Africa’s climate crisis: Global warming made Niger, Nigeria floods 80 times more likely, says study
Analysis is yet another scientific evidence on ‘climate impacts and need for finance to compensate for the loss’: Analysts
Climate change & trafficking: ‘We have little understanding’
Down To Earth spoke with Christopher Richter from International Organisation for Migration to understand why the data gap exists
Clean energy: How AI can help spot the copper we need
A supply crunch may be on the horizon; artificial intelligence can help discover copper deposits formed along ancient mountain ranges over past …
Amazon forests threatened: 10% more wildfires than last year, environmental gains may be undone
Anthropogenic climate change has made the forests more prone to wildfires
Gendered impacts of climate change: Stories from Jharkhand
In their hometowns or factories far away, women in Jharkhand’s rural areas & urban slums face unique challenges wrought …
An ocean like no other: The Southern Ocean’s ecological richness, significance for global climate
It stores heat and carbon, mixes global currents: The Southern Ocean, also called the Antarctic Ocean, can be best described in superlatives
We’re headed in wrong direction: WMO’s United in Science report outlines action needed
During January-September 2022, CO2 levels were 1.2% higher than same period last year
Global plans on increasing fossil fuel production a bad sign for warming world: UNEP report
The world will produce 240% more coal than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. This is equal to 75% of current …
Transboundary climate risks impact agricultural production in every country: Report
International trade in six major agricultural commodities, including rice and wheat, affected by transboundary climate risks
World Indigenous Peoples Day: How net-zero climate goal alienates tribals
Promotion of net-zero climate targets may alienate tribals from their land when science tells us that there is simply not enough land
Analysis: What does the new Supreme Court judgment mean for climate action in India?
Supreme Court says right to be free from adverse effects of climate change part of fundamental rights to life and equality
Right against climate change part of right to life, equality: Read the Supreme Court’s exact arguments
Adverse impacts of climate change infringe upon right to life, equality and clean environment, the bench notes
How disasters, poverty fuel human trafficking
Natural disasters triggered 30.7 million displacements globally in 2020
Fragile, conflict-affected states disproportionately affected by climate change concentrated in Africa: IMF
By 2040, fragile states could face 61 days a year of temperatures above 35°C — four times more than other countries
Climate crisis: ‘There has not been a cool month in 628 months’
If one was born in February 1986, s / he has actually never experienced a month with normal temperature. Each month after this has been a …
India slips a rank in UN Human Development Index 2021-22
Global human development stalled for 1st time in 32 years
Cases for climate justice more than doubled globally since 2017, finds UNEP
While most climate litigation was in the US, about 17 per cent being reported in developing countries, including the Small Island …
A history of climate change negotiations for beginners: Then and now
China’s announcement of achieving net-zero by 2060 is a stepping stone in fight against climate change. But it means nothing until …
Climate crisis: Expect more extreme heatwaves in near future
India witnessed a concurrent increase in meteorological droughts and heatwaves in various parts of the country over the last 60 years
23,700,000: That's how many people climate change forced out of their homes in 2021
Climate disasters led to 4.9 million internal displacements in India last year: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Survey highlights gap between climate emergency perception, action in India
73% Indians are optimistic about avoiding climate crisis in their lifetime according to a survey by Epson; 4.1% don’t believe there is a …
East Africa drought: ‘Climate change is making La Niña impact severe’
Climate change is pushing countries like Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia into a famine as they face their fifth consecutive deficit rainy seasons
How pumped storage project inside Sharavathi Valley can threaten lion-tailed macaque
Sharavathi is one of the most exploited rivers in India; it flows for 132 km, but 4 major power projects on it produce 40% of all hydroelectric …
Reform global financing system, fast-track climate action: UN Chief
Supporting developing world at core of strategies outlined by Antonio Guterres
Key takeaways from the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2024
The two Bretton Woods Institutions need to build momentum to deliver money for climate finance