With rich nations failing to aid climate action, Bangladesh’s poor are bearing the cost of disasters

While the developed world’s emissions drive worsening storms and floods, the country’s poor are paying $2 billion a year to manage calamities.

Mosabber Hossain, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Dec 29, 2021 · 01:30 pm

India is neglecting its methane problem despite being the third-largest emitter of the potent gas

Scientists caution that cutting down methane would involve a radical overhaul of the country’s agricultural system – something that it may not yet be ready for.

Monika Mondal

· Dec 06, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Despite the outsized role of militaries in carbon emissions, surprisingly little is known about it

The US Department of Defense is the largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels in the world – and the largest institutional emitter.

Doug Weir, The Conversation

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Benjamin Neimark, The Conversation

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Oliver Belcher, The Conversation

· Nov 11, 2021 · 11:30 pm

India is among the top five countries most affected by extreme heat

Global warming is increasing the risk of disease and hunger in poor countries that are slow to adapt, finds a study.

Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 02, 2021 · 07:30 pm

With or without a net-zero deadline, India will have to make these policy changes to cut emissions

The country needs to electrify all sectors of the economy, switch over to EVs quikly and reduce its dependence on coal.

Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 01, 2021 · 01:30 pm

From Katrina to Ida, hurricanes are getting worse with climate change

While no two disasters are the same, looking at differences between past and present disasters can help us to better prepare for the future.

Jack L Rozdilsky, The Conversation

· Sep 03, 2021 · 09:30 pm

UN climate change report warns India of a rise in extreme weather events

Throughout the world, heatwaves are likely to become more intense and frequent in the 21st century.

Mayank Aggarwal

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Sahana Ghosh

· Aug 13, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Rising methane levels could be a big obstacle in climate change mitigation

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report includes a chapter on short-lived climate forcers such as methane and aerosols.

Tanvi Deshpande, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 10, 2021 · 09:30 pm

The latest damning report of the UN climate change panel shows that the time for words has passed

Even in the most optimistic scenario, there is still only a 50:50 chance that global temperature rise will stop, warns a landmark report by leading scientists.

Keith Baker, The Conversation

· Aug 10, 2021 · 07:35 pm

Five ways climate-driven ocean change can threaten your health

Around the world, sea waters are now warmer, more acidic and hold less oxygen.

Tiff-Annie Kenny, The Conversation

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Malaya Bishop, The Conversation

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Mélanie Lemire, The Conversation

· Aug 05, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Nature is healing? Not really. The pandemic has provided only temporary climate relief

Factors such as more livestock, more carbon dioxide and less ice make it clear we need urgent action to address the looming crisis.

Thomas Newsome, The Conversation

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Christopher Wolf, The Conversation

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William Ripple, The Conversation

· Jul 30, 2021 · 11:30 pm

As temperatures soar across the world, a new approach is needed to talk about climate change

Environmental communicators have long pointed to excessive use of fear messaging as one of the main problems with engaging the public on the subject.

Kamyar Razavi, The Conversation

· Jul 04, 2021 · 11:30 pm