A curated library of resources to learn about climate change

Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have released over 1.5 trillion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the earth’s atmosphere. Emissions are rising – but they need to get down to zero. This video looks at countries’ emissions contributions, from highest cumulative emissions to per capita emissions.

As countries implement their targets and policies and develop more detailed pathways to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, this interactive chart explores GHG emissions by country and economic sector to understand the global emissions picture and how it changes over time.

Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. This article provides a brief summary of international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and whether these country-led commitments are sufficient to avoid catastropic warming.

There are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change. The latest IPCC report synthesises the latest climate science and available pathways for climate-resilient development.

India has been active in global efforts to address climate change for over three decades. This article provides an overview of India’s engagement in such negotiations, and how its climate foreign policy behaviour can be explained.

The Paris Agreement aims to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius. This website tracks country-wise progress towards this goal, in terms of individual commitments and targets submitted toward mitigation and/or adaptation.

This report profiles India’s climate risks and impacts across natural factors such as climate, oceans, water, agriculture, forests; development priorities such as urban areas, health, and energy; and its effect on the country’s policies and economy.

Scientific evidence shows that the current human-caused global warming of 1.1 degree Celsius is increasingly impacting nature and human lives, despite efforts to adapt to the changing climate. This video outlines the IPCC’s latest findings on the climate risks and impacts the world is facing.

Global warming is bringing Earth’s climate system toward dangerous tipping points, with grave consequences for ecosystems and people. This video explores the actions needed to cut emissions radically, and identifies potential positive tipping points.

This study is India’s first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment. Through a climate vulnerability index of states and UTs, it analyses the combined risk and impacts of hydro-met disasters.

This report highlights how climate change impacts are wreaking an ever-increasing human, financial and environmental toll, worsening food insecurity and poverty, and holding back sustainable development. It amplifies water stress, and climate-induced economic losses, among others.

Building the future we want requires an understanding of our collective past. This video explores the last 50 years of radical change—from food demand, water, population, ocean health, and beyond—to assess our current climate inflection point in context.

Due to global warming and climate change, the world is warming faster than ever in recorded history, disrupting the balance of nature. This article details the causes of climate change, and the many risks it poses to humans and all other life forms on Earth.

As climate change pushes up global temperatures, this video explores the repercussions on India if the average global temperature breaches the 1.5 degree Celsius mark. How will this affect India in terms of temperature rise and rainfall? Will the entire country be equally affected?

This article provides an overview of seven climate indicators to describe the changing climate and monitor relevant domains, including the atmosphere’s composition, energy changes arising from the accumulation of greenhouse gases and other factors, and the responses of land, oceans, and ice.

Human-induced climate change is largely attributed to excess greenhouse gas emissions. This interactive platform identifies important sectoral emissions drivers in India, across energy, agriculture, and land use change and forestry (LUCF), and their respective rankings compared to other countries.

Outlining India’s international commitments and responsibilities to address global warming, this report presents updated information on the National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory based on the year 2016, including a sector-wise breakdown of emissions.