Some parts of nature and human society are more vulnerable than expected to climate change, according to a draft of a U.N.

Climate scientists are more certain that ever before that global warming is being caused by human activities, particularly the burning of fossil fuels.

The global climate has not been warming over the past 15 years at rates predicted earlier by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), according to a leaked draft of the to-be-released fifth assessment report (AR-5) on global warming.

The revelation, on the face of it, would seem that developing countries will have more room for industrialsiation enabled by fossil fuels than what the extant multilateral commitments denote.

Behind 73% Of Greenhouse Emissions

New Delhi: Fifty of the 500 biggest listed companies in the world account for emission of 73% of 3.6 billion metric tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHG), says a report that was released on Thursday. And, these emitters primarily operate in energy, materials and utilities sectors across the globe.

A new climate change study released by Anna University predicts a 3.5 degree Celsius temperature rise in Tamil Nadu by the end of this century.

The strongest scientific warning to date that global warming is man-made may have a muted impact when it is released later this month with many governments more focused on nursing weak economies th

Questions being raised over urgency of situation but report affirms man-made climate change is reality

The climate has not been warming over the past 15 years at rates predicted earlier, the U.N.’s Integrated Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report, to be released September end, is going to say.

US and European Union envoys are seeking more clarity from the United Nations on a slowdown in global warming that climate skeptics have cited as a reason not to “panic” about environmental changes

PARIS: A leaden cloak of responsibility lies on the shoulders of UN scientists as they put the final touches to the first volume of a massive report that will give the world the most detailed pictu