Explained: The economic stakes of climate change

COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting next Sunday may be the world’s best last chance to cap global warming at the 1.5-2 degrees Celsius upper limit set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. The stakes for the planet are huge – among them the impact on economic livelihoods the world over and the future…

Climate change: Arctic melt could release bacteria, undiscovered viruses, cold-war era radioactive waste

with climate change unleashing extreme events across the world, a new study warns of possible viruses and antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could be released as the permafrost thaws around polar caps. The rapidly thawing permafrost could even lead to the release of radioactive waste from Cold War nuclear reactors and…

Climate change big challenge for entire ecosystem, need to step up efforts: PM Modi

Launching 35 crop varieties with “special traits like climate resilience and higher nutrient content”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon the academicians, agricultural scientists and institutions to start a campaign to impart knowledge to farmers about “protection” from climate change.…

UN To Unveil Landmark Climate Change Report Today

Paris, France:  As heart-stopping images of fires and floods dominate news cycles worldwide, the UN’s climate science panel will unveil on Monday its much-anticipated projections for temperature and sea-level rises less than three months before a crucial climate summit in Scotland. After two weeks of virtual…