'Meat industry causes deforestation, land grabbing'
The United Nations Committee on Food Security has adopted recommendations to address the impacts of meat and dairy production
Differentiated and legally binding
Unlike the Paris Agreement, Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol is legally binding with mandatory HFC reduction targets for countries
Climate policies lack focus on sustainable mountain development in East Africa
There is need to integrate issues of climate change adaptation into development policies, plans and strategies
Why the silence on climate in the US presidential debates?
Those who have denied climate change for so long will find it very costly – both politically and psychologically – to reverse their …
Climate change threatens US military capabilities, say experts
Militaries around the world have started acknowledging the security risks posed by climate change
Wheat production to decline as global temperature increases
At the same time, the demand for wheat is expected to increase by 60 per cent by the middle of the 21st century
Is climate change causing cannibalism among seagulls?
Seagulls are eating their own eggs as fish—their primary diet—move deeper into seas due to rising temperature
New study says it is safe to store carbon underground
The study demonstrates viability of carbon capture and storage process to reduce climate change impacts
Landmark human rights case against 47 'carbon majors'
Petitioners in the Philippines have asked its human rights panel to investigate the role of carbon majors in causing climate change which has …
Forests can help us shift to low-carbon economies
Forests increase removal of carbon from the atmosphere while sustainable forest management and forest products contribute to enhanced livelihoods …
Cold and calculating: what the two different types of ice do to sea levels
What matters most for sea levels is how much ice slides off the land and melts in the sea
UN seeks response to deal with El Niño effect; urges preparedness to deal with La Niña
The UN estimates that the number of people affected by the combined impacts of El Niño and La Niña could top 100 million
Forget 2°C, countries’ emissions could lead to 3°C rise in global temperatures
A new analysis has shown that countries' pledges are not enough to meet the 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement
Largest cruise ship to Arctic could set a wrong precedent
The month-long voyage across the Arctic can have a manifold impact on a region that’s already vulnerable to climate change
India working towards joining Paris Agreement this year
President Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House for their seventh bilateral meeting
Porto Novo: an African city taking action against climate change
Porto Novo in Benin, Rouen in France and Da Nang in Vietnam are taking steps to mitigate the harsh effects of climate change, which will hit them …
Bonn climate talks end without creating any key deliverables
Divide between developed and developing countries witnessed over interpretation of provisions contained in the Paris Agreement
Study says large animals important for carbon storage in tropical forests
Global decline in the population of several wild animal species is among the most widespread drivers of Earth’s biodiversity crisis
Excluding mobile air conditioning from amendment may solve IPR issue in HFC phase down
Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) sector is the main source of IPR impediment and accounts for only 8 per cent of global HFC emissions, finds a CSE study
Montreal Protocol talks begin on a positive note in Geneva
Negotiations to phase down HFCs continue from where they were left at in Dubai last year
Power producers want government to relax norms for thermal power plants
The new norms announced late last year by the environment ministry have made domestic power producers anxious
We need to get serious about ‘negative emissions’ technology—fast
Sometime soon we'll need to take more carbon out of the atmosphere than we emit—but how?
Prevailing El Niño can hit 4.7 million people in the Pacific Islands
The advisory states that less rainfall is affecting agriculture in several countries of the Asia-Pacific region
CSE's analysis reveals compromises in Paris agreement draft text
With so much drama and negotiations running in parallel sessions, one would have hoped for a serious outcome
The Godot of climate change
In Samuel Beckett’s play, Godot never arrived till the end, leaving two characters anticipating his arrival. Will the Godot of climate …