Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024 – here’s what that could look like

Above 1.5°C, humanity risks provoking heatwaves so intense they defy the human body’s capacity to cool itself

COP28 Recap: Nations failed to reach consensus on Article 6 for regulating carbon markets

Among other risks, a further delay in operationalising Article 6 could mean voluntary carbon markets and discretionary bilateral arrangements …

Understanding climate effect on crop yield and associated risks to water security in India is crucial

Reassessing policy options requires a better understanding of climate impact on farm water management in India

‘Inaction of leaders led me to protest’: 12-year-old Manipuri activist shares her story after COP28 protest

Teachers and first-hand experience of facing weather extremes pushed the girl into activism  

COP28: Fifth Global Stocktake text attempts stronger language on fossil fuels

The latest GST text has stronger language on fossil fuels, changes in accountability and the recognition of differentiated pathways

Simply Put: Head in the Dubai sand

COP28: Emerging alternatives to meat & dairy may help reduce environment footprint of global food system, says UNEP

UNEP report made distinction between developing and high- & mid-income nations; Per capita consumption of animal meat in Europe & North …

COP28: GGA talks stall, ministers take over

If the GGA is not adopted at COP28, it would mean that one of the mandated outcomes for the Dubai meet would not come to fruition

COP28: GGA negotiations stuck in finance muddle

The GGA target has been challenging for countries to come up with. This is because the definition of adaptation is much more complex than mitigation

Simply Put: COP28 Dubai

Extreme weather 2023: India saw disasters on 86% days this year, shows DTE-CSE report

India has seen a disaster nearly every day in the first nine months of this year

One-day temperatures breach 2°C warming point for first time: Report

Breach associated with climate phenomenon El Nino, long-term human-caused climate forcing

El Nino may be drying out the southern hemisphere — here’s how that affects the whole planet

In a climate changing world, the global distribution of 1% water that is fresh takes on a whole new significance

Fighting climate change: Why we need more policy experts, green jobs in India

We cannot leave the creation of green jobs to the future; they need to be created now

Indian cities among places with highest rise in exposure to extreme heat: Study

Dhaka in Bangladesh added the highest person-days of deadly heat & humidity

IPCC report on climate science: 5 things to watch for

Did climate change fuel recent extreme weather?

Climate emergency: Tipping points are already here, scientists warn

Limited time available to shift priorities to alleviate climate crisis  

Simply Put: Annual climate finance COP-out

Adaptation Gap Report 2022 raises alarm on climate finance

International adaptation finance flows are 5-10 times lower than required

G-20 spent nearly $700 billion supporting fossil fuels in 2021

Fossil support spending increased by 16% in 2021

Eastern Mediterranean, West Asia warming 2 times faster than global average: Report

Temperatures projected to rise by up to 5°C by 2100

Wet century ahead: Extreme rainfall here to stay for Western Ghats, North East

Extreme rainfall events have become more frequent since the 1980s, the analysis noted

Heatwave grips US too, ‘excessive heat warning’ for some areas

Biden announces measures to combat climate change  

Sharp contrast: Bihar to face heatwave and heavy rainfall simultaneously, alerts IMD

Heatwaves are normal for May but volume of rainfall is not, say experts

Frequent marine heatwaves in Indian Ocean disrupt India‘s monsoon patterns

Western Indian Ocean and northern Bay of Bengal most affected