Western Himalayas More “Risk Prone” Than The East: Study
The index uses the latest framework from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to assess climate risk in the...
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Explainer: Why Is It Getting Hotter?
The warmest recorded year, 2023, was 1.48°C warmer than the pre-industrial (1850–1900) average. In 2024, the world experienced the warmest...
Climate Change May Claim 14.5 Million Lives By 2050: WEF
According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report published recently, climate change threatens to cause an additional 14.5 million deaths...
Opinion: Effective Climate Adaptation Must Be Locally-Led
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report, released in 2021, stated that South Asia will face intensified...
IPCC Vice-Chair Vows To Give Himalayas The Attention They Deserve
In July this year, Nepali atmospheric scientist Maheswar Rupakheti was elected to the 34-member bureau of the Intergovernmental Panel on...
Our Choice Of Clothes And The Climate Crisis
When people move to the country from the city, they need to change their wardrobes, my research on tree-changers in...
Investments In Renewables Need To Triple To Meet Demand
India’s energy demands will exceed that of every country in the next three decades. Its emissions are also projected to...
Even Temporary Global Warming Above 2°C Will Have Impacts
There is growing consensus that our planet is likely to pass the 1.5°C warming threshold. Research even suggests global warming...
Global Stocktake Highlights Urgent Need For Inclusive Policymaking
The adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 by 196 countries represented the most ambitious statement of intent ever made...
Climate Change Glossary: The Terms You Need To Understand, Explained
As the world warms due to climate change, threatening millions of lives and livelihoods, nothing is more urgent than clear...
‘Severe Consequences’ Of Further Warming In Himalayas: IPCC
As the world’s top climate scientists issued a “final warning” on the climate crisis with the release of the last...
Livable Future Possible If Drastic Action Taken This Decade: IPCC Report
Source: PTI The world is very likely to miss the most important climate target of limiting global temperature rise to...
Nations Give Nod To Key UN Science Report On Climate Change
(Source: AP) Governments gave their blessing on Sunday to a major new UN report on climate change, after approval was...
2015-22 Likely To Be 8 Warmest Yrs On Record: WMO Report
(Source: PTI) The global mean temperature in 2022 is estimated to be 1.15 degree Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average,...
Courts Or Policies: Which Matters More For SA Climate Action?
In 2015, Asghar Leghari, a tax lawyer and farmer, successfully sued the government of Pakistan. The Lahore High Court ruled...
Can Strategic Green Spaces Cool Cities?
Green spaces are not the answer to overheated cities by themselves. Careful urban planning needs to consider their strategic placement....
Loss & Damage & What It Means For South Asia
The effects of climate change are already being felt across the world. As temperatures continue to rise, South Asia is...
Banks Unprepared For Climate Breaking Points
India has always been a land of brutal but predictable weather. Now, the climate crisis is expected to change that,...
IPCC Report: Narrow Path To Avoid Disastrous Climate Change
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body that brings together the world’s leading...
UN Panel To Release Report On Efforts To Curb Climate Change
A UN-backed panel was set to release a highly anticipated scientific report on Monday on international efforts to curb climate...
Irreversible Climate Impacts Are Already Here: IPCC Report
Adaptation to climate change impacts will become impossible unless greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are controlled far better, and this must...
What Is IPCC, What Will Its Next Report Cover?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, is a scientific body created in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization...
Major Collapse Of West Antarctica’s Ice Sheet Can Be Averted
(The Conversation: with Dan Lowry, Ice Sheet & Climate Modeller, GNS Science; Mario Krapp, Environmental Data Scientist, GNS Science; Nick...
Explainer: What Is Regenerative Agriculture?
"Regeneration" is a buzzword in the agriculture sector and beyond. It’s the subject of a Netflix documentary, Kiss the Ground,...
Global CO2 Emissions Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels: Study
Global carbon dioxide emissions have bounced back after COVID-19 restrictions and are likely to reach close to pre-pandemic levels this...
