Small car revolution Who cares about congestion, pollution
The ultra-cheap small cars in the pipeline will tilt the skewed balance against public transport and two-wheelers irretrievably. The result will …
Cop-out
Hopes were pinned on the latest UN climate summit at Lima. It was supposed to prepare the ground for a new climate deal that will replace the …
Climate of irrationality
Developed and developing countries are divided over regulating super greenhouse gases under Montreal Protocol
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 …
Trump’s battle with California busts myths about American climate policy
The development should end the illusion that sub-national action will suffice
Norway on aKutt campaign
Simply Put: Achieving net zero
Designed for developing
All programmes to mitigate climate change are being designed for developing nations.
Centre made over 100 changes in Environment Impact Assessment Notification in past 5 years
The year 2022-23 saw the highest number of changes introduced in the notification
Fall in place
5 charts that show CoP26 has hardly anything to show for itself yet
CoP26 is ending in two days but climate action is proceeding at snail’s pace
NASA spots 50 methane super-emitters on Earth
Most of these sites have ties with agriculture and fossil fuel industries
Equity and per capita entitlement has to be the basis for fair climate deal says UK Climate minister
Jeez, Mr.Stern: 2 degree C target is just a guidepost?
Transcript of the US press briefing by Todd Stern, Durban, December 7, 2011
CDM cleansing
CoP26 Diary (Nov 2): Did you know Brazil’s new NDCs will be even more damaging
A round-up of what went on at the Glasgow summit.
Here are some ways to reduce carbon footprint of cement industry
More than 99 per cent of the greenhouse gases emitted from the manufacturing process is CO2
As told to Parliament (August 2, 2023): Natural disasters claim 1,224 lives in 4 months, says minister
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (July 27, 2023): Centre restricted import & export of biofuels to promote them, says minister
As told to Parliament (July 25, 2023): Over 50 million job cards of MGNREGA workers deleted in 2022-23, says minister
Fiji becomes the first country to ratify Paris Agreement
Fiji has also pledged an unconditional 10 per cent emissions cut by 2030
Buy and forget
No substitute for UN talks on climate change
US, Australia change tack
Won’t cut CO2 emissions
How climate change is causing a communication breakdown in the animal world
Climate change is altering the production of info-carrying chemicals such as pheromones