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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…

2 months ago
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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…

2 months ago
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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…

3 months ago
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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…

6 months ago
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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…

6 months ago
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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…

6 months ago
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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…

6 months ago
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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…

7 months ago
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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…

8 months ago
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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…

8 months ago
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‘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…

1 year ago
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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…

1 year ago
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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…

1 year ago
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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,…

1 year ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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.…

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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…

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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,…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago
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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,…

2 years ago
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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…

2 years ago

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