COP28 diary (December 2): G7 countries agree to phase out coal by 2030, announces French President Emmanuel Macron

Over $12 billion pledged for Green Climate Fund; 118 countries commit to tripling renewable and double energy efficiency by 2030

World lost 8 per cent of its forests in past 14 years: study

UN plans to restore 150 degraded forests by 2020

Not a cakewalk

Bottlenecks and hassles confront the Indian organic producers

12 million in UK face health risks due to climate change: Study

Heat-related deaths among people over 65 years rose 21 per cent between 2004 and 2018

Stolen Shorelines: Journalist’s powerful documentary about dangers facing Kerala’s coastal towns

The 30-minute English-language film will be released end of May 2022

CoP26: Activists protest global leaders’ dilly-dally, demand climate justice now

Greta Thunberg termed CoP26 discussions “blah, blah, blah”  

COP28 diary (December 1): Global food systems & finance in focus; G7 Climate Club launched

A draft text of the GST outcome was released and is currently being negotiated

Human-led climate impact rapidly cooling upper atmosphere even as lower atmosphere warms

Study finds stratosphere temperatures 12 to 15 times greater than natural

Extraordinary marine heatwave in North Atlantic Ocean may continue throughout 2023

The month of May this year witnessed the highest sea surface temperature since 1850

Heat index is a critical tool to help beat heat stress

Heat index correlates thermoregulation, relative humidity and the air temperature

Why is Greenland ice sheet melting faster this September? Experts weigh in

Typically the ice sheet loses ice in the summer and gains mass in the months after

NDC compliance not enough, world may still be 2.5°C warmer by 2100: Study

IPCC reports also have limited coverage of temperature rise of 3°C or higher

Iraq’s orange sky is a red flag. Here’s why

Experts link the frequent, intense dust storms in Iraq with climate change

Folk rice: Researchers spot dozen Indian paddy varieties that can boost nourishment

These traditional varieties of rice are on the verge of extinction from farm fields

India launches fifth navigation satellite IRNSS-1E

The launch takes us closer to developing a home-grown global positioning system

July 2015 is Earth’s hottest month ever recorded

Ocean surfaces across the world also experienced record warmth

Gene that acts as moisture sensor in plants identified

The find can help in engineering drought-resistant crops

Dire straits

Global warming will have bigger impact on oceans than thought

Afforestation not so cool

Planting trees will not reduce global warming, says study

Melting uncertainty

Debris cover also affects glacial retreat rate

Heated exchanges

Global politics took an upper hand over planetary ecology in Kyoto

Green plans

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Sinking planks

Phytoplankton production could damage oceanic ecosystems

The ill effects

Warming climate spawns disease epidemics