China-US Pledge to Sign Paris Climate Accord
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the joint presidential statement on climate change by China and the United States. Both countries will sign the Paris Agreement at a special…
What Is the Impact of El Niño on Global Climate?
People the world over are feeling, or soon will feel, the effects of the strongest El Niño event since 1997-98, currently unfolding in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. New satellite…
Climate Justice Has Won: Narendra Modi
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that climate justice has won at the recently concluded Paris Climate Change Conference called COP 21. Modi believes that the deliberations at COP…
Boosting Investment Towards Climate Smart Cities
New policies and mechanisms are unlocking investment for much-needed climate-smart infrastructure in cities, according to a new report launched at Paris City Hall by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and…
UN Warns As Global Temperatures Soar
Two United Nations agencies have released a series of new guidelines aimed at addressing the health risks posed by the increasing number and intensity of climate change-related heatwaves. These heatwaves…