India World Cup Underscores The Impact Of Climate On Cricket
The cricket world watched in awe on 7 November as Australia’s Glenn Maxwell made history….
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Reviving Millet To Reconnect A Community With Its Culinary Roots
With efforts from the women farmers of the Adi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, traditionally grown…
Providing Reliable Water In A Warming World
A lot can go wrong in a large urban water system. Pumps malfunction. Valves break….
Paying People To Replant Tropical Forests Can Pay Off In Myriad Ways
Tropical forest landscapes are home to millions of Indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers. Just about…
The Warmest Summer Had Cascading Impacts Across The Arctic
The year 2023 shattered the record for the warmest summer in the Arctic, and people and…
COP28 Offers Climate Action A Lifeline But No Finish Line
For the first time, countries have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels to avert…
Climate Goals: Developed Countries Need To Deepen Emissions Cuts
Developed countries, particularly the richest among them, have reduced their emissions by only 7.4% to…
COP28: What Does A ‘Loss And Damage’ Fund Mean?
Early on, the COP28 climate summit saw the first big breakthrough: agreement on a “loss…
Climate Change Is Forcing Animals To Evolve But Most Can’t Keep Up
Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures…
Big Wins Eclipsed By Controversy, Discord At COP28
Feel-good, voluntary pledges have dominated the first week of the COP28 UN climate negotiations happening…
Climate Change Talks Do Not Consider Nature In Its Economics
The issue of climate finance and loss and damage funds are taking centre stage at…
Conflict, Peace & Palestine Make An Impression At COP28
Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have used COP28 as a platform to…
‘Catastrophic Loss’ To Himalayan Glaciers Even At 2C: Report
Mountainous regions such as the Hindu Kush Himalayas are facing severe consequences from climate change….
COP28 Puts Food On High Table For First Time, India Stays Away
A landmark declaration on agriculture, food and climate action was signed by 134 countries for…
Coal Power Plant Pollution Causes Many More Deaths Than Believed
Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many…
Kashmir: Loss Of Forest Cover Pits Porcupines Against Saffron Fields
The Indian crested porcupine, a protected species, is entering saffron fields in Jammu and Kashmir…
COP28: Pledges Are A Drop In The Ocean
The first day of COP28 climate conference reached a consensus to operationalise the Loss and…
The Path To Net-Zero Emissions Runs Through Industry
As government leaders and climate negotiators gather in Dubai for the COP28 United Nations climate…
It’s All About Money At COP28
A former head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) used to describe…
Oil, Gas, Coal Are Destabilizing All 9 Planetary Boundaries
It’s well known that the fossil fuel industry made the industrial age possible and raised…
Is Water Sector’s ‘Uncomfortable Knowledge’ Missing At COP28?
A year ago, in the final declaration from COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, the global…
The Disinformation Deluge Targeting Women And Gender-Diverse People
Gendered disinformation weaponises fake news and manipulated photos against the vulnerable. What can be done…
As World Resources Deplete, How Do We Best Conserve Biodiversity?
The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP, that starts on Nov….
Opinion: Effective Climate Adaptation Must Be Locally-Led
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report, released in 2021, stated that…
COP28: Poor Countries Eye Disappointment At Dubai Summit
At the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, an agreement to establish a loss and…