CoP26: Adaptation costs increase as fund flow slows down

The latest UNEP Adaptation Gap Report says that adaptation costs and financing needs in developing countries are five to 10 times greater than …

Joe Biden’s climate plan is investing too little in climate action

While the spending figure needs to be much higher, there is scope to keep up the pressure, both from domestic groups as well as international entities

Climate change is real & an emergency: 64% people voted so

People living in small island developing states showed highest support for climate action

Biden winning US elections 2020 shows how clean air, climate inaction influence mandate

Joe Biden’s electoral victory proves that democracy can work for science and environmental justice, says Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE

A year of resistance: How youth protests shaped the discussion on climate change

Today’s youth saw themselves on the generational front lines of climate change, so they walked out of their schools to demand …

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Javadekar trumpets govt’s achievements in Madrid

The minister then ticked all boxes currently under negotiation in a business-as-usual manner without being much forthright

India most vulnerable to climate change

More than 22 million Indians were affected by extreme weather events in 2017, making the country most open to the cliamte attack

Just 5 countries have 70% of world’s remaining wilderness: study

Climate change impacts can worsen if wilderness is not protected immediately on a global level, says the study published in Nature

Deaths due to heat wave likely to increase by up to 2000%

By 2080, deaths from heat waves could increase by up to 2,000 percent in some areas of the world, say Australian researchers

'Africa should not be a dumping ground for cheap technologies'

Africa has only 1,152 weather stations; most of which are in dilapidated condition. Adequate infrastructure and quality data is needed to …

54% of Africa’s surface weather stations can't capture data properly

With extreme weather events becoming the new normal, forecasting has become more important than ever. It's time African nations invest in …

Six months after including agriculture in climate negotiations, Parties agree on roadmap

Over the next two and half years, the negotiating group will meet five times to discuss and prepare reports on the work required for each of the …

After Bonn, 5 things to watch for in the coming year of global climate policy

A look at what actually happened at the recent climate talks, and some pointers for the year ahead

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

We need to heed the warning and take actions necessary to help communities build more resilient food systems

Notable agriculture initiatives discussed at COP 22

Although the progress on adapting agriculture to climate change has been slow, the latest climate conference saw discussions on major initiatives …

COP22: India focuses on afforestation and sustainable transport

The India Pavilion at COP22 saw three side-events on afforestation, REDD+ and sustainable transport

Oslo's ambitious 'climate budget' sets the bar for other cities

The Norwegian capital shows other cities how it's done, by setting out a tailor-made plan to reduce emissions to zero by 2030

New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground

Until now the scientific opinion was that converting CO₂ from gas to solid would take thousands of years, but it took less than two years

Paris Agreement success: the devil is in the detail

The success of the Paris Agreement will depend on how negotiations will move in Bonn 

For Al Gore, youth is the driver of climate debate

The renewable-energy enthusiast’s message was a ray of hope for civil society and non-government organisations at the Paris climate meet

After Copenhagen: What's on the Agenda? (Part I)

The Centre for Science and Environment recently held a climate change media workshop to brief South Asian journalists on the politics of …

Simply Put: The heat is on

Simply Put: Those who say climate change is a hoax

Simply put: Desertification across India

Simply put: Degrees of desertification