US provides more than $20-billion subsidy to fossil fuel industry each year
Apart from disrupting the process of meeting global climate targets, it undermines the steps taken at states and cities level to address climate …
India, please don't make the same mistakes we made in industrialised world: Swiss President
President Leuthard urged India to explore the possibility of close collaboration between research institute and policymakers on clean energy
After US, rising sea level may soon gobble up an entire island in Canada
Land bigger than 300 football fields has been swallowed by the sea within the span of a few generations
Digitising agriculture in face of climate change
Extreme weather and changing geography threatened food security and livelihood in Africa and Asia this year. Digitising agriculture has become a …
Globally supported agricultural insurance mechanism must for developing nations: CSE
Unaffordability is one of the main reasons why farmers are not warming up to the idea of agricultural insurance
This Bangladeshi woman can tell you why the latest round of climate talks matter
Those who have lost much due to environmental disasters would want the Paris agreement to be a success
Bleached to death
The current mass bleaching of corals across the world appears to be the most severe ever. It threatens the very existence of coral reefs. …
Paris Agreement inches closer to entry into force this year
Thirty-one countries deposit their instruments of accession with the UN Secretary General, 14 more pledge to join Paris Agreement
Climate talks now focus on health adaptation
As the global negotiations increasingly talk about the impacts of climate change on health, the upcoming UN CoP meet in Morocco will debate one …
New climate fund established to help developing countries track climate actions
The initiative is expected to support developing countries in meeting their enhanced transparency requirements in a timely manner
Climate initiatives must keep out large hydropower projects, say environmentalists
Hydro projects emit methane, make water and energy systems vulnerable to climate change, cause severe damage to ecosystems and affect locals
No way forward in climate negotiations
Developed and developing countries agree to disagree as climate negotiations hit a stalemate in Paris
Paris Climate Talks Day 1: oh, so pious
Going by the happenings on the first day, the gathering at Paris seems to be all about homilies
Pest warning
Climate change is influencing migratory patterns and evolution in pests, threatening our food basket
Outsourcing commitments
Book>> Carbon Trading How it Works and Why it Fails by Tamra Gilbertson and Oscar Reyes Dag Hammarskjld Foundation, Upsala Can be downloaded
REDD and REDD +: An Overview
Shankar Gopalakrishnan, from the Campaign for Survival and Dignity, stresses that REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest …
After Copenhagen: What's on the Agenda? (II)
The Centre for Science and Environment recently held a climate change media workshop to brief South Asian journalists on the politics of …
UN projects food inflation to go up in 2024 due to El Nino, rising geopolitical tensions
May impact food insecurity, poverty; scaling up climate financing critical to help developing countries cope with climate impact
Green Climate Fund urges countries to convert pledges into contributions
Sweden has provided the largest contribution per capita to the Fund so far
Earth’s natural cooling process offset global warming in past decade
No reason to become complacent in the fight against climate change, warn researchers
New priorities
Agroforestry, livestock & non-traditional crops: Ground report finds Himalayan farmers adapting to climate change
Irregular rainfall impacting traditional farming; investments into new methods good examples of climate adaptation, say experts
Indian political parties must prioritise climate change on their manifestos
This would help in mitigating the impacts of climate change and ensure that the country is on a sustainable and resilient path towards a better future
Paris finance meet: Barbados envoy proposes tool to make green finance affordable
A Partial FX Guarantee Mechanism will reduce cost of capital for renewable energy projects in developing countries, says Avinash Persaud in his paper
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