Climate change constitutes double-edged sword for Africa: ECA

Climate change could usher in a new model of sustainable development, but, on other hand, it could also decimate African fragile economies

Climate vulnerability could make countries pay $168 billion more in interest on debts

In the past 10 years, extreme weather events cost developing countries over $62 billion in higher external interest payments

Mayors of 9 major cities support #FridaysForFuture

Teenager's climate protest leads to thousands of schools strikes in 106 countries

UNFCCC calls for transformational change to fight climate crisis

Countries have also been urged to design and implement policies in line with the Paris Agreement goals 

We need to act NOW: UN climate change body turns 25

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change celebrated its 25th anniversary on 21 March, 2019. Here's what UN Climate Change …

Youth's demand for climate action an 'unmistakable message': UN climate chief

At the ongoing UNFCCC conference in Bonn, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa asked everyone to take part in this 'fight of …

Developed nations should assist us in climate change actions: BASIC group

The BASIC ministers reiterated that developed countries should provide financial and technological support for climate change actions

Sunita Narain ‘national climate leader’ from India for 2019

Non-profit Climate Scorecard's first National Climate Leader awardee list published in Global Spotlight Report #22 

15 countries join alliance to phase out coal at COP23

Big users of coal and coal-based energy have not signed up yet 

Climate change may cause 160,000 deaths in India every year by 2050

Impact on food supply could be one of the most important consequences of climate change

With GCF becoming headless, future of global climate finance does not look promising

Howard Bamsey resigned abruptly after a 'disappointing' meeting on expansion of GCF-funded projects

जलवायु परिवर्तन बिगाड़ रहा अलास्का का ईकोसिस्टम

वर्ष 2000 से 2018 के बीच सेटेलाइट इमेज ने अलास्का में हो रहे तेजी से वानस्पतिक बदलावों को दर्ज किया है

Scientists set out to study long-living African tree found them dying

They suspect climate change to be the cause of the death of baobab trees that live for thousands of years

Technology push at COP 23: platform to promote low carbon fuels launched

The below50 initiative hubs was launched in North America, South America and Australia to bring together suppliers and costumers for …

DESERTIFICATION DAY: Download our print cover for free at https://bit.ly/3fv3AND

On the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, download our 2019 print coverage on the issue for free 

Landmarks in the world of weather forecast

Events, inventions and discoveries in weather forecasting

All that happened at UNCCD COP14

The 14th Conference of Parties in New Delhi saw delegates discuss desertification in detail. Here are the discussions they did and decisions they made

Larger marine invertebrates more vulnerable to ocean deoxygenation

Acutely declining oxygen levels in the oceans showed greater effect in the respiratory responses of giant polar amphipods, than smaller animals

Meeting Paris climate goals can save lives. Here's proof

Paris Agreement, which aims to curbing emissions well below 2°C, can prevent 110 to 2,720 annual heat-related deaths in 15 US cities

Ice-free Arctic may happen much sooner than predicted so far: study

While Arctic sea ice volume and extent continue to dip each year, a new study has found out that salinity in snow cover affects accuracy of …

This week in environment and science

Environment and science related updates from across the world

Ice Age heat waves might have killed mammoths, says study

Abrupt warming, which resembles the human-made global warming of today, may have driven the mammoths’ extinction

Look back at the decade: Climate collapse

At the beginning of the second decade of the millenium, the world took a step backwards

Steep climb in global nitrous oxide levels: Study

IPCC has been tallying N2O levels wrong, claim researchers

In a first, ING Bank will make lending decision based on clients’ climate actions

The Dutch bank will identify those clients that are leading the transition to a low-carbon economy and need its help the most