EU climate advisory board recommends reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90-95% by 2040 from 1990 levels
Of 63 scenarios compatible with the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, 27 had high feasibility concerns
Plastic-free planet: Paris meet ends after severe delays, with proposal for zero draft text
Member states have urged the INC secretariat to prepare a zero draft which will be up for negotiations at INC-3 in Nairobi, Kenya
Atlantic hurricane season 2023: El Nino and extreme Atlantic Ocean heat are about to clash
The Atlantic Coast should be rooting for El Niño to develop as forecast, since such events often reduce hurricane impacts there
Global heating to put 600 million Indians at ‘greatest future risk’: Study
Nearly a billion people could be protected from dangerous heat if countries manage to contain global heating to 1.5C, the threshold of the Paris …
Methane emissions from US oil and gas fields 70% higher than reported: Study
Methane is 86 times more effective at trapping heat over a 20-year-period than carbon dioxide
Uncertain economy: ‘Green goods’ grew last year despite a slowdown in global trade, says UNCTAD
Trade stagnated for Q1 of 2023, but second half of year shows promise; underdeveloped and developing countries performed poorly
Climate Crisis: Adaptation limit reached in some parts of the world, shows IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report
The report calls for accelerated actions to bridge funding gap, challenges ‘myth of endless adaptation’
A tonne of fossil carbon isn’t the same as a tonne of new trees: Why offsets can’t save us
Avoiding the worst of climate change means stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels; offsets will not save us
Wheat crisis: Additional irrigation may not save Rabi crops; here is why
Additional moisture to save wheat and maize from high temperatures not feasible due to irrigation and groundwater level concerns, say …
Access and benefit-sharing: Paper proposes 8 principles on use of indigenous medicine
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted last year respects the rights of indigenous people on biodiversity
COP27: Agriculture finally on table; beware of greenwashing though, warn experts
The first official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at a UNFCCC COP has been unveiled at Sharm El-Sheikh
Emissions Gap Report 2022: Pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions way off track
Climate pledges since the Glasgow COP26 last year have shaved off only less than 1% of projected emissions till 2030
Major wildfires in western US can increase severe storms in central states: Study
Climate change has been a major factor in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States
Climate change may aid spread of Lassa fever from west to east Africa by 2070: Report
The number of people at risk of exposure to Lassa fever in Africa would increase by 600%, according to new study
Coral reefs can adapt to climate change; you must give them a chance
99% coral reefs will be gone by the end of this century if coordinated efforts are not taken
Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Earth’s climate moderator is warming, faster
Oceans are heating up as they cross their natural capacity to sink carbon and atmospheric heat induced by GHGs emissions. It will further …
India seeks permanent solution on fisheries subsidies, public stockholdings ahead of WTO meet
Civil society members claim current negotiations tabled at the WTO’s MC12 do not favour developing countries
World Water Day: India’s water security at great risk in era of climate change, says CSE
In the age of climate change, we need to know that the water agenda is the real make or break of our future, says CSE director-general, Sunita Narain
Unilever’s plastic sachet chemical ‘recycling’ a failure in Indonesia, says GAIA
Civil society organisations demand Unilever stop sachet production and switch to reuse / refill systems
2022 may continue the trend of world’s warmest years: UK Met Office
This will be the eighth consecutive year when the global average temperature would cross the 1°C
Climate change, tribal livelihood: Cinema meets environment at IFFI
Movies such as Taledanda, Koozhangal, Semkhor rise to the occasion to highlight a range of environmental issues staring at mankind …
We need to immediately stop oil and gas expansion: Environmentalist at helm of anti-fossil fuel movement at CoP26
Tzeporah Berman, a Canadian environmentalist, spoke to DTE at the sidelines of Glasgow summit
5 days to CoP26: NDCs insufficient, climate finance unmet till 2023
Signals on key issues such as enhanced climate ambition and climate finance point to poor progress
CoP 26: Greening of polar ice should top agenda; here’s why
Greening will convert the ‘net reflective’ ice caps to ‘net absorptive’, accelerating polar ice melting
Global agricultural productivity not growing as fast as food demand: Report
Accelerate investments in agricultural research and development to increase and preserve productivity gains, especially for small farmers