What triggers desertification in India
A low down on the most important causes behind desertification in every state of the country. Addressing these will be critical to meet targets …
Unearthing reality: A DTE-CSE probe into the workings of the Indian voluntary carbon market
1,451. That is the number of projects implemented across India to churn out the new-age essential commodity—carbon credits. Industries and …
Funds to fight climate change in Africa grossly inadequate
Almost 70 per cent of the funds committed by developed countries to finance climate action in Africa are tied to conditional loans and credit lines
There are three types of climate change denier, and most of us are at least one
The treatment of Thunberg, and the vigour with which people push away reminders of that which they would rather not deal with, illustrate …
Youth need to occupy the future on climate change
Youth will suffer the fury of climate change. The time to change that is now— for today and for the future
Climate vulnerability could make countries pay $168 billion more in interest on debts
In the past 10 years, extreme weather events cost developing countries over $62 billion in higher external interest payments
COP26 compendium: Watch how China turned world’s largest polluter
Till the early 2000s, the US, EU, UK, Russia, Australia, Canada and Japan dominated global emissions. And then China became a factory for the …
State action plans on climate change need upscaling and capacity enhancement
The revision of state action plans must be accompanied with a long-term strategy for effective climate actions
Mayors of 9 major cities support #FridaysForFuture
Teenager's climate protest leads to thousands of schools strikes in 106 countries
‘A wake-up call’: Why this student is suing the government over the financial risks of climate change
Katta O’Donnell argues Australia’s poor climate policies — ranked among the lowest in the industrialised world — put the …
Climate impact and tourism: Old travel calendars are not relevant any more
Our collective responsibility is to be mindful of our travel privileges, treatment of landscapes and the unequal burdens locals bear
UNFCCC calls for transformational change to fight climate crisis
Countries have also been urged to design and implement policies in line with the Paris Agreement goals
We need to act NOW: UN climate change body turns 25
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change celebrated its 25th anniversary on 21 March, 2019. Here's what UN Climate Change …
18 African countries yet to link health to climate action plans: WHO
Only 29 countries have developed and implemented the health-related National Adaptation Plan to mitigate climate change risks
Biden’s transformational challenge
Though the US is no longer addicted to coal, it is completely sold on the idea of cheap energy, writes Sunita Narain
High Road to Dubai COP28: Fossil fuel lobbyists crawled into ongoing Bonn climate meet, says research
Lobbyists are there to push the agenda of fossil expansion forward to continue to rake in profits, notes research
Stockholm+50: Little to cheer
The Stockholm Conference of 1972 had put environmental issues on the global agenda for the first time. Today, over 176 countries have …
Stockholm syndrome: What should ‘+50’ be about
The 50th anniversary celebration of the Stockholm conference should be about our common future, not the divisions of the past
Climate justice, now: Latest IPCC report just told us why we need that
IPCC’s latest climate report provides evidence that climate-justice needs to be at the centre of global policymaking
Climate Emergency CoP 25: New index makes scathing critique of climate laggards
Approval of Adani mine makes Australian government an “increasingly regressive force”
Climate change, overutilisation dry up Ethiopian lakes
Rising temperatures coupled with misuse and overuse of water resources has had a catastrophic impact on the nation
What's the cost to survive climate change?
While 43 African countries plan to raise 20 per cent of adaptation funds, the remaining needs to be funded by the international community, which …
Summers may last 6 months, winters only 2: Recent study
Between 1952 and 2011, summer duration increased to 95 from 78 days. In winters, it decreased to 73 from 76 days
Youth's demand for climate action an 'unmistakable message': UN climate chief
At the ongoing UNFCCC conference in Bonn, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa asked everyone to take part in this 'fight of …
Stockholm+50: Is science for just solutions
If science-policy interfaces are to deliver just and effective solutions to climate change, they must involve indigenous peoples and local communities