Carbon budget: Unfair share has been the way of the world
Till 1989, the original seven emitters appropriated 77% the world's carbon space. Between 1990 and 2019, China, along with the original seven, …
Are we on track to meet Paris Agreement target of 1.5°C warming towards 2100?
The 5-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement is upon us on December 12, 2020, and it is time to take stock how we are faring
Water & climate emergency: A fluid future
Climate change is disrupting the water cycle and severely affecting those who live in already water-stressed areas
Building institutional foundations for community forest management
Forest commons can play a critical role in facilitating the resilience of India’s response to climate change
Asia has faced more disasters than any other continent since 1970
A Centre for Science and Environment analysis shows that the number of natural disasters reported in developing countries has increased
Brokering carbon
The world urgently needs a comprehensive approach that considers responsibility, capability and development indicators towards dividing the …
Final warning
The influence of human activities on the climate is clear and growing. If left unchecked, global warming will have an irreversible impact on …
IPCC report sets zero emissions target for world by 2100 to contain climate change
Synthesis report cites mass die-offs of forests, the melting of land ice, rapid rise in sea levels and crop destruction to give ‘clear’…
COP27: Dash for natural gas on a scale that threatens 1.5°C goal, says report
Cumulative emissions from LNG are estimated to be over 40 Gigatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2) higher between 2020 and 2050
CoP26 slideshow: Environment and development changes in a climate-risked world
Climate change is real; and it is important to understand its various manifestations to combat it. Sunita Narain presents a slideshow to cut …
IPCC report: Many changes to climate are irreversible now, says Guterres
The United Nations Secretary-General calls for complete pause on coal plants after 2021 during the launch of the 6th IPCC report
Climate adaptation: Developed and developing world in same boat
Region-wise analysis in the new IPCC report shows climate change adaptation strategies are still not in place, save for a few initiatives
What WMO report says on climate trends: Drivers and impacts
2015-2021 will be the warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization report flagged
Boiling point
Greenhouse gas emissions could raise global temperatures much more than previously forecast leading to drought and flooding as weather patterns …
Time to abandon UNFCCC to address climate change
The progress made by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change so far and its potential to deliver results in the future looks …
Developed countries face tough questions on emissions reduction
Inadequacy of targets and discrepancies in reporting highlighted at the first multilateral review of Annexe I parties
Global warming: world is locked into 1. 5 °C temperature rise, warns World Bank
New climate report warns of longer droughts, extreme weather, and increase in ocean acidification
Anders Levermann on geopolitics of climate change
Professor at Germanys Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Anders Levermanns interests range from monsoon in India to glacier …
CoP26 presents make or break opportunity to put world back on track: WMO
Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high, says World Meteorological Organization report
Why we need to factor ecosystem services into economic development planning
The multiplier effects of healthy forest cover are enormous in terms of economic, social development objectives
We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet
We haven’t yet failed to meet our Paris targets, but the July record shows us we are dangerously close to the line
High road to Dubai COP28: Scientists join group in saying 1.5°C warming limit too high
20-nation group point to global impacts on world’s ice sheets, glaciers and cryosphere
Can economic growth and action on climate change go hand-in-hand?
Global Commission on the Economy and Climate explains how this could be achieved in its New Climate Economy report
IPCC Fifth Assessment Report holds no big surprise
What it does is to reiterate that climate change is happening because of mankind. Will the report finally prompt nations to act?
Failure to reduce emissions will dramatically increase adaptation costs
Even with measures to limit global warming to under 2°C, the costs of adaptation are likely to be two to three times the current estimates, …