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Sooty symptoms
The role of marine life in mitigating global warming takes a knocking as new findings link carbon on the ocean floor to forest fires
Heat and death
Summer is only just setting in. And already there are reports of deaths in Orissa due to a heat wave
A warm warning
There are enough indicators and links to suggest heat waves are not natural. It's time to wake up
Report: Face financial risk - Ignore climate change
A 2003 report, Carbon Finance and the Global Equity Markets, identifies changing climate due to rising global average temperature as one of the …
How green is my free market?
Book>> Hot, Flat and Crowded, Why the world needs a green revolution and how we can renew our global future by Thomas L Friedman, Allen …
Coming out of coma
A decline in its funds and erosion in its mandate have made the United Nations Environment Programme virtually ineffective. Bharat H Desai looks …
Curative resolve
A dose of political will, backed by communication skills, can help combat infectious diseases
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 …
Last look: Consensus on Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework draft remains elusive during final pre-COP15 meet
Not enough progress made at 5th Open-ended Working Group on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Can Montreal help communities: Here is what to expect from COP15
The fate of biodiversity hangs in balance as negotiators congregate in Montreal to discuss Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
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 …
Unprepared for Ebola
The rapid spread of Ebola to three continents shows that the world needs effective surveillance and response system to check infectious diseases
‘We have no time for emission offsets’
For 10 years Jutta Kill has monitored and critiqued EU’s climate policy and carbon trading with a focus on forests and the rights of forest …
CoP26: Glasgow summit hits finance wall, lack of funds linked to achieving Net Zero target
India leads charge; Bangladesh, island countries also raise funds question
More companies pledge ‘net-zero’ emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?
Some companies take advantage of carbon reductions elsewhere by buying carbon credits; but it draws criticism because it allows those …
Climate crisis in North East India: Why are rainfall patterns changing?
Climate change behind increasing variability and unpredictability of rainfall in the region, say experts
Worrisome trend: Every third climate case yields unfavourable outcome
The highest number of climate litigations were filed from Latin America and the Caribbean
COP27: Here’s how the Global Goal on Adaptation framework was negotiated at Sharm El-Sheikh
Framework will be considered and adopted at the COP28 in 2023; will review progress of achieving GGA
Climate change is biggest global threat for young people in Africa, Europe: Survey
Africa remains the most vulnerable continent despite its low contribution to greenhouse gas emissions; hence, climate interventions must focus on …
COP27: Africa desperately needs a ‘loss and damage’ finance facility; here is why
The continent has limited socio-economic capacity and is ill-prepared to adequately respond to climatic disasters, build resilience and adapt …
COP27: Kenya’s ambitious hydrogen deal & plan to help Africa exploit green energy
The multiplier effect of the hydrogen deal will include job creation and boost food security through its fertiliser production
COP27: Report sees slight rise in 2022 global emissions; highest in India
World may cross 1.5°C rise in 9 years if current emissions continue
Climate change may push 2 million more into poverty in Malawi
Extreme weather can raise the small south African country’s poverty rate by 8% by 2040, warns World Bank Country report
Oceans are warming twice as fast than the 1960s and it could get much worse
Top 2,000 metres of oceans have globally gained 351 zetta joules since 1958, finds study