Countries pledge US $9.3 billion to Green Climate Fund

Though the pledges were hailed as a trust-building development, many challenges still need to be addressed

South Asia headed for longer heat waves, warm spells

Special report on managing risks of extreme events and disasters recommends change in policy approach

India and climate change

Bonn: Developing countries push for adaptation to be included in Paris agreement

Differences between developed and developing countries continue to mar progress of negotiations

Why shouldn’t I be intolerant?

The circles of information have shrunk to what is most agreeable to listen to. It is no surprise that in all environmental conversations there is …

Race to kill kyoto protocol

As Copenhagen nears, Obamas America sees new hope Yes, we can...dump climate multilateralism. In Bangkok, most developed countries joined the …

Beyond a green thumb: Green India Mission needs a fresh agenda to meet Nationally Determined Contribution targets

At present, GIM communication is limited to the number of saplings and survival rates, which is not enough

No evidence of policy-driven fall in US emissions post-2005, says new book

'Capitan America', a comprehensive analysis of the US climate action plan, says US INDCs are neither equitable nor ambitious  

Sea of change

Global warming poses threat to CO2-absorbing planktons

Net Zero 2050: Swiss vote for clean energies over fossil fuels

Proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions, accelerate renewables receives almost 60% votes

Climate-related weather events to break records in US this year, data shows

The country is on its way to record 17 billion-dollar extreme weather events in 2020, having lost $46.6 billion till September

Green bonds: Is it green finance or green-washing?

A foremost requirement to develop a robust green bond market is to harmonise international and domestic guidelines and standards for …

Sunita Narain highlights hits and misses of Paris climate deal

The agreement has come after an intense two weeks of negotiations and represents a lot of compromises made, particularly by developing countries &…

Climate change high on agenda during Obama visit

Outcome of India-US dialogue, particularly relating to renewable energy, will guide India’s intended contribution to global efforts to …

Eco-socialism to fight climate change

With Lima failing to tackle critical issues on global warming, Bolivia outlines socialist project to save the planet

'Regional climate models must for managing water'

Subimal Ghosh, faculty member of IIT-Bombay, has been working on localised climate change models. He speaks to Dinsa Sachan about extreme …

What is the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on Climate Finance and why is it so important?

Climate change: If warming approaches 2°C, a trickle of extinctions will become a flood

If all national plans to cut emissions are fulfilled, world would still be on track for 2.5-2.9°C of global warming by end of century

El Nino may be drying out the southern hemisphere — here’s how that affects the whole planet

In a climate changing world, the global distribution of 1% water that is fresh takes on a whole new significance

Loss, decay and bleaching: Why sponges may be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves

Marine sponges were earlier thought to be more resilient to ocean warming

Heatwave grips US too, ‘excessive heat warning’ for some areas

Biden announces measures to combat climate change  

Atlas of human suffering: IPCC report stresses on interconnections among climate, biodiversity, well-being

It warns of irreversible damages but also offers solutions

Global warming is real and 2020 is among 3 warmest year ever

Decade 2011-2020 set to be the warmest decade ever recorded

Carbon on sale

US organisations to begin trade in carbon dioxide emissions

What should be India's position at the fourth round of negotiations on Climate Change in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 2-13?

As the globe warms up, politics is getting the better of climate science