COP28: New GST text urges global Net Zero by 2050 with cuts to fossil fuels; proposes rapid phasedown of coal

Experts term it a retrograde draft; presidency shifts onus on parties   

COP28 Diary (December 8): Text on adaptation by December 11; new text on GST released

CSE moderated a side event on Trade and Fiscal Space hosted by UNCTAD

COP28: Differences on responsibility continue in the 15th Global Stocktake negotiation

A final round of negotiations is expected on December 6, following which the text will be handed over to the Presidency

COP28 diary (December 3): Countries agree on host for the Santiago Network; divergences on GST

Negotiations on the Global Goal on Adaptation still stuck, informal consultations on next steps for NCGQ continue

Obituary: Saleemul Huq, climate voice of the Global South

His sudden demise, a month ahead of COP28 in Dubai, is a great loss to the global climate movement

How climate change is causing a communication breakdown in the animal world

Climate change is altering the production of info-carrying chemicals such as pheromones

Carbon dioxide levels breach another record: NOAA

CO2 levels now spiked more than 50% than at the commencement of the industrial age

Unusual spring heatwave in Spain portends drought conditions in coming months

The country has been suffering from drought since summer last year

Kelp forests losing unique traits due to climate change, says study

Kelp populations at equatorward-range edges particularly vulnerable to climate change

Ice flow in Antarctica changes with season, can impact sea-level rise estimates

Meltwater reaching base of glaciers or thinning out of ice shelves likely causes 

Fifth-warmest year: 2021 was marked by floods, heatwaves, other climate anomalies for Europe

Europe experienced its warmest summer ever last year

COVID-19 vaccine update: How much is the world lagging behind in vaccination

COVAX expects to reach its target of two billion doses in the first quarter of 2022

January 2021 ninth-warmest month for US on record: NOAA

Below-average precipitation experienced in several regions; peak ice coverage declined

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Negotiators in Madrid forced to look back before moving forward

Consensus on future ambition depends on accounting for past performance

Conservation of natural resources must be at the centre of development plans

Political will is needed to address marine pollution and climate change in Africa

Even protected forest areas are significant source of CO2 emission: study

Most of the carbon-emitting protected areas are located in Brazil and Indonesia

Humans caused unprecedented damage to Earth's ecosystem

Owl vomit fossils lead to conclusion in a study

Lightning seeds

Australia banks on "forest power" to light up towns

GETTING HOTTER

Threat to forests

Clearing the way

As Russia signs the Kyoto protocol, positive action against global warming seems on the anvil

A problem with pollen

Global warming could worsen allergies, says a new study

Tackling cow belching

Fired up about ozone

Flying fines