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Muddying waters

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Change of cast

Two shifts in diplomatic climate

Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Funding to developing nations declines 15% despite international pledges, rising costs

Neither domestic nor private funding sources could help bridge the adaptation finance gaps, report notes

Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway

Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study

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US presidential candidates' take on climate change

US-China climate deal: Maker or breaker?

UN climate talks: Brazil proposes discussions on historical responsibility for emissions

Will principle of equity find place in climate negotiations?

Climate talks in Bonn conclude but no deal in sight

To revise or not to revise Annexes remains the central divisive issue

COP28 recap: 5 insider highlights from negotiation rooms of Global Stocktake text

The two-week long battle of negotiations saw many competing priorities from countries influencing the text

COP28 should shine a spotlight on corporate environmental responsibility 

Public, private and social sectors need to come together in the climate fight

Expect more ‘bomb cyclones’, courtesy climate change

Severe rain and snow lay seige to large parts of United States, Canada 

World bodies release new principles on cost-effective carbon pricing schemes

New World Bank Report states that carbon-pricing schemes are worth US $50 billion

US to lead climate coalition to reduce non-CO2 pollutants

Aims to slow down global temperature rise by 0.5°C

Warming behind floods

Studies prove greenhouse gases cause frequent intense rainfall

Biofuels more dangerous than fossil fuels

Not so lovely fair trade

Recycling carbon

In Himachal Pradesh, Hindus and Buddhists organise religious ceremonies for rain & snow

With the 3-month-long dry spell continuing in the state, people say they have been left with few alternatives

Ancient Roman wine production may hold clues for battling climate change

Though Romans consumed even more wine than we do today, ancient vineyards in Italy looked radically different