Duration of heavy work to halve for 800 million people if world warms 2°C: Report provides solutions to tackle heat stress

Reducing greenhous gas emissions, institutional adaptation measures best options 

Climate change, war disrupting global trade in 3 key sea lanes of Black Sea, Red Sea & Panama Canal: UNCTAD

UN body warns that prolonged interruptions, particularly in container shipping, poses a direct threat to global supply chains  

In India, 191 billion potential labour hours were lost due to heat exposure in 2022: Lancet

Agricultural workers are the worst affected in many countries, with the burden often shifting to those in construction in higher income …

A new climate law in the Balearic Islands will protect the wellbeing of present and future generations — if such thing can be defined

Mediterranean is extremely climate vulnerable, with temperatures rising 20% faster than the global average

Three in four children in South Asia exposed to extreme high temperatures: UNICEF

Recent episodes of extreme weather events raise further concerns about a future where children are expected to face more frequent and severe heatwaves

Drying trends recorded in more than 30 Indian lakes: Study

In about 100 large lakes, climate change and human water consumption were identified as the main drivers of water losses and a decline in lake volume

Most Asia-Pacific countries ill-prepared for natural disasters: ESCAP

Over the past 60 years, temperatures in the region have increased faster than the global mean

G20 Summit: Good progress on easing debt in Zambia, Ethiopia & Ghana, says finance minister

India releases G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration stating developing countries would need $5.8-5.9 trillion up to 2030 to …

Plastic-free planet: Discussions on elements finally begin at Day 3 of Paris meet

After a delay of close to 2 days, pulled off by the ‘no ambition coalition’, discussions on objectives, core obligations and …

CSE urges rich countries to pay their dues ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Bonn

Means of implementation from developed to developing countries must be prioritised, think tank underlines

Lok Sabha 2024: Too hot to vote during Phase 2?

DTE looks at if heat is playing any role in voter turnout this election or ECI’s heat-related concerns are unfounded

Global warming’s unforeseen outcome: How Spiti’s new crop of apple farmers are reaping a fortune

The transformation has helped marginalised farmers and also provided benefits beyond financial gains

It has been a sizzling April for Kolkata; Combination of climate change, urbanisation pushing city beyond tipping point

UN report warns that city’s maximum temperature may reach almost 50°C around 2080; local actions to blame as well

Midwest tornadoes: What a decaying El Nino has to do with violent storms in central US

When El Nino decays, atmospheric waves can become wavier and have greater amplitude, enhancing conditions for tornadoes

Climate tech: Zimbabwean scientist turns carbon dioxide into methanol to minimise emissions

Making energy materials like formic acid, methanol from carbon dioxide released from factories can be important for emerging economies, says …

Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks

Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a healthy environment is crucial for all &…

Global plastic profiles: Here is how countries fare on primary polymers

CSE report groups nations on the basis of laws regarding regulation of what are building blocks of most plastic items, negotiations regarding …

El Nino disasters: Governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared — what must change

There is a need to be clearer about who does what and coordinate preparations for disasters better

One of the major gaps in our weather observational system is over the oceans: Elena Manaenkova

Former WMO Deputy Secretary General, Elena Manaenkova speaks to Down To Earth about extreme weather, the global cryosphere and emissions on World …

New GGA text slightly better, still no equity or finance target

A positive change from the previous text is that a timeframe of 2030 has been put into the text for achieving the thematic targets on water …

Up to 2.6 billion people in Asia, Africa could be exposed to heatwaves by 2090: IOM

River floods are expected to affect up to 156 million people, with 87% of them projected to live in Asia  

Developed nations should phase out fossil fuels by early 2030s, fund developing nations: Report

US, UK, EU, Japan, and Australia must more than double NDC ambition to reach lower end of their fair share

AMR Awareness Week: Public health needs to be bottom line

New antibiotic research & development model required to ensure people most in need get access to right drugs

Ahead of COP28, disagreements on Global Stocktake remain — highlights from CSE’s briefing paper

It was the most vulnerable countries that clearly called for GST to reference a phaseout of all fossil fuels, analysis shows

World needs to limit global warming to 1.5°C to protect cryosphere, 2°C too high: Report

But both 2°C and 1.5°C could spell doom for permafrost