Reports
Trends in global CO2 and total greenhouse gas emissions
This latest report by Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research concludes that in 2016, total global greenhouse gas emissions continued to increase by about 0.5% reaching 49.3 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent…Read more
India Solar Rooftop Map 2017
The latest edition of the report shows that India added 678 MW of rooftop solar capacity in the financial year ended March 31, growing at 81% year-on-year and reaching a total installed capacity of 1.4 GW. Strong market fundamentals including falling costs and improving debt financing mean that the segment will continue its strong growth trajectory…Read more
Brown to Green: the G20 Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
G20 countries have stepped up green finance, but their investment in fossil fuels remains so high that the well below 2 degree warming limits set in the Paris Agreement will be missed by a wide margin, says the 2017 report. This third edition of the annual report provides a comprehensive overview of the G20 countries on how they are doing on the journey to transition to a low-carbon economy. It assesses the main trends for the G20 in emissions, climate policy performance, finance and decarbonisation…Read more
Policymaking
Electric buses a golden opportunity for India
India must not squander this chance of electrifying its urban bus transit system and should take care to avoid the mistakes it made while converting diesel-run buses to CNG
Policy continuity and concerns after Indian elections
The resounding victory for the governing party in India’s elections means that it is likely to continue championing the policies it embarked on in 2014, some of them with serious environmental consequences
Climate change is silent driver in India’s election
India’s political leadership is failing to explicitly make the connection between security, development and climate change in this election campaign, even though many issues hinge on it
Events
1-4 July: 20th Meeting of the GCF Board
Venue: Incheon, Republic of Korea Organizer: UN
18-21 June: Adaptation Futures 2018
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa Organiser: Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA)
31 January – 4 February: 47th Session of the IPCC
Venue: To be announced Organiser: IPCC Secretariat
23-25 January: Third GEF-7 Replenishment Meeting
Venue: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil Organiser: The Global Environment Facility
23-26 January: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018
Venue: Davos, Graubunden, Switzerland Organiser: The World Economic Forum
Latest Articles
Articles
People struggle to survive India’s drought
In Maharashtra – the epicentre of the drought gripping the country – farmers are abandoning dying crops and people are struggling to find enough water to survive
Paving roads in Kerala with ocean plastic
An well-intentioned initiative in Kerala to use plastic waste salvaged from the Arabian Sea to pave roads in the southern province may be doing more harm than good
Deep sea carbon reservoirs may superheat Earth again
Naturally occurring reservoirs of carbon in the modern ocean could be disturbed again, with potentially serious effects to Earth’s oceans and climate
Climate change affects Odisha’s Bonda tribe
Faced with rising temperatures, deforestation and poor development, the Bonda people in Odisha are abandoning their ancestral villages and migrating in search of livelihoods
Waterwheel whose time has come
World Environment Day is an appropriate occasion to turn a spotlight on the invention of Mangal Turbine, which boosts rural productivity and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
Graphic design could be holding back climate action
Climate change messaging has a powerful correlation with changing or reinforcing someone’s belief, and more emotive messages hold greater appeal for people
Kashmir is losing its crown
Long-term research shows how the icy tongue of the Kolahoi Glacier in Kashmir is receding due to climate change and deforestation
Electric buses a golden opportunity for India
India must not squander this chance of electrifying its urban bus transit system and should take care to avoid the mistakes it made while converting diesel-run buses to CNG
Policy continuity and concerns after Indian elections
The resounding victory for the governing party in India’s elections means that it is likely to continue championing the policies it embarked on in 2014, some of them with serious environmental consequences
Climate adaptation impossible without community participation
With examples from South Asia, this book makes a strong case for participation of all in the governance of climate adaptation projects