The world is experiencing record-breaking temperatures. July 2023 was recorded as the hottest month globally; in March 2023 India received its first heatwave of the year; and the World Meteorological Organisation predicts there will be even hotter times in the next five years.
Indian cities are growing at an astonishing rate. By 2030, around 590 million people will live in Indian cities. The urban population in India may go beyond 50% by 2050.
Right in the residential outskirts of Aundh, Pune, lies a small collection centre owned by Pune-based cooperative SWaCH.
Paving the way to COP28, the 58th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SB 58) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will take place in Bonn, Germany from June 5 to 15, 2023.
The Second session of the UN Environment Assembly’s Intergovernmental
The Report on Optimal Generation Mix 2030 Version 2.0,[by the Union Ministry of Power’s Central Electricity Authority (CEA)] offers updated projections on what India’s energy mix for the power sector could look like in 2030.
Why should developed nations be allowed to use natural gas unhindered, while the developing world gets called out for using coal
The IPCC published its Synthesis Report (SYR) on March 20, which summarizes the findings of six reports released during its Sixth Assessment Cycle - the 1.5 C report of 2018
Developed countries are reneging on free trade in the name of climate change. Armed with massive subsidies and tariffs
According to government data, there are more than 3,000 dumpsites in India that need to be reclaimed or closed permanently. And one of the best models to remediate these dumpsites
Down to Earth is Science and Environment fortnightly published by the Society for Environmental Communication, New Delhi.
The 27th climate change conference of Parties in Egypt Kicks off on November 6, 2022. What are the Expectations from COPO27? What is at Stake?
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, mainly caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels.
Loss and damage. Mitigation. NDCs and new targets. The carbon budget. The adaptation goal. Climate finance. Coal and gas. Methane emissions. Sinks...
Extreme weather events have intensified globally this year and have hit poor and vulnerable countries the hardest. September 22 is declared as Loss and Damage Action Day - CSE discusses why historical emitters of GHGs must compensate vulnerable countries for the disasters affecting them. Loss and damage must be front and center at the upcoming COP 27 summit as wel