2020 US elections: No Democrat candidate offers bold plan for climate action

A number of polls suggest that Democrat voters also consider climate change to be a top-tier issue, as important as healthcare

There will be fewer but stronger tropical storms in Ganga, Mekong basins in coming years: Report

Projections crucial for countries in these basins to prepare better mitigation & adaptation strategies

How to train your body for hot weather if you are active or work outdoors

Incorporating a heat acclimation protocol, in combination with the more recognised heat-mitigating strategies, provides your body with the best …

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

Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023

It’s possible that Earth’s rising temperature will temporarily exceed the 1.5°C threshold of the Paris agreement some time …

Urgent measures needed for sustainable conservation, funding in Africa: Experts

Panelists of 1st African Protected Areas Congress aim to draw up guidelines to save biodiversity sustainably

Biden’s climate summit puts climate back on the agenda

It may not have galvanised the rapid and far-reaching changes needed, but has forced leaders to confront the scale of the task ahead

Biden‘s climate leadership summit: What should 3 PMs from South Asia do

The South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis has issued this demand-statement for the three south Asian prime ministers who have been …

Book Digest: Tracking COVID-19 lockdown, climate crisis impact on young people and more

From stories of climate crisis to new sustainable water management practices, DTE tracks contemporary books on environment and development from …

Bring the US back to the climate conclave: CSE

CSE media briefing insists on finding ways to re-engage the US in climate change negotiations and setting up a democratic framework with right …

Soil carbon sequestration may help fight climate change

New agriculture modelling study shows atmospheric carbon dioxide can be captured, stored in soil 

Market and mitigation dominated G20 climate actions — not a good signal leading to COP28, claim experts   

Woefully inadequate in response to Global Stocktake Report and unlikely to keep temperature rise within 1.5°C  

High road to Dubai COP28: Bonn meeting begins on discordant note with parties failing to adopt agenda

Parties could not agree on adaptation, mitigation, Global Stock Take and equity among other things

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 

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 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 …

COP27: Climate vulnerable countries, G7 launch plan for quick loss and damage funding

Pakistan, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Senegal, Philippines and Ghana will be among the first countries to receive assistance from the Global …

What the Asia-Pacific needs to leap forward on climate action

To break their 'two steps forward, one step back' routine on climate action, the Asia-Pacific needs to start delivering on ambitious emissions targets

Climate crisis intensifies: Coastal areas may become unliveable by 2100, flags report

Scientists say under RCP 8.5 scenario, a temperature increase of about 4.3 degrees Celsius by 2100 relative to pre-industrial temperature may happen

Coal here to stay, but measures can cut down emissions by 22%: CSE

Coal to contribute around 50% of electricity generation mix even in 2030, according to CSE analysis

CCS: Fictitious mitigation stumbles

Over the last few days of intense negotiations, Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as one of the most controversial issues being …

Climate doomism is bad storytelling — hope is much more effective at triggering action

 Looking at individual solutions can seem trivial, but it is a great way to tap into the power of self-efficacy

Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often and increasingly melting its sea ice

Sea ice loss also contributes to global warming and to extreme storms that cause economic damage well beyond the Arctic

What happened at CoP26: A complete report card

Glasgow Climate Pact dismisses climate justice as a concept that is important only for some

In deep water: Emissions can add 15 inches to 2100 sea level rise, study finds

Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute to this 38-cm rise — beyond the amount that has been projected …