Fifth-hottest May again drives home reality to warming world
Even ongoing La Nina conditions couldn’t cool the weather down in several parts of the world last month
In a first, New Zealand proposes to tax farmers for livestock burps
Livestock emissions are a major source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas; New Zealand has more livestock than people
Stockholm+50: We need decentralisation of ‘power’
Power generation and transmission models that are local and self-sustaining can increase access to energy in the future
Global CO2 concentration in atmosphere hit new high in May 2nd week: Report
Highest daily average of atmospheric carbon dioxide recorded; experts blame climate change
Wealthiest oil producing countries must phase out oil and gas by 2034, poorest by 2050
The world will exhaust the carbon budget for 1.5°C warming in a decade at current rate of emissions
Polar Heatwaves: Record temperatures 30-40 degrees Celsius above normal
Rapid rise in temperatures at poles a warning of disruption in Earth’s climate systems, say experts
Human presence has accelerated snow melting in Antarctica: Report
Black carbon-impacted areas seeing snowpack shrinking by up to 23 millimetres water equivalent every summer
Renewable wood-based products can help combat climate change: FAO
Bioeconomy has emerged as a concept for tackling challenges that contribute to climate change
Africa’s financial sector must cope with climate risk for smooth transition to Net Zero: Report
At least 49 banks in Africa have over $200 billion in lending across sectors with high-potential climate risks
World headed towards 2.4°C warming despite CoP26, according to 4 assessments
We may still be able to limit warming to 2°C, but 1.5°C will require technology to play an outsized role that it currently does not …
Thawing permafrost can pose direct threat to human health: Report
The meltdown can release bacteria, viruses and radioactive material locked away in the frigid layers
South Africa: Greenhouse gas emissions up 10% in 17 years
Developing countries like South Africa emit much less per capita than developed economies; hence chances of emissions shooting up is higher
Climate crisis: Madagascar drought worsens
Women, children have to walk for hours to get to food distribution points; families living on raw red cactus fruits, wild leaves and locusts&…
Japan has rolled out a bevy of projects to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Are they enough?
Achieving the net-zero emissions target would require a major push to build clean energy infrastructure
A third of global greenhouse gas emissions from food production: Study
The study draws from a new database that provides emission estimates from food production from 1990 to 2015
Lack of finance data hampers climate goals in South Africa: Report
South Africa is the world’s 14th largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Its national climate change response policy calls for inclusion of …
Chamoli glacier burst: It is time to learn from our mistakes
The cumulative effect of hydropower projects has turned out to be more environmentally damaging than sustainable, given the current policy of the …
New NASA model to help assess change in carbon concentrations from forests
Tropical forests absorbed more carbon than other forest types, released more carbon into atmosphere due to deforestation, degradation, the study …
The other side of climate friendly foods
Efforts to change diets and reduce global warming has pitfalls
US elections: Biden will surely be better than Trump; will that be enough?
The new US presidency needs to urgently enact a deep and binding full decarbonisation target by 2040 for all sectors
Why is Venice drowning?
Increasing global warming resulting in rising sea levels, coupled with the city itself sinking due to increased groundwater usage is making the …
Influential new report abandons principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibility
Almost 75% of the 184 pledges made by various countries under the Paris Agreement as insufficient to slow climate change
Commonwealth finance ministers mull over how to tax tech MNCs
The growing digitalisation of trade in services is affecting the collection of tax and adding to the burden of global debt, estimated at $19 trillion
Abundant, late-melting snow leads to ‘reproductive failure’ never seen in Arctic: Study
Only few plants and animals were able to reproduce due to the extremely changing weather events last year
Air pollution kills a child every 3 minutes in India
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar recorded the highest rate of child mortality due to toxic air: Global Burden of Disease 2017