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.
Heatwaves, global warming, and the ethics of our cities
We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.
More heatwaves are coming our way. Are we prepared?
We need to rapidly find ways to deal with heat stress.
Beware of methane leaks!
Excessive concentration of methane in Dhaka demands proper scrutiny
No glaciers, no future
Sea level rise, flash floods, and heat waves are the direct consequences of glacier melting.
There is a way to cool Dhaka city down
Deciduous trees play an essential role in countering the urban heat island effect.
Is global governance failing to deliver climate commitments?
While commitment is the first step, finance is the most important means for implementation of climate commitments. But in this case, there are huge gaps, as pledges remain unfulfilled.
What's the link between global heating and extreme weather?
Heavy snowfall und subzero temperatures have wreaked havoc on the United States this holiday season. Deutsche Welle takes a closer look at how this and other types of extreme weather link back to climate change.
Negotiations going strong at COP27
The developing countries are united in their demand for the establishment of the Sharm El Sheikh Finance Facility for Loss and Damage (SSFFLD) at the end of the climate conference later this week.
From rhetoric to realisation of climate actions at COP27
Despite demands from climate-change-affected countries, the issue of loss and damage has been contentious at the global forum.
Conservation science has moved on. We, too, must adapt and change.
The threats resulting from climate warming and loss of nature are no longer theoretical, but a brutal reality.