COP27: Clean energy investment in Africa lowest since 2011, shows report
Deep in debt, African countries have been pushing richer, more polluting nations to increase climate finance to the continent
Investors are increasingly shunning mining companies that violate human rights
A growing body of research suggests that investors care about human rights impacts and consultation with Indigenous communities
The joker among 'trumps'!
Logging trees to generate power is emerging as the new game to gain carbon credits. But this climate strategy is burning the ecology
IEA Summit on clean energy minerals: Actions for sustainable, ethical supply chains agreed upon
Attendees agree to accelerate progress towards diversified and sustainable supplies of minerals
Net Zero by 2050 possible, but clean energy investments need to outweigh fossils fast: Report
Heavy investment, hydrogen and carbon capture & storage can help keep the temperature increase to 1.7 degrees Celsius
Union Budget 2018: climate action funds lying unused is a concern
There is a possibility of unspent money being diverted to other more politically pressing concerns
Employment in energy sector back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, finds report
Clean energy jobs see a boost with two-thirds share; but not evenly distributed globally
Are we equipped to meet 2022 deadline on emission standards?
Almost seven years since the notification, not even 7 per cent of India’s coal capacity meets the standards issued by the MoEF&CC
Why efforts to clean up charcoal production in sub-Saharan Africa aren’t working
The average person in sub-Saharan Africa consumes 0.69 cubic metres of charcoal per year, 2.5 times more than the amount of wood fuel an average …
There is a need to make a place for environmental justice in India’s fleet electrification drive
Strict environmental, social and governance regulations that extend throughout the EV supply chains imperative
What will Brexit mean for the climate?
After Brexit, the UK will have to ratify the Paris Agreement on its own, and produce its individual NDC
How coal plants will avoid complying with new emission norms
An analysis by non-profit Centre for Science and Environment finds active help from the Ministry of Power and Central Electricity Authority
Waste? I haven’t heard of anything like that
Waste is but an imaginary concept; a discarded shoe or a toothbrush is waste only as long as you think it as such
The coal whack-a-mole: Getting rid of coal power will make prices fall and demand rise elsewhere
Potsdam Institute experts this week published research suggesting we have less than 5% chance of actually ending coal use by 2050
Planet of the humans: Is green energy enough to save the day?
The film is a depiction of what can go wrong if we do not address the energy question. What it does not address is the monstrous scale …
Fossil fuel lobby behind EU’s dash for not-so-green hydrogen: Report
Germany propelling hydrogen agenda, critical players are from or have links with fossil fuel and other polluting industries
Gandhi’s prescription for a healthy life
On the 151st birth anniversary of the father of the nation, Down To Earth presents excerpts from Mahatma Gandhi: The Great Indian Way by late …
Left behind: Energy poverty hampers development in sub-Saharan Africa
Forty countries have now more people without access to clean cooking fuel; 20 have more people living in the dark
Africa’s energy poverty: Benin needs funds to ramp up green resources to electrify, meet NDCs
In recent years, nearly 200 rural localities have been electrified throughout the country with solar energy
On Greta Thunberg and the protesting students
Sunita Narain on the lessons from the ongoing #FridaysForFuture demonstrations
CSIR develops technology for disinfecting water at Rs 2/litre
Science and Technology Minster Dr Harsh Vardhan said the domestic model can provide 10 litres of water in just five minutes and one full charge …
Gangetic dolphins may soon become extinct as river’s natural flow decreases: WII report
The first report on aquatic biodiversity under Namami Gange puts the blame on construction of large-scale hydropower projects
Nuclear waste can be used to generate electricity
The development could solve some of the problems of nuclear waste, clean electricity generation and battery life
Waste quandary
A waste management expert voices his concerns about our misguided and selective approach to cleanliness
Volkswagen fraud puts spanner on clean diesel route
The scam has exposed gaps in emissions regulations across regions. India will have to speed up its technology roadmap to clean up diesel and fix …