Europe to US to India, it’s been a week of extreme weather events
At least 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania and Africa have been hit by the extreme natural disasters
UN calls for swift zero carbon recovery action at climate summit
There is a 40% chance of annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius in at least one of the next five years, …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: India suffered maximum number of climate-related fatalities in 2018
The report, which revealed the figures, was released in Madrid and has bolstered demands for implementing the ‘Loss and Damage’ mechanism
Doha Getaway: World on line for new regime, US on track to escape
Two weeks of intense climate negotiations ended rather dramatically at Doha on December 8, 2012.
India should not support the Copenhagen Accord, says CSE
Copenhagen Accord is weak, meaningless and fundamentally flawed. It will be bad for the fight against climate change and bad for India.
The theory sinks
Two new studies quash industrialised countries hopes of meeting most of their Kyoto commitments by using carbon sinks
The logjam continues
George W. Bush gets a hostile reaction from the European Union on his stubborn stand regarding the Kyoto Protocol
New Zealand unanimously passes climate change law
Centre-right opposition National Party backs Jacinda Ardern govt in legislation towards zero carbon
African cities call for local climate action, adaptation finance
The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa encourages local authorities to make a political commitment for access to energy, climate mitigation …
COP23: Parties arrive at consensus on key decisions on pre-2020 climate actions
A draft decision on the implementation and ambition of pre-2020 climate actions has emerged
Commitments under Paris deal one-third of what is needed: UN Emission Gap Report 2017
If the emission gap is not closed by 2030, it is extremely unlikely that the goal of restricting global warming to well below 2°C can be met
We will keep moving forward on climate action: UNFCCC after Trump’s executive order
Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa says the new US administration remains a Party to the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement
Sea level changes that occurred 6,000 years ago may happen again; Southeast Asia at risk
Natural causes can further aggravate the effects of rise in sea level combined with human-assisted climate change
Does tourism really suffer at sites listed as World Heritage In Danger?
Three other famous tourist destinations have also been in the spotlight of the World Heritage Committee, with little indication that this has …
Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement starts functioning in Bonn
The working group's mandate, among others, is to elaborate on modalities and make critical arrangements on global stock take which will take …
Is the US on a bilateral agreement spree over climate change?
USA and China have entered into a bilateral pact to sign the Paris Agreement on April 22
Climate change is the most impactful risk in 2016: World Economic Forum
Climate change will also aggravate water and agriculture crises, conflicts and forced migration
Taking stock of the Paris climate debate
Climate change is about two things: mitigating the global warming effect and adapting to the changed climate
Meet the fossil fuel firms sponsoring the world's biggest climate conference
Not surprisingly, many of the sponsors here at the Paris talks are French companies who have hoped to acquire reputational capital from the summit
Who are the top greenhouse gas emitters?
This animation shows which countries have been the top greenhouse gas emitters since the beginning of the industrial revolution and their …
Microclimates unattended
Weather scientists must develop a better understanding of microclimates to protect agricultural ecosystems against climate change
Reconstructing atmospheric history
Old paintings can provide information about the composition of the atmosphere of bygone ages. When a volcano erupted in Indonesia in 1815, …
DTE Coverage: Dubai Floods 2024
How Down To Earth tracked and reported on the floods that occurred in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates on April 16, 2024
Tripling nuclear energy by 2050 will take a miracle, and miracles don’t happen
It is time to abandon the idea that further expanding nuclear technology can help with mitigating climate change
Erratic rains impact Northeast India | Alarming Variations Ep-01
Shifting weather patterns are reshaping the landscape and livelihoods of those in the Northeast