CoP26: 104 countries promise to cut methane emissions; What is the global pledge about?
A 0.3% reduction per year in methane is equivalent to net-zero for carbon dioxide — there would be no additional warming if this level of …
Can a large volcanic eruption slow down global warming? Here’s what the latest IPCC report says
Before the end of the century, there will be at least one large volcanic eruption, the scientists predict
Indigenous knowledge is vital in the fight against climate change: IPCC report
The IPCC’s latest report cites various instances of how fast-vanishing indigenous knowledge is an important tool to mitigate the climate crisis
Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?
This report puts greater emphasis on regional climate change, on changes in extreme events, and how these events are linked to human-caused …
Climate crisis: ‘There has not been a cool month in 628 months’
If one was born in February 1986, s / he has actually never experienced a month with normal temperature. Each month after this has been a …
15 million in Asia’s cities can be affected by sea-level rise by 2030: Greenpeace
$724 billion in Gross Domestic Product could be impacted due to extreme sea-level rise and coastal flooding by 2030
20 years into 21st century: 70% global agriculture under climate threat
Every year, disasters killed 60,000 people; climate-related disasters doubled in the last two decades
DTE analysis leads to sacking of British CoP president
The new appointee must work with the world to ensure UNFCCC CoP 26 at Glasgow is remembered as an inflection point
Extreme floods to increase economic loss 166 times in coastal megacities: IPCC
These cities with over 10 million populations, including Mumbai, are likely to lose at least $1 trillion annually by 2050, finds the report
Sea level may rise 1.1 metre by 2100: IPCC
This is likely to have a direct impact on the lives of 680 million people living in low-lying coastal zones, according to the report
Climate vulnerability maps developed for Himalayan states
Vulnerability to climate change varies from state to state and district to district, it also depends on various socio-economic factors
Developed nations turn a blind eye to the need for sustainable climate finance
They stalled meaningful discussion on the issue of reliable and sustainable sources of finance for developing countries
Will current INDCs prevent global temperature rise by more than 2°C?
The INDCs submitted to the UNFCCC are grossly inadequate to prevent catastrophic global warming, finds an analysis done by Delhi-based non-profit …
Bonn climate talks off to an explosive start
As opposed to negotiating with developed countries, day 1 seemed to be all about developing countries versus the co-chairs
Climate change and malaria
Though there is no evidence showing inter-annual variation in malaria transmission intensities and climatic determinants in the Northeast because …
Bangladesh releases Climate Change Outlook
Government says the report will help it take measures to tackle environmental degradation
Protracted recovery
As the UN celebrates 30th anniversary of Montreal Protocol, scientists warn of new threats to the ozone layer that has begun to heal
From Africa, with will
For the first time, African countries flagged off urbanisation as a factor impacting climate change at the recently held Africa Carbon Forum …
'We have to use the Paris Agreement for a strong agenda forward'
Sweden will pass a law next year to become carbon-neutral by 2045. Eva Svedling, the State Secretary to the Minister for International …
Sweden against Climate Change: In Conversation with Eva Svedling, State Secretary
Eva Svedling is the State Secretary to the Minister for International Development. Cooperation and Climate Isabella Lövin. Lövin is …
India can’t have a piece-meal approach of fighting only food security or climate change
Any effective solution to mitigate climate change in India must take in to account poverty, inadequate food distribution and lack of basic shelter
2021 was one of the hottest years on record – and it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again
The fact 2021 was among the world’s hottest years despite these cooling forces shows just how strong the long-term warming trend is
Still burning: Forest fires continue to rage in Uttarakhand
Wildfires began in Uttarakhand on October 15, 2020 and continue to destroy large tracts of forests
Look back at the decade: Extreme weather
The second decade of the millenium will be remembered as the one when the climate emergency set in
Typhoon Doksuri: Death toll rises to 11 as Beijing sees rains for the fourth consecutive day
With consecutive typhoon hits, the country is going through one of its worst summer floods