Countries are progressing too slowly on green growth, says OECD
No country is performing well on all green growth dimensions and most of the countries studied are yet to fully disconnect economic growth from …
We can cut emissions in half by 2040 if we build smarter cities
Future population growth is expected to take place almost entirely in cities. We won't fight climate change without them
Germany tries to pass the buck
The meeting of the climate convention negotiating committee, which was meant to evolve criterion for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, …
Death pits darken green fields in Haryana
Carbon dioxide trapped in pits built for tubewell motors in Haryana's green revolution districts have killed hundreds of farm-workers. Scientists …
Dubious deal
Before looking for supporters elsewhere, the fossil fuel-dependent North should take the first step in reducing carbon emissions at home
North vs South
Developing nations should not sit back and allow the US to do the thinking. They should find a way of making their contributions meaningful and, …
Leading to a greener future
Recently elected German coalition government brings hope of possible prominence to ecological issues
Hopes rise though US climate change bill falls
The US senate rejected the country's first climate change bill in the last week of October. On the bright side, the proposed law sank by a 55-43 …
US dawdling over climate change
Even as Europe reels under an unprecedented heat wave, US President George Bush remains unconvinced about the harsh reality of climate change. On …
G7 sets renewables target, no timeline for fossil fuel phase out
Gas investments and nuclear energy remain in play while urgent action is needed to phase out fossil fuels
Offshore wind can yield twin benefits of GHG reduction, return on investments: Report
Offshore wind energy generation estimated to increase between 650 and 3,500 terawatt hours every year by 2050
What does Boris Johnson’s plan to ban fuel-powered vehicles mean for UK
Several other countries may follow suit in the coming years to phase out petrol- and diesel-run vehicles
Rice fields as carbon sinks
A study by Indian scientists finds lowland flooded rice ecosystems can store vast amounts of carbon but the jury is still out on whether these …
Greenland is melting: We need to worry about what’s happening on the world’s largest island
The three largest glaciers were responsible for 8.1 millimetre of sea level rise, about 15% of the whole ice sheet’s contribution
Biden winning US elections 2020 shows how clean air, climate inaction influence mandate
Joe Biden’s electoral victory proves that democracy can work for science and environmental justice, says Anumita Roychowdhury of CSE
Emission impossible
We need to change the way we farm, we eat and we think as agriculture is the largest source of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions
COP24: Carbon market talks go downhill
Key issues that render the environmental integrity of the Paris carbon markets questionable are the Overall Mitigation of Global Emissions …
Six feet under: A quarter of Earth's carbon may be buried beneath surface, finds study
New findings reveal how water helps take organic carbon deep beneath earth’s surface for long-term storage
My clean air concerns
The bottomline is even with the region practically closed down, air quality is still nowhere close to where we need it to be. This should worry …
Ocean floor disintegrating rapdily due to manmade CO2
Excess carbon dioxide in the sea is using all the seafloor calcite that has helped maintain pH levels for millennia, says the study published in&…
Deaths due to heat wave likely to increase by up to 2000%
By 2080, deaths from heat waves could increase by up to 2,000 percent in some areas of the world, say Australian researchers
Economic Survey 2018-19: Increasing access to charging points key to boost electric vehicle sales
Only 0.06 per cent of the total cars in India are electric, while China has two per cent and Norway has 39 per cent
About 100 world cities used 70% of electricity from renewable sources in 2018: Report
Renewables have become integral to city efforts to reduce CO2 and other harmful emissions
Climate Crisis: ‘Massive investment in CCS is a cover for the expansion of the fossil fuel industry’
Lili Fuhr, deputy director of Center for International Environmental Law, on investments in CCS & what to expect from COP28
Warming beyond borders: Amazon deforestation heats up Tibet, says new study
There are no borders in the fight against climate change, cooperation is the key, says study published in Nature