturbances

Adaptation gap in developing countries widening even as extreme weather events worsen: UNEP

Countries in need received $21.3 billion but $215-387 billion needed every year

Carbon budget: Unfair share has been the way of the world

Till 1989, the original seven emitters appropriated 77% the world's carbon space. Between 1990 and 2019, China, along with the original seven, …

Double standards on fossil fuel, backtracking on pledges: BASIC fires shots at wealthy countries at COP27

India, China and Pakistan to work together in climate forum over common interests of developing countries

Up to 2.6 billion people in Asia, Africa could be exposed to heatwaves by 2090: IOM

River floods are expected to affect up to 156 million people, with 87% of them projected to live in Asia  

PM Modi: Climate action ambitions must match with action on climate finance

Calls for democratising climate action in a blog article

Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality — new research

India has suffered over 24,000 heatwave-related deaths since 1992

Climate impact: Water storage projected to decrease across wetter lands around Caspian, Mediterranean seas

Water storage may see increase in West Asia and North Africa; solar geoengineering method worsens conditions, finds study

‘Global commons’: Indo-Bangla consensus on need to highlight climate impact, loss & damage in Sundarbans globally

UN Loss and damage discussion progressing slowly; experts favour wider sourcing and innovative funding for Sundarbans      

Climate adaptation to cost India Rs 85.6 lakh crore by 2030: RBI

Sector-specific climate mitigation strategies can address the crisis in India to an extent

Climate Crisis: IPCC Synthesis Report says the vulnerable are suffering the maximum losses and damages

Global temperature rise may touch 1.5 degree by 2030 and India is experiencing high loss and damage; say experts

Need of the hour: Reinvent economic growth model

Future actions must accept the reality of climate equity and use it to drive economic growth

Abandonment, poverty, sexual exploitation: Why Indian women pay a higher price for climate crisis

Women have limited ability to overcome climate shocks compared to their male counterparts: It is an uneven playing field. But a gradual …

'CoP26 must deliver to help developing countries deal with loss and damage'

Down To Earth spoke to Sunil Acharya, regional advisor on climate and resilience at Practical Action on loss and damage negotiations at Glasgow

Addressing climate risks for climate finance takes centrestage

The Indian government needs to introduce guidelines to standardise climate-related disclosures in all financial statements and push private …

Climate change may make Indian monsoons more volatile, wet years ahead: Study

The study warned that the shift may entail grave consequences for India’s economy, food systems and people’s well-being