Climate Emergency

World leaders and UN to hold closed-door climate talks on the sidelines of the General Assembly

UN representative said "It's not intended in any fashion to be a meeting in the shadows," but a way to facilitate frank dialogue "rather than pre-prepared statements or reverting to established positions."

Medical journals warn climate action cannot be put on hold while we deal with COVID

These effects, which hit those most vulnerable like minorities, children and poorer communities hardest, are just the beginning.

Human and animal death toll spike as global warming causes increase in lightning strikes

Around 2,500 people die in lightning strikes around India each year, according to government figures, compared to just 45 in the United States.

Greta Thunberg might attend COP26 after threatening to skip it over vaccine inequality

She said at the time that the conference in Glasgow should be postponed if everyone could not attend on the same terms.

IPCC to release new climate report on 9 August: Here’s all you need to know

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming IPCC climate report that will assess the state of the global climate.

IPCC report relevant for India as it will reveal country's climate change reality

Every few years, the IPCC produces an Assessment Report, which examines all the scientific literature published in the years since the last report.

World leaders are role playing instead of acting against climate change: Greta Thunberg at climate summit

She said net zero emissions targets of major economics "could be a great start, if they weren't full of gaps and loopholes."

Global cities aren't ready for climate threats, put 400 million people at risk finds report

Global average annual losses from disasters in cities were estimated to $314 billion in 2015 and will increase to $415 billion by 2030.

Climate change: Social tipping points leading us away from indifference onto the path of progress

The International Energy Agency reported that global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels, and then some.

Humanity is facing a climate emergency agrees 1.2 million people globally according to UN survey

Nearly 75 percent of residents in small island states — facing the prospect of losing their homelands to rising seas — perceived the climate threat as an emergency.