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Five-year period ending 2019 set to be hottest on record, says UN report

Other major takeaways from the report include that the extent of Arctic summer sea ice has declined at a rate of 12 per cent per decade over the past 40 years

Kids who are adults for a cause

To me, the climate change problem will be addressed with much greater resolve as this younger generation participates in politics

'Have to do it': Jeff Bezos sets deadline for Amazon to be carbon neutral

Amazon will buy 100,000 electric vans from a start-up and invest $100 million to restore forests and wetlands.

World 'losing the race' to avert climate disaster, warns UN chief Guterres

Guterres said he was heartened by growing societal awareness, which meant that hope was not yet lost

Let's manage risks, not disasters

Today, across the country, there are flood-and-drought-affected pockets next to one another. This is the new normal, and it will do us good to acknowledge and adjust to it quickly

71% Indians think humans responsible for climate change, says survey

Of the countries surveyed, India has the largest share of people who think human activity is mainly responsible for climate change

Climate change effects to be worse than previous estimates, new study shows

Across Europe, heat waves will become longer and more intense, while the Arctic will be entirely ice-free during summer in the last two decades of this century

Parched India will see 'water refugees' in future, says Rajendra Singh

A lot of time has been lost, but it's still possible to overcome the crisis, Singh said

Developing nations should increase carbon footprint to tackle hunger: Study

The study also found that a food's country of origin can have huge consequences for its climate impact

Meat and bottled drink sales fall as consumers get climate change conscious

A survey was conducted by data analytics firm Kantar on 65,000 people in 24 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia

COP 14: PM Modi says India to raise target for restoring degraded land

Modi also said India would be happy to propose initiatives for greater South-South cooperation in addressing issues of climate change, biodiversity and land degradation

Future thermal power plants at risk as water stress increases: Study

Existing water shortage has already forced 61 thermal power plants to shut down between 2013 and 2017, leading to 17,000 gigawatt hours of lost generation

As India hosts desertification meet, 30% of its land is already degraded

Over 600 million people risk the impact of climate change in India and if land degradation is not addressed, the problem could get more acute

Consumers and climate change

Schlossberg deserves real credit for coming through her journey into the guts of the consumer machine with a clarifying insight: We aren't going to solve our problems on consumer at a time

Don't hold your breath: Amazon fires aren't depleting Earth's oxygen supply

There's enough oxygen in the air to last for millions of years, and the amount is set by geology rather than land use

Flood policy needs complete overhaul

India must learn from the ecological pioneers and carefully adapt the learnings to our own conditions

Can environmental populism save the planet? It is difficult, but possible

Beyond lip service, we need to mobilise truly popular support for change. Now is a good time to start

Best of BS Opinion: Climate change, India's economic challenge, and more

From J&K to Indian economy, read best of Business Standard opinion here

Fighting climate change

Well-judged alterations in land use are imperative

Time to buckle up: Climate change could make your next flight a bumpier one

A research shows climate change is creating more turbulent air for planes because changes in wind speed at different altitudes are becoming more extreme