Ancient Roman wine production may hold clues for battling climate change
Though Romans consumed even more wine than we do today, ancient vineyards in Italy looked radically different
COP28 Recap: What was discussed at the Mitigation Work Programme?
The final text agreed on December 13, acknowledges the Global Dialogues and the summary report produced by the Co-Chairs
‘Government failed us’: Sikki artisans suffer livelihood losses amid climate change & state apathy
Sikki artisans complain about the deteriorating quality of grass due to continual spike in temperature
COP28: Global Stocktake adopted, final text attempts stronger language on fossil fuels
Language calling out production of fossil fuels is now missing — a trade off for not making actions optional
India opposed rapid coal phaseout part in GST text; demanded entire operative part on fossil fuel be modified
Target trillions, demanded an Indian negotiator; claimed support of most countries in opposing the text
COP28: India spent about Rs 13.35 lakh crore in 2021-22 on climate adaptation
This is just over 5.5 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product
Simply Put: COP28 ends
Simply Put: False hopes
CSE & DTE roundtable: What to expect from COP28
Global stocktake, loss and damage, mitigation, carbon markets, decarbonisation and climate finance. Here is what can happen at COP28
Drought emergency declared by 23 countries in 2022-23, shows global drought map
1.84 billion people were drought stricken, out of which 4.7% exposed to severe or extreme drought
COP28 diary (November 30): Loss and damage Fund becomes operational on first day
Though $550 million is good to start up the LDF on its first day, it is far short of the billions required to actually address the needs of …
Climate change made the multi-year drought 25 times more likely in Syria and Iraq, 16 times in Iran: Analysis
If the world warms 2°C above the preindustrial era, similar droughts are predicted to strike about twice as often as they do now
In 4 years, India lost over 30 million hectares of healthy land to degradation: UN data
This is almost 10% of all the country's entire landmass
Climate change & mental health: Suicides linked with rise in humidity, says new study
Humidity obstructs the body's natural cooling system
Worried about Zika virus outbreak? That’s one more reason to be afraid of climate change
A warming world can widen reach and accelerate evolution of the virus
Simply Put: Fossil fuel lobby at CoP26
CoP26 report card: Agriculture continues to remain subterranean even in Glasgow
Resource-intensive food systems subsidised by rich countries live another day
5 charts that show CoP26 has hardly anything to show for itself yet
CoP26 is ending in two days but climate action is proceeding at snail’s pace
CoP26: Modi offers ‘Panchamrita’ concoction for climate conundrum at Glasgow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will become net zero by 2070
Climate change can force 216 million people to migrate within their own countries by 2050
Decisive collective action can reduce climate migration by as much as 80%
Transboundary Bengal hotspot for lightning strikes: Report
West Bengal, along with Bangladesh, received two million on-ground lightning bolts
Simply Put: Loss and damage
COP27: Here is what to expect on the extended day of talks at Sharm El-Sheikh
Loss and damage remains the elephant in the negotiating room
Run-up to COP27: Zimbabweans count loss and damage as climate change hits country hard
Frequency of droughts has also increased to about 1 in 3 years from 1 per decade
NASA spots 50 methane super-emitters on Earth
Most of these sites have ties with agriculture and fossil fuel industries