Stripping carbon from the atmosphere might be needed to avoid dangerous warming — but it remains a deeply uncertain prospect
Proponents argue carbon removal is required at a massive scale to avoid dangerous warming
Plastic production accounts for much larger carbon footprint than previously thought
Global carbon footprint of plastic doubled since 1995, reaching two billion GtCO2-tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2015
Carbon budget target 2030: How it ends
What is the carbon budget that remains — the amount of carbon dioxide we can emit going forward if we are to limit temperature rise to 1.5&…
Global energy transition too slow, needs a ‘low emissions revolution’: IEA
Current climate pledges will raise temperatures by 2.1 degrees above pre-industrial levels and more action is needed in the energy sector, says …
Fixing cheap carbon
Genetically improved plants in Vietnam to help Australia meet its Kyoto target as cheaply as possible
Rising CO2 emissions may affect labour productivity in developing countries: Study
Agriculture, mining and quarrying, manufacturing and construction — sectors which account for 73 per cent of output in poor countries' are …
Ghana is behind the curve on climate change laws: expert suggests a way to get corporations on board
Ghana is currently lacking the political will as well as technical capacity to establish a strong climate change regulator
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 …
What is carbon pricing?
Carbon pricing works by putting a monetary value on carbon, which makes the cost of emitting carbon explicit to those polluting
Last year saw the biggest drop in CO2 emissions; here’s why that’s not enough
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to grow 4.8% as the economy rebounds after COVID-19 pandemic: Global Energy Review 2021
Missing green growth: 11 rich countries like Germany, UK will need 2 centuries to meet Paris goals
Emission reductions highly insufficient for Canada, Australia and 9 European countries; calling it ‘green growth’ is misleading …
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
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
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
Atmospheric methane concentration at record levels
The 2019 levels are the highest since record-keeping began in 1983
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
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
Forest fires: Have we reached a tipping point
What does the ongoing Australian bushfires indicate? DTE asks atmospheric scientist Michael Mann
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 …
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
As cryptocurrency becomes mainstream, its carbon footprint can’t be ignored
As Bitcoin prices rise, so will the incentive to mine it, creating a feedback loop that spells trouble for the climate
Make trade work for climate
EU’s carbon border tax won’t take us towards a cooperative world required to combat climate change
Rapid thaw of permafrost can release large volumes of greenhouse gases
Scientists have warned that vast swaths of permafrost across the Arctic may thaw much before the current projections, releasing vast amounts of …