SDG Summit 2023: Political declaration for massive increase in investments to attain SDGs adopted
Leaders recommitted to full implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
Maharashtra grape farmers worried as unseasonal rains, hail wipe out 50,000 acres of vineyards
Almost 25 per cent of the export has been affected, claim farmers
Delhi shivers at 3°C, season’s coldest; Rajasthan dips to -1.5°C
Cold wave over north, northwest Delhi to stay for next two days
Heralds of early spring? Mango flowering observed in Odisha, Telangana a month sooner than usual
Normally, flowering of mango trees begins in southern Kerala around this time
Heatwaves in India could soon break human survivability limit, says World Bank analysis
Poor, marginalised to be worst hit; Economic productivity to be jeopardised too
Early warning for all: WMO unveils $3.1 bn plan at COP27
Early warning systems have still not reached 33% of the global population
Are Earth’s natural climatic patterns changing? An uncharacteristic La Nina may be a sign
The ongoing La Nina may become the longest on record
CoP26: New financing mechanism to plug gaps in climate data, bolster response
Three United Nations bodies will unveil the fund at CoP26 in Glasgow November 3
Why ‘climate refugees’ in this Kerala village don’t want schools to reopen
The pandemic came as a blessing in disguise for the fisherfolk of Valiyathura
This June was the fifth-warmest on record
The first half of 2021 was the eighth warmest on record
Renewable energy estimated to attract 70% global energy investment in 2021: IEA
Coal is down but not out
Five African countries among top 10 affected by extreme weather in 2019: Germanwatch
India incurred the maximum losses due to extreme weather in 2019
Upper oceans hottest in 2020 despite lower emissions due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Heat content was 20 zetta joules higher than in 2019
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Walk the Doha talk, say India, China
Pre-2020 emission gaps must be closed before moving on, insists Ravi Shankar Prasad
What's critical at Durban: removing the firewall between developing and developed countries
Equity Watch
Americans not very different from their president
The US citizens are more concerned with cost than action to arrest climate change
Compromise on climate
Nation manages to resuscitate the Kyoto Protocol by a watered-down agreement
Cheers Chiraq!
The French President calls for equity
Equity Primer
A look at why equity is so important at the climate negotiations
Suva Expert Dialogue on loss and damage must generate finance
Increasing loss and damage calls for increased attention and solutions
Planetary waves, soil-moisture deficit likely caused 2021 heat dome over western North America: Study
A burst of heat generated upwind of the region in early June 2021 contributed to an initial temperature peak
How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
These events showed how climate change is affecting the global water cycle and our livelihoods
Energy scramble for Africa: Fossil fuel extraction is rising but there’s little progress in renewables
The continent’s share accounted for only 2% of global RE investment in last 2 decades, activists highlight at COP28 side event
COP28: Additions and deletions make new GGA text a ‘scary’ one
This is a developed country tactic that has been used before. It was also used during the negotiations on the Loss and Damage Fund at COP27 last year
COP28 diary (December 1): Global food systems & finance in focus; G7 Climate Club launched
A draft text of the GST outcome was released and is currently being negotiated