COP 26: Contentious issues of finance, carbon markets pushed to week 2
CoP26 President Alok Sharma reported progress made during week one in Glasgow in an informal stocktaking plenary November 8
Climate Emergency CoP 25: New index makes scathing critique of climate laggards
Approval of Adani mine makes Australian government an “increasingly regressive force”
Reading tea leaves
As the Copenhagen talks launch, Equitywatch looks at the early signs of where things might be headed</e
No Emerging Consensus on Climate Finance
Eu leaders meet in Brussels to discuss fast track funding for climate change
Four texts
Proposals for the overall architecture of a Copenhagen agreement will be discussed in plenary on Saturday
Halftime
After two large plenary meetings, informal Ministerial meetings take over
Copenhagen talks in limbo
Formal negotiations appear suspended as the G77 and China announce a walkout
CMP from Bella Centre
G77 and China make it clear that they want the leaders to consider only those drafts, which have been negotiated by parties.
From zero to agreement in nine hours?
Amidst floundering negotiations, Ministers and heads of state appear to be negotiating a draft agreement text face-to-face
Political declaration imminent
Non-legally binding agreement to be announced within the hour
How green is the country? Check out our State of India's Environment Report 2019 In Figures
Centre for Science and Environment to launch latest edition on June 5, World Environment Day
Climate change, overutilisation dry up Ethiopian lakes
Rising temperatures coupled with misuse and overuse of water resources has had a catastrophic impact on the nation
What's the cost to survive climate change?
While 43 African countries plan to raise 20 per cent of adaptation funds, the remaining needs to be funded by the international community, which …
Catastrophic lack of action on climate change
The UN has warned that it may not be possible to restrict temperature rise up to 2°C citing a gap between commitments and action
US withdrawal weakens Paris Agreement: Chandra Bhushan
Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General, Centre for Science and Environment, talks about how the US desertion has changed the nature of the …
Climate change forces Red-tailed Hawk to skip migration
According to experts, the bird has become a year-round resident, giving up embarking on a long journey southwards
Response to climate change is critical as risk of disease outbreaks grows
As East Africa becomes warmer, the threat of climate sensitive diseases such as malaria, Rift Valley Fever and cholera is increasing
COP 22, as it turned out
The issues of agriculture, adaptation and pre-2020 actions suffered the most as no major outcome came out on them
Climate change is disrupting genes and ecosystems: IUCN study
More than 80 per cent of ecological processes that form the foundation for healthy marine show signs of distress
India Pavilion at COP22 inaugurated
The Enviroment Minister underlined the need to spread climate change awareness and the importance of collective action
Climate change is happening in your garden: here's how to spot it
Spring has sprung and gardens are flush with growth. Can this annual spike in plant activity tell us anything about climate change?
Minimise crop risk
As erratic weather compounds agrarian crisis, experts call for adopting scientific ways to estimate crop loss and provide crop insurance to all …
"Brown clouds are a transcontinental issue"
Asian Brown Clouds created a lot of heat in South Asia, a few years ago (see: 'Aerial Raid,' Down To Earth, August 15, 2002). Now the chief …
Frigid is good
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‘The Indian green bond market is a driver for people’
Green bonds in India have grown from virtual non-existence in early 2015 to a US $7 billion market, with participation from public and private …