That 2019 has not been a good weather year is an understatement. If the present trend continues, the year is heading to become one of the most disastrous, at least in the past two decades, in affecting people. read more

The study that makes projection for the business as usual scenario and a scenario where the countries have come together to implement the Paris Agreement suggests that all countries – the rich, the poor, the hot, and the cold ones – will suffer economically... read more

The 2016 Paris Agreement said it would “pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, recognising that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change. read more

This unfolding revolution is, however, hemmed in by legacy issues and overconfidence with short-term policy successes. read more

The study underlines that it is possible to achieve the target under the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep rise in global average temperatures within 2 degrees Centigrade over pre-industrial levels. read more

To meet its climate targets, the country must invest heavily in eco-friendly transport, power generation and buildings. read more

Research shows that achieving India’s renewable energy targets would create 330,000 new jobs. These jobs would benefit both semi-skilled and unskilled workers, and could provide an alternative to subsistence farming for the rural poor and especially... read more

Marissa Connelly, co-founder of the project, wove three tapestries with weather data from the US government-run National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to show how winters were becoming warmer for Utqiagvik in northern Alaska. read more

We must take action to reduce its vulnerability to weather extremes using latest climate science and modelling simulations. read more

The strength of the Paris Agreement is that the states will have to provide clear, transparent and understandable information on what they did and how they did it, so it can be added up and compared to what others are doing read more

As many as 195 countries evolved and adopted a set of guidelines — the Paris Rulebook — for implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement to strengthen the global response to climate change late on Saturday evening in Poland’s Katowice. read more

India has expressed its reservation over the lack of equity in the rules relating to global stock-take in the rulebook that implements the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement. read more

Negotiators were working late on Friday night to reach a deal on a “rulebook” on how to fairly and effectively implement the 2015 Paris deal, which aims to curb planet-warming emissions and soften the impacts of climate change. read more

The test of the Paris rulebook, the guideline on how the 2015 Paris Agreement will be operationalised, doesn’t make any distinction between loans and grants which was one of the main concerns of developing countries, including India, and of Brazil, South... read more

India and the other developing countries strongly resisted their move, citing the historical responsibility of the developed nations in emitting carbon dioxide, contributing to global warming. read more