World headed towards 2.4°C warming despite CoP26, according to 4 assessments

We may still be able to limit warming to 2°C, but 1.5°C will require technology to play an outsized role that it currently does not …

Japan has rolled out a bevy of projects to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Are they enough?

Achieving the net-zero emissions target would require a major push to build clean energy infrastructure  

Is natural gas actually cleaner than coal? Growing evidence says maybe not

Methane releases from natural gas are a key factor in creating parity between the overall GHG emissions from gas and coal  

Most carbon capture & utilisation technologies may be counterproductive: Study

CCU techs might divert attention from more effective emission reduction options

Exxon, Apple and other corporate giants will have to disclose all their emissions under California’s new climate laws

Oil and gas companies like Chevron will likely have to account for emissions from vehicles that use their gasoline, and Apple will have to …

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Continent should exploit carbon market potential to raise climate finance, say experts

Africa’s climate activists, however, criticised initiative, saying it will incentivise pollution, benefit fossil fuel companies

Shipping emissions must fall by a third by 2030 and reach zero before 2050 – new research

CoP26 will put a much needed spotlight on the shipping sector. At a subsequent meeting in November 2021, the IMO will discuss plans for revising …

Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows

From the beginning of 2022, the world can emit an additional 420 billion tonnes of CO2 to limit global warming to 1.5℃, or 11 years of …

2.2 bn people in Pakistan’s Indus Valley & India at risk of moist heatwaves, high temperatures: Study

The impacts expand along the Bay of Bengal as well as into Bangladesh and parts of Myanmar in 3°C and 4°C warmer world

Only 25 cities responsible for 52% of global urban GHG emissions: Study

Cities in the developed world show higher per capita emissions, according to the study

Urgent call for action: IEA’s 2023 update to Net Zero roadmap

Ground is set for COP28 with this report calling for end to new fossil fuel development & increasing equitable clean energy investment

COP27: Report sees slight rise in 2022 global emissions; highest in India

World may cross 1.5°C rise in 9 years if current emissions continue  

Why flooding raises alarm over bearing of hydropower plants on the Himalayas

The need of the hour is to put halt large hydel-power projects in the Himalayas. Can small hydropower plants offer a sustainable solution?

Carbon storage hub along US Gulf Coast can reduce emissions viably: Study

A high concentration of power generation industries exist in Texas and Louisiana, making it a good spot to build up a carbon storage hub

World’s largest companies are failing on climate action, new report shows

A heavy reliance on carbon offsetting helps companies shirk accountability for a majority of their emissions

India’s forests, soil can store additional 7 billion tonnes of carbon: Study

India can gain most by improving management of existing, likely degraded forests

Climate change first ‘went viral’ exactly 70 years ago

Throughout the 50s and 60s US, Swedish, German and Soviet scientists were examining the issue

COP27: Non-state actors can’t destroy the environment, yet claim to be net zero, says report

Businesses, financial institutions, cities and regions must ensure that their operations don’t contribute to deforestation, peatland loss …

Climate change is real: Strong cyclones to reduce in Bay of Bengal, rise in Arabian Sea by 2050, says study

Globally, the risk of strong tropical cyclones is expected to become more than double by 2050, according to the study

Hydrogen costs to fall over 95% by 2050, predicts report

Green hydrogen technology will fill the gap between renewable energy and Net Zero carbon emissions.

Then and now: Prime polluters

China, US and EU-27 (excluding the UK) currently emit over 50% of the world’s 36.44 GtCO2 Africa and India, each with 17% of the world’…

Emissions Gap Report: Only 14% chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C even in most optimistic scenarios

Unconditional NDCs project a 22 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent gap for 1.5°C goal 

CoP26: Carbon budget report puts Net Zero euphoria in place at Glasgow

Net rise of emission for all major countries in 2021

Chief executives, investors write to world leaders: Need bold climate action

Need to change rules of the game to prompt corporate action, the open letter said

EU climate advisory board recommends reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90-95% by 2040 from 1990 levels

Of 63 scenarios compatible with the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, 27 had high feasibility concerns