Community tropical forest management is a predictor of multiple positive outcomes, both socially and for the environment, a recent peer-reviewed study found. According to the paper, published in Nature Climate…
On December 13, COP28 concluded with a ‘historic’ consensus on transitioning from fossil fuels, and Sultan Al Jaber, the president of COP28, emerged as a key figure in this successful…
The excitement around bringing “all fossil fuels” into climate talks for the first time overshadowed another crucial dimension of the climate crisis, which did not get its time in the…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Presidency of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) delivered an agreement calling on countries to “transition away” from fossil fuels and limit global warming to…
The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) made history by delivering a decision to launch a fund for climate losses and damages on the first day of the conference. But as…
The richest developed countries reduced their emissions by less than 9% over the last two decades, the latest data from their national greenhouse gas inventories, published by the United Nations…
The 28th climate Conference of Parties (COP28) marked a day for Relief, Recovery, and Peace in the two-week-long summit, ushering in the dimension of conflict to a climate platform that…
Almost 150 years ago, Christmas, aboard the SMS Gazelle, a mid-sized German warship that circumnavigated the globe in the late 19th century, was a day of activity. The vessel’s naval…
The annual UN climate summit began on an extraordinarily positive note on November 30, responding to the needs of vulnerable countries facing the unavoidable impacts of climate change. The 28th…
A recent report reveals that the global agrifood system, while having benefits of nutrition and livelihood, has hidden costs, such as those related to health and the environment. These add…
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is actively involved in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), co-leading the first ever trade day, in Dubai on December 4, marking a significant focus…
The role of trade and trade policy is increasingly being considered in discussions to further climate action. Trade will be in the spotlight at the upcoming UN climate conference in…
Meeting net-zero emission targets will be a challenge for emerging economies that are striving to achieve decent standards of living, says a new study that adds to the growing body…
On November 4, a framework to provide funds to “particularly vulnerable” countries faced with losses and damages due to climate change was drafted, slowly giving shape to a demand that…
Climate change is a major threat to wildlife In India’s trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, with studies suggesting it forces many wild species to shift their habitat to deal with the…
This story discusses the mental health of disaster survivors. It might be disturbing to some audiences. November 30, 2017. The deep-sea fishermen of Kanniyakumari, a coastal district in India’s southern…
Climate change, coupled with human disturbance, is pushing snow leopards further up the mountains and away from human contact, reveals a new study underscoring the importance of climate adaptive conservation…
While on patrol in Ladakh's Hanle village, in 2002, Khenrab Phuntsog, now a 45-year-old wildlife guard with the Ladakh forest department, spotted a cat-like creature descending the hillside. "When I…
Climate change is undermining the achievement of nearly all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new report by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said, which adds that existing science…
The hilly state of Himachal Pradesh is limping back to normalcy after a tumultuous monsoon season. The number of fatalities during the monsoon season in the state this year is around…