Cut inequality to fight climate crisis
Economic inequality raises carbon emissions, with the rich contributing most: Human Development Index
Climate Emergency CoP 25: The inadequacy of net zero
The European Commission's Green New Deal's ambigously worded 'climate neutrality' target is concerning
The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)
The carbon footprint of tourism is about four times larger than previously thought, according to a world-first study published in …
The race is on to decarbonize the 50,000-plus ships that carry our stuff around the world
International shipping produces as much CO2 as aircraft. Here’s what we can do about that
Volcano erupts in Guatemala, spewing ash 2 km into the sky
Central America has more than 100 volcanoes, many of which attract thousands of tourists from all over the world
Potential of intact forests in mitigating climate risks undermined: Report
While deforestation alone accounted for 3.2% of gross carbon emissions, selective logging, edge effects, and wildlife loss spiked carbon …
Gujarat has put just one e-vehicle on the road in last six months: Govt data
Maharashtra, which set a target of registering five lakh EVs by 2022 — an average of 274 vehicles per day — managed only four per day …
Union Budget 2019-20: Govt makes major push for easy adoption of e-vehicles
The sops include tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on loans taken to buy e-vehicles, more charging station in smart cities, highways
Gujarat launches India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution
Launched on World Environment Day, the programme is a market-based system where the government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to …
India’s cow crisis: A rebuttal to Sunita Narain
Down To Earth's Editor wrote how it is brutal to kill India’s ancient Uber economy: PETA India director offers a counter-point
New device developed to tackle pollution in high traffic zones
Prototypes of WAYU have been installed at the ITO Junction in central Delhi and Mukarba Chowk in north Delhi; 54 more units would be installed in …
Climate change and wildfires – how do we know if there is a link?
Global warming does not cause wildfires. Rather, global warming exacerbates the conditions and raises the risk of wildfire
Centre launches e-Mobility Programme; 10,000 e-vehicles to be procured this year
Govt focussing on charging infrastructure and policy framework to ensure more than 30% of new vehicles in 2030 are electric
Parts of US, Europe and Asia still grappling with problem of high level of ozone pollution
Parts of southern Europe, South Korea, Japan and China are experiencing more than 15 days a year of ozone levels above 70 ppb
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 …
Antarctic ice reveals that fossil fuel extraction leaks more methane than thought
Analysis of 12,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals that methane leaks from fossil fuel extraction play a larger role than previously thought
Shadow of Dieselgate: alarmingly high emissions from diesel cars, SUVs on Indian roads
The first ever real world emissions testing of BSIV cars in India shows alarmingly high real world emission from diesel cars on road, explodes …
Pongamia power enables Adilabad villagers to export carbon credits to Germany
When Gond tribals of Chalpadi village in Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh agreed this April to export 900 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in …
World’s two biggest polluters-China and US-strike deal to cut carbon emissions
Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment warns the deal will push the world to catastrophic increase in average global temperature
Africa Climate Summit 2023: African Carbon Markets Initiative to benefit fossil fuel companies, financial brokers, says report
Initiative has already attracted investors from the United Arab Emirates which has committed to buy $450 million of carbon credits
EU’s top 10 emitters are all coal plants — and 7 of them are repeat offenders
Poland, Germany dominate Europe’s emissions; long-term trend of coal power emissions shows a decline
Australia’s top economists back carbon price, say benefits of net-zero outweigh cost
With right settings in place, Australia could become a major producer of zero-emissions hydrogen, and industrial powerhouse that used its iron …
IPCC’s new report on climate change is a call to action
The latest IPCC report confirms that we can no longer lose time in prevarication or in finding new excuses not to act, including empty promises …
Emissions trading: ‘Permanence of carbon credits, human rights protection needs focus at COP27’
Jonathan Crook, policy officer at Carbon Market Watch, on carbon market negotiations in the first week of COP27
Net Zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can’t solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption
While renewables are making major inroads, the world’s overall primary energy use keeps risin