India, China slam EU’s carbon emissions tax on airlines

Say it would jeopardise international efforts to combat climate change

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Despite the climate crisis, Scotland is burning as much carbon-rich peatland as it did in the 1980s

On average, 1,900 hectares of peatland are burned each year

Aggressive expansion of carbon offset deals in Africa, island states raises crucial questions

Projects covering 10% of Zambia & Liberia’s land have been signed with a UAE-based company  

What are human-caused methane ‘super emitter’ events?

The latest addition to this is the Kazakhstan blowout, igniting a fire that burned for over six months

EU sets new climate goal for 2040 — high ambition, yet gaps persist

Dependence on carbon capture, utilisation & storage is concerning, raises questions on ambition of the target

COM2024: Climate financing hurdles take centrestage at African economic ministers’ conference

Some of the home-grown financing solutions that some African countries have already started embracing include carbon trading

Icon of the Seas: Is the world’s largest cruise ship environment friendly?

It runs on LNG and can leak some of it directly into the atmosphere as methane, a greenhouse gas worse for the climate in the short term …

Mature technologies could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from most industrial sectors by 85%: Study

The study, however, looked at decarbonisation solutions that are “technically possible” but did not factor in other barriers related …

Union government launches framework to promote voluntary carbon markets in agriculture

Minister Arjun Munda requests full cooperation from all quarters to promote carbon markets in the interest of farmers

5% rise in India’s GHG emissions since 2016, driven by energy & industrial sectors

Around 75% of overall greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 came from energy sector, while the industrial sector contributed to 8%

Hottest year 2023 is a sign of more natural disasters in future

World leaders must adhere to promises, agreements made at COPs to stop increases in temperatures

What is ‘dry ice’, at the centre of the Gurugram restaurant incident?

The solid form of carbon dioxide commonly used as a cooling agent in ice cream & frozen desserts must never be touched with ‘…

Consumption and emissions: rich Indians v/s rich (and poor) Americans

Here’s an attempt at starting a serious debate around sustainable consumption and production by drawing a comparison

Richest 1% emitted as much as poorest 66%, enough to cause 1.3 million heat deaths: Oxfam report

Annual global emissions of the super-rich 1% was cancelling out the carbon savings from almost a million onshore wind turbines, it shows

The Great Carbon Capture: All about India's carbon market

India’s lucrative carbon market is worth over $1.2 billion. It will only grow as the crisis of climate change becomes more urgent and …

Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies’ decarbonisation efforts – here’s why

Proposed decarbonisation measures buy large companies are often impractical for smaller farms, expensive or lack buy-in from farmers

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 …

Earth-like tectonic plates on ancient Venus may explain its carbon dioxide- & nitrogen-rich atmosphere

New research suggests Earth’s sister planet may have been home to microbial life billions of years ago due to tectonic activities

Fossil fuel plans of major producers not aligned with Paris Agreement goals, warns UNEP Report

Net Zero pledges by 17 major fossil fuel-producing countries, but plans not in line with limiting warming to 1.5°C

It is a cosy club: The voluntary carbon market is a closed-door affair

Voluntary carbon market is a sophisticated ecosystem. It involves a multitude of players to ensure that a carbon offset project delivers on its …

The Great Carbon Capture: All about markets and credits

Carbon markets have the potential to unlock billions of dollars for Global South nations that need financing to transition to a low-carbon energy …

Resource war India after 2020

If the developing world today is the locus of climate change  mitigation, including reduction in emissions, then there surely must exist a …