Dengue, another climate alert
It is clear that this variable weather is not a freak event, but points to the changes that are beginning to influence our monsoon lifeline
Common science
A website helps people observe and understand nature while gathering scientific data
On World Environment Day, CSE releases analysis of how India has warmed from 1901 till 2017
Annual mean temperature in India has increased by about 1.2°C since the beginning of the 20th century
Derailment of climate action will be catastrophic for India
With major GHG emitter backing off, any action to combat climate change will be insufficient, and that's not good news for India
Farmers will bear the brunt of climate change
By 2050, India is likely to experience a temperature rise of 1-4°C; rainfall will increase by 9-16 per cent. This will have a detrimental …
Wolf at our door
The US has made the world rewrite the climate agreement so that the targets are based on voluntary action, not science
Climate change: can right to skilled jobs be denied?
To stop mass exodus after floods and cyclones, there is a need to introduce skill development for better adaptation to climate change
Adaptation finance for agriculture is the need of the hour
Efforts for adaptation finance will have to be multiplied greatly as the needs of today are not being met, leave alone the needs of a more …
Two worlds that never meet
Video Essay>> Dont cut my head off • by Somnath Batabyal, Matti Pohjonen, Kazimuddin Ahmed and Pradip Saha • produced in …
Why cities are focal areas to address climate change
Cities play a crucial source of innovation, solutions and opportunities to improve the lives of people
High road to Dubai COP28: This year is about money, says CSE on Bonn climate meet expectations
For countries of the Global South, the focus should be on the lack of concessional finance to drive the energy transition
On the brink: Is it too late to fix damage to climate systems?
Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may have already passed the point of irreversible change. Most other crucial climate …
The Katowice collapse
Katowice fails. Its decision and the Paris Rulebook agreed here are un-ambitious, anti-science and dilute the Paris Agreement, says CSE
Rising CO2 emissions may increase global iron deficiency risk
The estimated percentages of lost dietary iron under rising CO2 levels range from 1.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent
Dousing flames
The Uttarakhand forest fires that lasted for over 100 days should come as a warning to the rest of India since half of its forests are vulnerable …
Will current INDCs prevent global temperature rise by more than 2°C?
The INDCs submitted to the UNFCCC are grossly inadequate to prevent catastrophic global warming, finds an analysis done by Delhi-based non-profit …
World to breach 1.5°C threshold by 2027-2042: Study
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had estimated global warming threshold will cross between 2020 and 2052
Climate solutions must be gender responsive
Women in developing countries are more vulnerable to floods and storms owing to their socially constructed roles
Greening of MSMEs key in India’s journey towards climate-resilience
Lack of awareness, limited training, capacity gaps, and insufficient knowledge about green finance markets, low-carbon technologies hinder MSMEs&…
What's in store for US climate agenda after Obama?
The success of Paris Climate deal depends largely on the political willingness of one of the largest emitters in the world
'Link up public health with the climate change agenda'
The upcoming Conference of Parties on climate change at Marrakesh is expected to have a strong health commitment to use the 2015 Paris climate …
Climate change and water: First victims
Research is needed to understand the social dimensions of the affected because it has the potential to shift the trajectory of the climate change …
RESCUED or DOOMED
Nations adopt a diluted agreement on implementing the Kyoto Protocol that gives away too many concessions to polluting countries
Growing dissent against ‘successful’ economic growth model
A new de-globalising world order means that to find equitable and affordable growth, we need to challenge the polluted model that has pushed us …
2016 was year of extreme warming; 2017 shows no signs of easing
Last year was the warmest on record for North America, second warmest for Africa and South America and third warmest for Europe