2010: choose your future today

Loud and unclear

'We cannot sell the idea of equity back home,' says US negotiator

US says no to equitable division of atmospheric space

Aardvarks are crucial for sub-Saharan Africa’s ecosystem — but climate change is impacting their chances of survival

Study examines 104 faecal samples of the burrowing nocturnal mammals to see impact of aridification 

COP28: African countries put their foot down on GGA on final day

A new text is expected to be out by 6 pm on December 12

Controversial, flawed method enters UN carbon market draft text at COP28

Decisions on emission avoidance and conservation enhancement activities awaited

UNEP proposes action plan to reduce emissions from cooling sector

Measures could slash predicted 2050 greenhouse gas emissions by 60%

COP28 diary (December 4): Developing countries reject GGA draft, vote of support for rechanneling Special Drawing Rights

New Global Stocktake text to be published December 5, World Bank announces 5 new initiatives

Coal concern has prohibited India from signing global pledge on renewables and energy at COP28

Methane reduction through all sectors another point of concern 

Unexpected ‘snow’ covering Assam town hail deposits: Experts

Freakish storm damages 4,000 houses in Moran; Rabi crops affected

Amazonian biodiversity: Indigenous convoy to bring focus to threats during Montreal summit

Non-profit Amazon Watch, among others, to participate in COP15 CBD

A million-year-old marine DNA can reveal how climate change will affect Antarctica

New form of analysis helps scientists study long-term responses of ocean ecosystems

Union Budget 2022-23 talks up energy transition but moves little funds

Blank R&D column sticks out as sore reminder of what could have been achieved

Climate change & locust infestations: FAO seeks adaptation plans at CoP26 event

Robust early warning system and governance with secured funding needed

The world was in high fever in 2020

The State of the Global Climate 2020 lists the major global warming milestones

Global emissions are way off target: what needs to happen

Four key questions on climate change and what their answers would mean 

Extreme weather: 2019 broke records; don't expect 2020 to be better

The imprint of climate change is here to stay

Science & Technology - Briefs

Lac melts

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall hit lac production in India

Slow death

World’s glaciers are melting fast, but not so in Asia

Passion for cycling shaped his mission for environment

Meet Vaibhav Desai, a software engineer turned environmental activist

Carbon suckers

Mangroves store four times more carbon than other forests

Too costly to grow

High input cost and erratic weather take toll

Food first

Wealthy and impoverished nations cannot share common environment regulation mechanisms

Shameless India