Can The World Actually Quit Coal?
Globally, there is a lot of frustration that the world isn’t making progress on climate change fast enough. The world...
Paris Agreement
World Set To Lose 39% Of Glaciers, Says Study
Study projects 39% glacier mass loss globally even if current warming holds. At current warming levels, the Arctic Canada South...
Trump And The Changing Global Order
The new US president’s disruptive acts have left countries reeling as time-honoured ways of doing things change in unexpected ways....
The Danger Trump Poses To The Climate – And Our Future
On June 10, the daytime temperature in Phoenix, Arizona, touched 45 degrees Celsius. Addressing voters there that day, Republican Party...
Trump 2.0: A Disaster For Climate Policy
The re-election of Donald Trump could potentially mean reverting to policies that prioritise economic gains over ecological sustainability. Donald Trump...
Global Warming: What Is The 1.5°C ‘Target’?
The year 2023 surpassed 2016 as the hottest year on record, intensifying focus on the 1.5°C target. In 2015, countries...
Book Review: A Grand Survey Of Climate Hope
Akshat Rathi’s Climate Capitalism: Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions, is a book heavy on hope, data and examples....
New Coal Mines Add Question Mark To India’s Climate Commitments
At COP28, on 9 December, 2023, India’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav affirmed the country’s “trust and confidence”...
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 the worst consequences of the...
COP28: Any Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Deal Must Include Global Shipping
If ocean shipping were a country, it would be the sixth-largest carbon emitter, eclipsing Germany, so the International Maritime Organization...
Big Wins Eclipsed By Controversy, Discord At COP28
Feel-good, voluntary pledges have dominated the first week of the COP28 UN climate negotiations happening now in Dubai, with host...
COP28: Pledges Are A Drop In The Ocean
The first day of COP28 climate conference reached a consensus to operationalise the Loss and Damage Fund, a crucial milestone....
Oil Interests Impede Plastic Treaty Progress
In mid-November, hundreds of protestors marched through the streets of Nairobi, led by a ceremonial band. “Let polluters pay the...
Is Water Sector’s ‘Uncomfortable Knowledge’ Missing At COP28?
A year ago, in the final declaration from COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, the global climate community finally started to...
Climate Damage: Who Pays And How?
COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in climate finance promises and realities...
Energy Transition In India Requires A Delicate Balancing Act
There are less than 40 days to go until the Conference of Parties (COP28). This also marks the halfway point...
Why The UN Is Not Climate Neutral: Study
The UN claims to be almost entirely climate neutral, yet that claim is based on buying millions of carbon offset credits...
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...
G20 Nations Up Fossil Fuel Investments In ’22, Defy Climate Goals
Top leaders from G20 countries are scheduled to meet in New Delhi in September 2023 to deliberate upon major global...
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...
Book Review: A Deep Dive Into The Imbalances Of Climate Justice In India
The book, Climate Justice in India, a collection of insightful and well-researched articles by a dozen of the finest scholars...
High Climate Change Risk In India: Study
India is among the frontrunners in terms of exposure of its infrastructure to the vulnerabilities of climate change, according to...
UN Climate Summit Fails The World
The disconnect between the reality of climate change and the artificial bubble in which global climate negotiations take place became...
COP27 Opens With Little Hope Of Success
The developing world wants financing from the developed world to be the main item on the agenda at this year’s...
Warming May Lead To Frequent, Longer-Lasting Droughts In India: Study
Rising global temperatures may lead to more frequent and longer-lasting droughts in India, while posing significant risks to people and...
