Shells turn brittle

Microalgae are adapting to warming climate, declining nutrient levels in seas with novel strategy

Study finds microalgae are firing up a light-responsive protein to use sunlight for growth

Carbon capture made easy

Salt, sugar and alcohol can help trap the greenhouse gas

Can biomass co-firing offer a viable solution to coal shortage and stubble burning?

It is a win-win solution for the farmers and the environment

CO2 emissions from building sector highest in 2019: UNEP

The sector’s decarbonisation progress also slowing down, notes report

The New Proposal

Pronk offers a compromise plan that gives away too much on sinks

Crops losing protein

Dirty fuel

Even as China reduces carbon dioxide emissions by reducing coal use, US policy encourages it

Trade-off!

The European Union plans to introduce a trading scheme for carbon dioxide emissions

Sinking planks

Phytoplankton production could damage oceanic ecosystems

News snippets

London's parking charges will now be based on emissions

Congestion in the skies is costing India dearly

Bytes

The great rush

Save power the smart way

India gets smart grid that monitors electricity use in real time

Study finds land availability limited to achieve biodiversity targets and apply climate mitigation strategy

Commitment of 120 million sq km for land-based carbon dioxide removal potentially conflicts with “30x30” target

More livestock, more carbon dioxide, less ice: The world’s climate change progress since 2019 is (mostly) bad news

Especially troubling is the unprecedented surge in climate-related disasters since 2019

Carbon suckers

Mangroves store four times more carbon than other forests

Cheap fix

The rush to make profits out of carbon-fixing engenders another kind of colonialism

Sun City

The German capital Berlin gives a preview of the solar energy future

Reverse effect

Diesel-fuelled vehicles have pulled down the ratings of companies

Japan acts on Kyoto pledge

Gets clean air credits by undertaking energy projects in Kazakhstan

In Short

Time to bid adieu