Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2019
<p>The 2019 edition of the European Environment Agency (EEA) report on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) confirms the good progress achieved in 2018 by the European Union (EU) in phasing-down the
Global Warming
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Environment emerges as major issue for Australian voters
The environment has emerged as a major issue for Australian voters, a poll showed on Sunday, but healthcare and the cost of living are the top concerns ahead of next month's elections. For 32 percent
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Climate science supports youth protests
The campaign to support the protesters has been launched by an international group of 22 scientists spanning a range of disciplines; several of them are renowned climate specialists. They include Michael
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Swedish teen climate activist joins London protest as arrests top 830
Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Sunday urged hundreds of climate-change protesters in London to never give up their campaign to save the planet as police arrests over disruptions
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Being the change
It is clear that our lifestyle has an impact on the environment. What we do and how we do it make a crucial difference It is clear now that in this age of the Anthropocene, environment security is the
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Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach 'could soon be underwater' because of rising sea levels caused by climate change
Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach - celebrated around the world for its both it eye-grabbing beauty and decades-old surf culture - could be under water in a matter of years as as result of rising sea levels triggered
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New paper proposes a science-based ‘Global Deal for Nature’
A paper published in Science today outlines a new “Global Deal for Nature,” officially launching an effort to establish science-based conservation targets covering all of planet Earth, including terrestrial,
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Global warming could create 'greater migratory pressure from Africa'
Europe can expect even greater migratory pressure from Africa unless action is taken to prevent global warming, Sir David Attenborough has said in a strongly worded warning to policymakers that time is
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The unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere summer heatwave in the New Zealand region 2017/18: drivers, mechanisms and impacts
<p>During austral summer (DJF) 2017/18, the New Zealand region experienced an unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere heatwave, covering an area of 4 million km2. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/heatwave-NewZealand.pdf"
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Germany to mull carbon tax as part of national climate pact
Germany's environment minister says the government will discuss introducing a carbon tax as part of its national plan to curb climate change. Speaking after the first meeting of a special "climate Cabinet,"
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Why environmental issues are non-existent in this election
On climate change, the Congress has used all the right words and promised an action agenda to combat global warming. The BJP, on the other hand, is largely silent on the issue of climate change apart from