Blame bankers, not oil, for climate impasse

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Sri Lanka commissions first solar power plant

Will provide electricity to 3,000 rural families

AOSIS proposal for focus on renewable energy welcomed

Need for integrated approach to adaptation and mitigation raised; parties call for Warsaw COP to address finance

Mount Everest glaciers melting rapidly, says study

Everest region has undergone a 0.6°C increase in temperature since 1992

Brokering carbon

The world urgently needs a comprehensive approach that considers responsibility, capability and development indicators towards dividing the …

Climate adaptation: Developed and developing world in same boat

Region-wise analysis in the new IPCC report shows climate change adaptation strategies are still not in place, save for a few initiatives

IPCC Fifth Assessment Report holds no big surprise

What it does is to reiterate that climate change is happening because of mankind. Will the report finally prompt nations to act?

Brace for more extreme weather events in Himalayas, warn experts

Maximum temperatures in mountain region may rise by 0.5°C to 2.5°C, says state action plan on climate change

Cost of climate change grossly underestimated: Nicholas Stern

Latest report by eminent economist criticises current climate change models for not adequately reflecting the science of climate change and its …

Clearer than ever: global warming is for real

Scientists are now 95 per cent certain that global warming is human-induced

NASA analysis estimates unavoidable rise in ocean levels in the future

Melting of polar ice sheets has the potential to accelerate the rise in sea levels

World needs to cut its carbon emissions by a fifth to avert global warming

Needs to decarbonise economy at a rate of 6.2 per cent a year till 2100

South Korea’s leadership did not translate into an ambitious climate plan

A country that has produced many climate leaders has failed to reflect commitment in its actions

Asia has faced more disasters than any other continent since 1970

A Centre for Science and Environment analysis shows that the number of natural disasters reported in developing countries has increased

The lateral push

India must think in parallel because extreme weather events—both known and unknown—are becoming the order of the day

Parties discuss aspects of global stocktake at Bonn climate talks

Talks involved deliberations on the design and technicalities of the global stocktake which will take place in 2023

Climate disruption

Global warming has compromised Africa's ability to feed its population. It's time African nations adapt to the changing scenario

Why remote Antarctica is so important in a warming world

Given what rising sea levels could mean for the world, we must maintain our longstanding view of Antarctica as the most remote continent

What did the last IPCC report say

Before IPCC releases the special report on global warming, take a look at how the panel has warned us before

IPCC Special Report: India under constant threat of cyclones, coastal flooding

This report emphasises on what several scientists and researchers have been saying for a while now

Climate change kills 98% insects in Puerto Rico’s rainforest: study

This decline will majorly impact the forest plantation and the animals living there

Seven quick fixes for fast changing climate

UN’s latest climate report suggests temporary remedial measures to save the world from climate change. But most are in experimental stages …

Oceans are heating up 60% faster than IPCC claims: study

The researchers claim that devices used to measure ocean temperatures are not evenly distributed

There is no safe level of global warming: IPCC report

Unless net carbon dioxide emissions are brought down to zero by 2050, warming above 1.5°C is practically inevitable