Article 6.2 of Paris Agreement in action: A growing number of countries are entering carbon market partnerships
Over two dozen bilateral agreements have been signed since 2020
State of the Global Climate report: 58% of ocean suffered at least one marine heatwave event in 2022
Around 25% of ocean surface also affected by marine cold spells
Indian political parties must prioritise climate change on their manifestos
This would help in mitigating the impacts of climate change and ensure that the country is on a sustainable and resilient path towards a better future
Economic downturn eats into climate mitigation, adaptation funding: UNCTAD
Reduced green investment will put a spanner in the efforts to fasttrack solutions for climate change.
Net Zero 2050: Swiss vote for clean energies over fossil fuels
Proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions, accelerate renewables receives almost 60% votes
Egypt’s support to developing countries gives hope for COP27: Climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Part 1: The climate scientist talks about critical climate issues that can play a major role at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Climate-related weather events to break records in US this year, data shows
The country is on its way to record 17 billion-dollar extreme weather events in 2020, having lost $46.6 billion till September
Green bonds: Is it green finance or green-washing?
A foremost requirement to develop a robust green bond market is to harmonise international and domestic guidelines and standards for …
Centre launches pilot project to reduce emissions from agriculture
The project will be implemented in Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttarakhand
Climate resilience needed for COVID-19 recovery, flags UN commission
Global Commission for Adaptation has asked world leaders to align policies with long-term climate objectives, mobilise private sector support
Missing green growth: 11 rich countries like Germany, UK will need 2 centuries to meet Paris goals
Emission reductions highly insufficient for Canada, Australia and 9 European countries; calling it ‘green growth’ is misleading …
Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity — can the COP15 summit deliver?
COP15 brings together parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) with a goal of negotiating this decade’s biodiversity …
What WMO report says on climate trends: Drivers and impacts
2015-2021 will be the warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization report flagged
Greenland ice melting fastest in 12,000 yrs: Study
Increased loss likely to raise sea level 2-10 cm by the end of 21st century
COP27 diary (November 10): Rich countries admit funding gap in addressing loss & damage
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
The paradox of cooling
For a tropical country like India, there is not much to cherish about. The number of unbearably hot days experienced by India and Bangladesh will rise
Debt crisis and gap in affordable climate finance in focus at IMF, World Bank meeting
Spring Meetings 2023 took place from April 10-16, 2023 in Washington DC
CoP26 presents make or break opportunity to put world back on track: WMO
Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high, says World Meteorological Organization report
Restricting global temperature rise to 1.5°C could help India lower drought, river flooding, biodiversity loss risk: Study
Limiting temperature rise could reduce drought impact on humans by 70% and agricultural land by 21%
Debt of emerging markets & developing economies rose by 178% from 2008-2022: Report
The Global South is staring at a debt crisis, but the “Common Framework” created to provide debt relief has serious shortcomings
COP27 must be remembered as ‘Implementation COP’, says Sameh Shoukry
The developing world’s first COP since Marrakesh in 2016 must implement the ‘Paris Rulebook’
Amid hurricanes and wildfires, Trump gives science a cold shoulder
“I don’t think science knows actually. It’ll start getting cooler,” US President Donald Trump said during a briefing on …
‘A wake-up call’: Why this student is suing the government over the financial risks of climate change
Katta O’Donnell argues Australia’s poor climate policies — ranked among the lowest in the industrialised world — put the …
World to need 10 bln-plus more cooling machines: Report
Energy-efficient cooling can help avoid the equivalent 460 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere
G7 sets renewables target, no timeline for fossil fuel phase out
Gas investments and nuclear energy remain in play while urgent action is needed to phase out fossil fuels