Global warming
Energy transition can address global energy inequality
2024 is the warmest year on record, surpassing the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C threshold.
Carbon neutrality is non-negotiable
Major polluters must help nations most vulnerable to climate change.
Development bank financing pledge gives COP29 summit early boost
A group of lenders, including the World Bank, announced a joint goal on Tuesday of increasing this finance to $120 billion by 2030, a roughly 60% increase on the amount in 2023.
Climate debt is an unfair burden for Bangladesh
COP29 must secure fair climate finance for vulnerable nations
COP29 must set a new goal for climate finance and adaptation
As COP29 progresses, Bangladesh will be watching closely to see whether the international community can meet the urgency of its climate needs.
The other greenhouse gases warming the planet
Atmospheric concentrations of all three hit new highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the World Meteorological Organization reported in October.
Carbon sinks in crisis: Explained
Human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, release significant amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere – disrupting the natural carbon cycle. In 2023, carbon pollution – as a result of human activity – reached a record 37.4 billion tonnes. With such record-breaking carbon emissions, it is getting harder for them to absorb atmospheric carbon.
Net zero goal critical to Earth's stability: study
If left unchecked, global warming could set in motion dangerous and irreversible changes to planetary systems such as the disappearance of ice sheets or a collapse of ocean currents.
Sea-level rise in Bangladesh: Faster than global average
Bangladesh is experiencing a faster sea-level rise than the global average of 3.42mm a year, which will impact food production and livelihoods even more than previously thought, government studies have found.
Torrential rains increasing in warming world: Study
Torrential rains have become more frequent worldwide since 1980, with Southeast Asia getting the biggest increase in downpours, a scientific study said on Tuesday.
A healthy, climate-friendly diet
This December, world leaders will meet in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will hammer out a comprehensive agreement to reduce carbon emissions and stem global warming.
Cleaner air would save two million lives a year: study
Cleaner air worldwide will save two million lives a year and not only in the most polluted countries, a study finds.
Pope to urge swift action on global warming
Pope Francis will call for swift action to protect the Earth and fight global warming, according to a leaked draft of the pontiff's encyclical.
No let-up in massive India heatwave
Heatwave conditions continue to sweep India where more than 1,100 people have died in the past week, officials say.
China readies national carbon market to fight climate change
A successful carbon offset, or "cap-and-trade," market could play a big part in cutting China's emissions -- and help the world tackle global warming.
Antarctic ice shelf could collapse by 2020: Nasa
NASA scientists says the remnants of the Larsen B ice shelf, much of which already disintegrated back in 2002 will completely collapse by 2020, reports The Washington Post
Climate change: Nature's wrath hits hard
The warnings could not have been more severe: a monster named Haiyan was coming, a storm carrying rains at wind speeds no one on Earth had ever seen or felt before, so strong it could sweep the sea inland.
Hopes grow for climate-proof beans
A breakthrough in the development of temperature- resilient beans could help sustain a vital source of protein for millions of people around the globe
Climate change 'big threat to China'
Climate change may have "huge impact" on China, reducing crop yields, harming the environment, warns country's top weather scientist