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 …
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 …
International law doesn’t protect people fleeing environmental disaster — here’s how it could
A firm understanding of what works where climate migrants are forced to settle will be invaluable.
Trump must confront climate challenge, but will he?
People in the US must turn up the heat on Donald Trump so that he doesn’t water down Obama's environmental agenda
Climate negotiations moving at a slow pace, but seemingly in the right direction
Loss and damage continues to be a contentious issue while multiple spin-offs have slowed down the process
‘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 …
President Biden will put US back on Obama’s climate trajectory: Holdren
VIDEO INTERVIEW: John Holdren, science advisor to Obama administration, lists 6 things he thinks Joe Biden would do on climate change
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
Scaling up private finance is crucial to bridge funding gap for climate change projects
India’s climate pledges need a staggering $10 trillion financial investment, about three times the country’s GDP
Bonn climate conference: Glasgow ‘colonial’ pact shifts burden of climate change to developing countries, say parties
Inadequate climate finance among the biggest challenges for developing countries bloc
‘Inaction of leaders led me to protest’: 12-year-old Manipuri activist shares her story after COP28 protest
Teachers and first-hand experience of facing weather extremes pushed the girl into activism
Ahead of COP28, Africa meets to deliberate on integrating health into climate agenda
Leaders called for a unified African position on health in climate negotiations
Drafting the Paris agreement: Climate change negotiations kick off
Member countries urged to work swiftly towards an ambitious deal
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 …
Nearly every child will face frequent heatwaves by 2050: UNICEF
1 in 4 children lives in areas where the average heatwave event lasts 4.7 days or longer
End fossil fuels: Climate group calls for global occupation of schools & universities
Can no longer pretend normality is fine, claims group; announces protest days after global climate strike
Managing microclimates — a ‘third way’ to combat climate change
Effective microclimate management has the potential to reduce temperatures by 1.5-2 degrees Celsius
No climate equity in Commonwealth; poor nations doing lot more for mitigation
Despite huge carbon footprint, the UK and similar rich nations such as Australia and Canada are failing to do their fair share to prevent climate …
How to beat Trump on climate change?
It looks like the US will not withdraw from the UN Climate Convention or the Paris Agreement. It would keep the seat and undermine the progress …
EU ratifies Paris climate deal; pact to come into force by November
The treaty needed to be ratified by a minimum number of parties contributing at least 55 per cent of global emissions
Adaptation in the time of 'climate apartheid'
The inequality against developing and under-developed countries is increasing in global climate negotiations
How climate change could affect African migration patterns
There is belief among some that climate change drives human displacement, but research in Malawi suggests otherwise
The politics of climate change: COP 21 and emerging economies
While top 10 emitters contribute 72 per cent of global greenhouse gases, the lowest 100 emitters contribute even less than 3 per cent
Parties yet to reach a consensus on core issues
A day before the final negotiations, no commitment has been reached on the adaptation front
World Bank unveils new business plan for Africa to battle climate change
Africa may be at the receiving end of adverse climate change even as World Bank launches a new plan to support the countries to adapt to these changes
