Australia comes up with a weak climate action plan, calls it ‘serious and ambitious’

The proposal has drawn heavy criticism from both home and abroad

Don't let the carbon go

Be careful how land-use and land-cover changes

COP24: Consensus on global emission reduction key to carbon markets’ success

All nations must make efficient use of the few days left of the Katowice conference since till now they have been struggling to come to a …

In carbon negative Sikkim, emissions are on the rise

A preliminary report by the Sikkim government suggests the green state is carbon-negative, but emissions are on the rise

How to counter Trump on trade tariffs and climate inaction? Impose carbon charges on US imports

Trade and climate policy experts give a detailed roadmap for a carbon-based response to US tariffs

Most EU countries set to miss 2020 carbon emission reduction targets: report

Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the UK are no longer at the forefront of the fight against climate change

Instead of just conserving trees, harvest wood from them: study

Switching to wood from fossil fuels for heating and related combustion purposes can reduce CO2 emissions by about 2 million tonnes each year

Indian Railways likely to become world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon emitter by 2030

The Indian Railways transports 24 million passengers every day across the subcontinent on 13,000 trains covering approximately 67,956 km; it’…

Climate crisis: Deforestation in southeast Asia mountains on the rise

Forests are being increasingly cut down on steeper slopes, which have a high forest carbon density relative to the lowlands 

'The biggest driver of tropical deforestation is industrial agriculture'

Wealthy countries should provide adequate funding for tropical countries that conserve forests, says environmental economist Jonah Busch 

World set to lose India-sized forest cover by 2050

The report predicts that 289 million hectares of tropical forests will be cleared between 2016 and 2050

EU parliamentarians vote against propping up carbon prices

Proposal to artificially boost carbon prices fails to receive support, sends prices crashing further

CoP26 presents make or break opportunity to put world back on track: WMO

Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high, says World Meteorological Organization report

Atmospheric methane concentration at record levels

The 2019 levels are the highest since record-keeping began in 1983

Who’s under pressure?

Youtube>> Parliament • Australia

Measuring emissions from vehicles in the real world: Policy steps in India

As part of the 2023 reform India needs to improve vehicle testing procedures to control real world emissions   

Are coal-fired power plants attractive for investment?

A recent report says that there is economic merit in closing down such power plants to meet the Paris goals

World likely to see 2°C warming by 2050 even under low-emissions, predicts new study

Global warming is already on the verge of crossing the 1.5°C threshold 

Study unravels how ocean warming impacts early development of Giant Kelp, can aid conservation

At higher temperatures, spore release increased but other reproductive processes were hindered

Forest fires: Have we reached a tipping point

What does the ongoing Australian bushfires indicate? DTE asks atmospheric scientist Michael Mann

Highest carbon concentration in atmosphere in 3 million years: WMO

The new WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin says CO2 concentration in atmosphere has breached all recent records

Simply put: Global demand of fossil fuels up by 78%

DTE Call For Action: What is voluntary carbon market? How does it work in India?

India, which generates one-fifth of the world’s carbon credits, is at the forefront of carbon investment. The current carbon markets could …

A pleasant wash

A new detergent can help reduce waste emissions during dry-cleaning

United effort