US not doing its bit to reduce emissions
Without strong federal funding, targets and commitment, it will be very difficult for the US to become a low carbon economy, a new CSE report says
Wildlife corridors critical in protecting animals from climate change: Study
When species disperse and adapt due to climate change at the same time, faster evolving species prevent slower ones from shifting their ranges, …
A brief introduction to climate change and transportation
How to reconcile people's love affair with their vehicles and society's need to reduce carbon emissions?
Watch: What the UN chief had to say about climate emergency
Down To Earth brings you footage from the interview of Antonio Guterres by the Nation and CBS News as part of the COvering Climate Now media …
Benefits of climate adaptation far outweigh costs
The world can accrue net benefits worth $7.1 trillion by spending $1.8 trillion on climate adaptation, according to latest Global Commission on …
India: Making of a desert over the years
Over 25 per cent of India’s land area is undergoing desertification. Of the 30 states, 26 recorded an increase in the area under …
US Defense Department is worried about climate change. It's also a huge carbon emitter
The Department of Defense is the US government’s largest fossil fuel consumer, accounting for between 77% and 80% of all federal government …
Climate change eats into output of top 10 food crops
Production decreased unequally for barley, cassava, maize, oil palm, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane and wheat
Photo essay: The Missing Zangti
The Himalayan region is highly sensitive towards changes in global climate, and more than half of glaciers in Satluj Basin are set to vanish by 2050
Extreme heat and rain: Thousands of weather stations show there’s now more of both, for longer
Unusually warm days are becoming more common throughout Australia; New Zealander also experiencing more days with temperatures 25℃ or more
Over $9 trillion investments in infrastructure resilience, Net Zero needed by 2050 to mitigate climate impact: CDRI
Climate change may lead to an global average annual loss of over $700 billion in infrastructure sectors and buildings
Ants can’t alter behaviour to deal with warmer climate: Report
Heat stress on the insects will mean higher metabolism and food demands along with a shorter lifespan
Loss and Damaged: Who suffers most from extreme weather events?
While all regions have incurred losses due to extreme weather events, developed countries remain the least affected and most insured from the shocks
After catastrophic drought for 6 years, flash floods in Somalia displace 200,000
Floods by ongoing Gu rains destructed Belet Weyne district, Hirshabelle State and Baardheere in Jubaland State, says UN
April 2023 records great variations in temperatures globally: Copernicus
World’s fourth warmest April; 0.32°C warmer than the 1991-2020 average
Climate action is fight of our lives: UN head at SCO summit
Important role of SCO members in climate fight, says Guterres; brings up Climate Solidarity Pact, Acceleration Agenda
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
Global heating to put 600 million Indians at ‘greatest future risk’: Study
Nearly a billion people could be protected from dangerous heat if countries manage to contain global heating to 1.5C, the threshold of the Paris …
Loss and damage from climate crisis needs urgent intervention from rich countries: UN chief
Comments in light of Pakistan floods; Guterres urges G20 nations to up climate adaptation financing, emissions reduction targets
Bonn climate conference: Loss and damage discussions nothing but ‘talk shop’
L&D finance must be grant-based so that countries are not further indebted by a crisis they contributed little to, say experts
Greta seeks honesty from world leaders at CoP 26
This story originally appeared in Reuters and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global media collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate …
Climate change is real & world needs real leadership to fight it
WATCH: As President Joe Biden readies his climate summit for Earth Day, Sunita Narain spells out why and how the US and the …
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 …
Deep Impact shallow response
Climate change will trigger a series of ecological and economic fall-outs for India. Though details remain fuzzy largely due to the apathy of …
Everything you need to know about COP27
The 27th international conference is synonymous with climate change. Here is everything you need to know about it.