IPCC report: Global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C
Even in the most optimistic scenario, there is only a 50:50 chance that global temperature rise will stop there
Lateral Thoughts: Clueless about food waste
We have no data on how much food we we waste and this derails waste management
These 10 cards show why Planet Earth is still headed for a meltdown 5 years after Paris
The recent UNEP Emissions Gap report, the WMO’s State of the Global Climate Change 2020 and other reports all point to dire consequences
How Biden and Kerry could rebuild America’s global climate leadership
John Kerry’s decades of experience and the international relationships he developed as a senator and secretary of state may give him a …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: India’s mixed role
India continued to push developed countries on climate action but played a less-than-constructive role on other issues
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Two different worlds exist at CoP 25 in Madrid
The world of political negotiators behind closed doors and that of young activists and other stakeholders outside is hardly seeing eye-to-eye
Only 13 of 132 largest energy cos committed to net zero emissions: Study
The research reveals that the global energy sector has hardly achieved any progress in achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement, four …
African cities call for local climate action, adaptation finance
The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa encourages local authorities to make a political commitment for access to energy, climate mitigation …
Transforming land use can make world carbon neutral by 2040: Study
Immediate measures on agriculture, forestry, wetlands and bioenergy can cut down a third of the emissions to keep temperatures below 1.5°C
New climate targets to limit emissions from 28 companies
Hewlett Packard, Levi Strauss, Unilever, Vodafone & Mahindra Group are among the 28 companies who vowed to limit temperatures to below 1.5°…
The Grand Renaissance Dam: What’s at stake and what could break the deadlock
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been negotiating for five years over the filling and annual operation of the dam. They have not been able to …
To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world’s most remote fjords
Estimating how much mass will be lost is often highlighted as glaciology’s grand challenge as it constitutes a large uncertainty …
Food transitions in age of climate crisis should focus on diversifying options
Escalating atmospheric temperatures, with a projected rise of up to 3.2°C by the century’s end, would further exacerbate food crisis
EU climate advisory board recommends reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90-95% by 2040 from 1990 levels
Of 63 scenarios compatible with the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, 27 had high feasibility concerns
Climate finance: Donors give less than they claim; and not for mitigation to needy countries
Mitigation finance primarily went to middle-income countries such as Brazil, India, Mexico and Indonesia
Cleaning India’s air: What is the report card so far?
An analysis of various steps taken by the government in this regard shows that much more needs to be done
We need to immediately stop oil and gas expansion: Environmentalist at helm of anti-fossil fuel movement at CoP26
Tzeporah Berman, a Canadian environmentalist, spoke to DTE at the sidelines of Glasgow summit
Five years after Paris: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions
So far, countries’ individual plans for how they will lower their greenhouse gas emissions don’t come close to adding up to the Paris …
International Day of Climate Action: All talk, no show on Paris Agreement targets
Countries may have announced grandiose plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they are unlikely to meet the global target to become carbon …
Mandatory building energy code needed by 2030, says UN report
The building sector’s energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions rose by 7% since 2010, the report said
Policy agreements on climate change must take water into account: UN report
Climate change will further strain water-stressed countries, create similar problems in regions not severely affected so far, the report …
Why India needs to see climate change as urgent political issue
Privatising energy and agricultural sectors will bring India closer to its economic goals — but at the cost of its climate ones
Factsheet: HFCs - Safe for Ozone, yet a Potent Greenhouse Gas
Montreal Protocol, the multilateral treaty to protect the ozone layer, has been a successful environmental agreement. But animpasse over …
Ozone Day 2023: Why the South Pole has set alarm bells ringing this year
After a record-low sea ice cover, Antarctica saw one of the largest ozone holes ever reported this August, highlighting the changing nature of …
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