Indian insurers listed among worst performers in climate sector globally
Cyclone Amphan fetched record insurance damages despite not paying three-fourths of claimed amount
‘Our vulnerabilities laid bare’: Least developed countries react to IPCC’s Working Group II report
Chair of LDC group urges rich countries to deliver on loss and damage and climate finance
CoP26: 104 countries promise to cut methane emissions; What is the global pledge about?
A 0.3% reduction per year in methane is equivalent to net-zero for carbon dioxide — there would be no additional warming if this level of …
How do your favourite fashion brands score on climate card? Quite bad
Sports brands fare better than fast fashion ones on climate commitments as well as switch to low-carbon materials in manufacturing
Can a large volcanic eruption slow down global warming? Here’s what the latest IPCC report says
Before the end of the century, there will be at least one large volcanic eruption, the scientists predict
Indigenous knowledge is vital in the fight against climate change: IPCC report
The IPCC’s latest report cites various instances of how fast-vanishing indigenous knowledge is an important tool to mitigate the climate crisis
Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?
This report puts greater emphasis on regional climate change, on changes in extreme events, and how these events are linked to human-caused …
15 million in Asia’s cities can be affected by sea-level rise by 2030: Greenpeace
$724 billion in Gross Domestic Product could be impacted due to extreme sea-level rise and coastal flooding by 2030
DTE analysis leads to sacking of British CoP president
The new appointee must work with the world to ensure UNFCCC CoP 26 at Glasgow is remembered as an inflection point
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
The sinking debate
The climate change negotiations have come to a halt over the issue of sinks. Neelam Singh discusses the associated complications
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 …
Extreme floods to increase economic loss 166 times in coastal megacities: IPCC
These cities with over 10 million populations, including Mumbai, are likely to lose at least $1 trillion annually by 2050, finds the report
Sea level may rise 1.1 metre by 2100: IPCC
This is likely to have a direct impact on the lives of 680 million people living in low-lying coastal zones, according to the report
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
Is TISA undermining the Paris climate deal?
A global trade deal could threaten the goal of reducing CO2 levels, leaked documents show
SDGs: Focus on short-lived climate pollutants ahead of UN Summit
Targeting methane and black carbon rich sources could prevent approximately 2.4 million deaths annually, says report
UN communicates negotiating text for Paris climate agreement to all nations
Christiana Figueres urges for early resolution of the outstanding issues and to seek common ground on unresolved issues
Agencies funding climate research to hunt for weather weapons: scientist
Expert worried about who would control climate-altering technologies if they prove to be effective
Bangladesh releases Climate Change Outlook
Government says the report will help it take measures to tackle environmental degradation
Climate change pushing people out of their homelands in US, says report
Alaska particularly affected by rapid pace of temperature rise, ice and snow melt, and permafrost thaw
Let the journey choose the vehicle
Heather Allen looks at issues related to sustainable development at the International Association of Public Transport, Brussels. Pradip Saha …
DTE Coverage of Cyclone Remal
DTE tracked Remal, from the time it was brewing in the Bay of Bengal, till the moment of landfall
The chronicles of Sundarbans
Stories of daily battle for survival of people in the world’s largest delta
General Elections 2024: Elections in the time of heatwaves
The Election Commission of India has made preparations to ensure voter safety and accessibility amid the prediction of blistering heatwaves