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Heavy pollution in Noida. Adaptation was one of the key areas where SB62 made progress. Image by McKay Savage via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

From Bonn to Belém, global climate talks inch forward amid deep divides

Kundan Pandey 2 Jul 2025
A thermal power station in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Image by Jay.Jarosz via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Blended finance can help power India’s climate future [Commentary]

Suresh Seshadri 28 May 2025
Wind turbines in Gujarat. Without a clear understanding of what constitutes climate adaptation, measuring its impact is a challenge. Image by Vinayaraj via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Research into climate adaptation in India is woefully inadequate, says review

Simrin Sirur 23 May 2025
Shipping containers at the Port of Tokyo. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved a framework that will require ships to pay for carbon emissions starting in 2028. Image by Syced via Wikimedia Commons (CC-Zero).

Shipping industry sets sail towards carbon accountability

Kundan Pandey 21 Apr 2025
Workers pushing cotton bales at Kolkata railway station. Cotton bales are a key raw material for the textile industry. Image by Jorge Royan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)"

Latest ESG reporting rules redefine key suppliers and customers of listed companies

Kundan Pandey 11 Apr 2025
A market in Mysuru, Karnataka. Several Indian cities are introducing amnesty schemes to encourage property owners to clear pending taxes. Image by Kundan Pandey for Mongabay.

Property tax revenue could help cities adapt to a hotter world

Kundan Pandey 28 Mar 2025

India’s central bank recommends pooling viable projects to attract climate finance

Kundan Pandey 20 Mar 2025
Infopark in Kochi representative image urban climate resilience

A path to climate resilience through city-level research and planning

Divya Kilikar 4 Mar 2025
digital climate technologies

[Commentary] Centring local communities in digital climate technologies

Tanya Kak, Maya Chandrasekaran 5 Feb 2025

[Explainer] What is blue carbon?

Phalguni Ranjan 20 Jan 2025

The methane puzzle of ambition and action unfolds at COP29

Kundan Pandey 13 Dec 2024
Activists protest at the COP29 venue, urging developed countries to acknowledge their role in the climate crisis. Image courtesy of COP29 Azerbaijan Presidency via flickr.

COP29 debate highlights rising tensions over unilateral trade measures in climate policy

Kundan Pandey 6 Dec 2024
Parties at the closing plenary of COP29 in Baku, where rules for the future carbon market were finalised. Image courtesy of COP29 Azerbaijan Presidency via flickr

COP29 seals Article 6 deal for carbon trading, but environmental concerns persist

Kundan Pandey 4 Dec 2024

COP29 ends with a $300 billion promise overshadowed by distrust and discontent

Kundan Pandey 25 Nov 2024

Delivering a trillion dollars in climate finance is doable, experts say

Simrin Sirur 22 Nov 2024

Finance and mitigation divide stalls progress at COP29 in Baku

Kundan Pandey 22 Nov 2024

Developing nations demand public grants, not loans, at COP29 finance talks

Kundan Pandey 21 Nov 2024

Talks on climate finance deadlocked in Baku summit as G20 nations meet in Brazil

Soumya Sarkar 19 Nov 2024

Indian scientists are showing an interest in advancing solar geoengineering research

Simrin Sirur 18 Nov 2024

Adaptation is key as India stares at GDP loss due to climate change

Arathi Menon 18 Nov 2024