Biden’s strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants
The rule’s reliance on carbon capture and storage ought to be music to fossil fuel companies’ ears
Energy transition is now a must
Marie-Hélène Aubert, adviser to the French president for international negotiations on climate and environment, was recently in New …
Cancun clinches deal—for polluters
Cancun has restored the sanctity of multilateral negotiations under the UN climate convention. People had lost faith in it by the end of the …
Frozen at gateway
The Doha outcome is all talk no action. In 2007, the Bali Action Plan had called for an urgent reduction in carbon emissions by developed …
Time-out
The 17th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change met in Durban in December 2011. Negotiations were heated and …
Using the ocean to fight climate change raises serious environmental justice and technical questions
Ocean affects everyone on the planet, but not everyone will have the same relationship to it or the same opportunities to have their opinions heard
Climate clock is ticking: Reset shows world is a year closer to 1.5°C warming threshold
According to recent estimates, only 500 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide can be emitted from 2020 onwards if we are to stay below the 1.5 C …
Best way to remove carbon: Sequestering it in its natural sinks
To curb desertification, we need to restore degraded soil via forestry, improve vegetative cover, enhance water use efficiency, reduce soil …
Defunding environment programmes in US will affect the world
The Energy Star Programme, which has prevented 2.8 billion tonnes of GHG emissions, is being defunded
Cities take the lead by setting emission reduction targets
Cities are responsible for a large chunk of greenhouse gas emissions due to concentration of economic activity
Run-up to COP27: DTE’s coverage of loss and damage in Africa due to climate change
Africa is suffering from losses in agriculture, employment and faces food insecurity due to global warming
How crop burning affects Delhi's air quality
Polash Mukerjee from Centre for Science and Environment explains how crop burning in Punjab and Haryana affects Delhi's air quality
Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: How Zambia can make the most of it
The country has substantial reserves of copper and cobalt, critical metals for the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy
Under the microscope: LULUCF
Several Annex I countries are lobbying for shoddy accounting practices that would weaken their overall emissions targets
Is India on track to meet its Paris commitments
The country may not meet its targets completely but is within reach to achieve a substantial part of it
It’s banned and depletes ozone layer, still China uses it
The Environmental Investigative Agency has found that CFC-11, a gas banned under the Montreal Protocol, is being used extensively in East Asia, …
Paris Climate Deal: ambitions and actions on the ground
National pledges on emission reduction made by countries under Paris Agreements will only account for one-third of what is needed to avoid the …
HFC phase down: what is the relationship between cost and ambition?
Coming to a consensus on the relationship between cost and ambition will be crucial in determining the nature of the HFC phase-down amendment
US emissions inflict $1.9 trillion in global losses
A report found that the emissions caused by the US has inflicted severe losses on poorer countries through heatwaves, crop failures and other …
Climate colloquy: All about net zero
An exclusive series based on CSE’s new book Climate Change: Science and Politics to answer your climate change queries.
Political declaration - Update I
A deal just reached between the US and BASIC countries appears to undermine every principle of effective collective action on climate change
An Interaction with Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh gave details of how the Copenhagen Accord was negotiated, the role of the BASIC group in negotiations and the domestic action …
Current emissions targets could keep the planet below a 2°C temperature rise but a turbocharged effort is needed
Delivering on long-term promises requires decarbonisation efforts at unprecedented speed and scale
The urban jungle needs more trees
As cities grow and heat up, it’s time to get rid of your air-conditioner and have more plants in your homes
Absence of free trade agreement poses hurdles for German investment in Indian renewables: German politicians
The need for skilled workers to enable this transition to clean energy technologies is one place where India and Germany can cooperate more deeply,…