A tonne of fossil carbon isn’t the same as a tonne of new trees: Why offsets can’t save us
Avoiding the worst of climate change means stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels; offsets will not save us
Getting out of fossils
Quickly ramping up cheaper finance should be JET-P’s focus so that the new energy future is clean
Long live Freddy: Cyclone which travelled across Indian Ocean, has survived for 32 days courtesy climate change
Warming due to human-induced greenhouse gases is absorbed by the oceans, increasing their heat content; this helps strengthen cyclones
Do not just single out coal
Why should countries of the western world, which have already appropriated the giant share of the carbon budget, be given a free pass on the …
A rapidly growing rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer — unless we act now
The ozone layer is on track to heal within four decades, which can be undone by an upsurge in rocket launches
North India rains: Crops ruined in Uttar Pradesh; over half a million affected by floods
Rains in India’s largest state have ruined crops such as paddy; sugarcane; mustard; potatoes and other vegetables
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
Human activities are eating into reindeer grazing land in Europe
Multiple stresses affect 60% of Fennoscandia region; High risk of vegetation and landscape change in the future, finds study
Coral reefs can adapt to climate change; you must give them a chance
99% coral reefs will be gone by the end of this century if coordinated efforts are not taken
US’ new climate bill: The good, the bad and the fossil-addicted
The Inflation Reduction Act represents long overdue climate action by the world’s biggest historical emitter of greenhouse gases
Change in rainfall patterns is behind regular floods in Rajasthan
Number of ‘heavy rain’ days have gone up in recent years, finds IMD analysis
Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Earth’s climate moderator is warming, faster
Oceans are heating up as they cross their natural capacity to sink carbon and atmospheric heat induced by GHGs emissions. It will further …
Bonn Climate Conference begins with tense stand-off on ‘Loss and Damage’
Developing countries complained about inadequate focus on loss and damage and climate adaptation
Climate change is real: Heatwave to hit Bihar litchi, mango farmers
Litchi and mango need special micro climates; but climate change has upset this in the last decade, say scientists
Why cities are hiring dedicated officials to prepare for extreme heat
The urgency to hire heat officers globally reflects a reckoning on heat unfolding across the world
World Water Day: India’s water security at great risk in era of climate change, says CSE
In the age of climate change, we need to know that the water agenda is the real make or break of our future, says CSE director-general, Sunita Narain
UNEA 5.2: Environment ministers call for integrating ecosystem protection with public health policies
UN member states committ to mainstreaming biodiversity, climate change and pollution concerns into all policies at the ministerial declaration …
Current season’s first cyclone might be brewing over Bay of Bengal: Experts
Predicting a probable forthcoming cyclone in the Bay of Bengal has been reflective of mismatch between forecasts from various datasets in a …
How air pollution is exacerbating climate change in the Himalayas
Here’s how smoke settles in higher altitudes and messes up the natural processes of glaciers
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
CoP26 first draft not good enough; climate finance grossly insufficient: Climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Saleemul Haq, director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development, Bangladesh, speaks to DTE on CoP26 progress and performance
Asia Climate: India, China, Japan lose billions to extreme weather annually, says WMO report
India, China and Bangladesh recorded most of the disaster-related displacement recorded globally in 2020, according to State of the Climate in …
Heat waves likely to last ‘25 times longer’ in India by another 2-4 decades, says climate report
The heatwaves will last over five times longer if global temperature rise is constrained to about 2°C, says report launched ahead …
5 days to CoP26: NDCs insufficient, climate finance unmet till 2023
Signals on key issues such as enhanced climate ambition and climate finance point to poor progress
More children believe in climate emergency than adults in G20 countries, UNDP survey finds
Conservation of forest land and transition to renewable sources of energy were among policies that received the most approval