COP24: Consensus on global emission reduction key to carbon markets’ success

All nations must make efficient use of the few days left of the Katowice conference since till now they have been struggling to come to a …

Bangkok climate intersession: Tough task for Parties ahead

Parties have to come up with a clear negotiating text for creation of rule book to implement the Paris Agreement

Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike

From Miami and Puerto Rico to Barbuda and Havana, the devastation of 2017 hurricane season across Latin America and the Caribbean serves as a …

Bonn climate talks end amidst uncertainty over US engagement with Paris Agreement

Finance, adaptation and budget were issues which divided countries. Agriculture was the most neglected topic at the event

‘Climate plans of developing countries far more ambitious’

The ongoing Bonn climate negotiations must be open to observers like non-profits and civil society, urges a diplomat

COP28 recap: Climate finance negotiations showed little progress 

New climate finance goal discussions remained limited to process, substantive elements pushed to COP29

Wealthy nations less likely to fulfil climate adaptation finance goal: Report 

Support for gender-responsiveness was found to be lacking 

Why did methane emissions spike in 2020? Study offers answers

More than half of methane growth can be attributed to lower hydroxyl sink

Dangerous distractions: World needs to rise above conflicts, both armed & unarmed, to fight against climate change

The unarmed war — between the so-called West and so-called East (US vs China) — is going to make things worse for fight against …

Extreme heat could claim lives of 204,000 women annually in India, Nigeria & US: Report

Women bear the disproportionate burden of heat’s devastating physical, social & financial effects, report emphasises

Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high and Earth is warming faster than ever: Report

Humanity has caused surface temperatures to warm by 1.14°C since the late 1800s; this warming is increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.…

‘Ratcheted’ NDCs lack ambition; gaping distance between country pledges and IPCC limits

Revised pledges submitted towards Paris Agreement will cut emissions by only 0.5% by 2030 compared to 2010 levels

The good, the bad and the ugly: the nations leading and failing on climate action

This piece is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story

Is biofuel use fit for both air and land?

While ICAO has proposed that biofuel use in passenger planes be increased rapidly to cut carbon emissions, environmentalists disagree

It is now US against the rest of the world

With Nicaragua joining the Paris deal and Syria announcing its intention to ratify the accord at COP23 in Bonn, the isolation of US is now complete

Renewable energy estimated to attract 70% global energy investment in 2021: IEA

Coal is down but not out

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Walk the Doha talk, say India, China

Pre-2020 emission gaps must be closed before moving on, insists Ravi Shankar Prasad

Unchecked emissions may double child mortality due to heat in Africa

Study estimates 38,000 child deaths due to climate warming could occur every year by 2049

Upcoming IPCC report to include demand-side of mitigation, technology transfer

The report will be published on April 4 following rigorous review with governments, authors

1.5°C warming in 20 years: What does IPCC warning mean

Current warming unprecedented in more than 2,000 years; temperatures during 2011-2020 exceed those of the most recent multi-century warm …

Global warming limit of 1.5°C may be breached by 2040, says new IPCC report

Even if emissions are brought to net-zero by mid-century, there will be an ‘overshoot’ of the 1.5°C limit by 0.1°C

India needs to balance food production with climate goals

If India wants to increase its food production without missing its climate targets, then it will need new science and technology solutions as …

Right against climate change part of right to life, equality: Read the Supreme Court’s exact arguments

Adverse impacts of climate change infringe upon right to life, equality and clean environment, the bench notes

Road to 2030: World, especially Africa, won’t achieve access to clean water, sanitation goal, says UN

Sub-Saharan Africa region lags most & will need 20-21 fold increase in current rates of progress

High road to Dubai COP28: This year is about money, says CSE on Bonn climate meet expectations

For countries of the Global South, the focus should be on the lack of concessional finance to drive the energy transition