Who are China and US’s new top climate diplomats? 

Liu Zhenmin of China and John Podesta of the United States to lead climate negotiations at COP29  

Conservatives in US Supreme Court deal blow to climate action 

Joe Biden administration’s efforts to decarbonise economy held hostage by Republican majority in Supreme Court

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Leaders root for green growth, enhanced climate financing as talks begin

Under the theme ‘Driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the World’, the summit will culminate in ‘…

World Wildlife Day 2023: A former secretary-general of CITES reviews 50 years of the Convention

CITES was designed 50 years ago to regulate trade in certain species, not fight transnational organised crime. We must now embed tackling it into …

Climate experts hail forthcoming US climate summit with caution and riders

The US should clean up its own act first as far as net zero is concerned, climate experts say  

Glorious oversight: Reviewing our very own epoch

An author’s musings about American pop culture fixtures and privileged way of life presented as a review of the anthropocene

Biden's climate summit: The US needs to walk the talk on fossil fuels

Amid the noise and pagentry, the climate community must specifically maintain laser sharp focus on one theme, among others, namely fossil fuels

Climate change first ‘went viral’ exactly 70 years ago

Throughout the 50s and 60s US, Swedish, German and Soviet scientists were examining the issue

Climate change is real & world needs real leadership to fight it

WATCH: As President Joe Biden readies his climate summit for Earth Day, Sunita Narain spells out why and how the US and the …

Methane emission to rise 13% by 2030 without global pledge, claims Kerry

India, not a part of the pledge, is among top 5 methane emitters globally

How John Kerry can bring US back in climate fight ring

The US is on track to re-join the Paris Agreement. Kerry brings to table the clout and connections associated with being former president Barack …

Run-up to COP27: ‘John Kerry is scared of the floodgates of litigations on accepting loss and damage’

Down To Earth speaks to Farhana Yamin, one of the key architects of the Paris deal, on why rich countries are attempting to linger negotiations …

Biden’s climate summit: All eyes will be on the US, come April 22

An ambitious nationally determined contribution unveiled by the US at the Leaders Summit could help rebuild trust among sceptics