Governments worldwide spent $1.7 trillion of public money on fossil fuels, a new report finds

Among G20 countries, only 13 per cent of annual reports available showed that their SOEs had invested in renewable energy

High road to COP28: Ditch carbon capture tech, set end date for oil & gas production, report to developed nations

Experts worry investments in CCS could rob funds from renewable energy projects

Researchers identify fungus for pyrene remediation

The highly toxic pyrene can be broken down by the fungus

Can biomass co-firing offer a viable solution to coal shortage and stubble burning?

It is a win-win solution for the farmers and the environment

Why green hydrogen may be the clean fuel for future

Declining costs of renewables and urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating potential growth of hydrogen in political and business …

Study finds land availability limited to achieve biodiversity targets and apply climate mitigation strategy

Commitment of 120 million sq km for land-based carbon dioxide removal potentially conflicts with “30x30” target

COP28 diary (December 4): Developing countries reject GGA draft, vote of support for rechanneling Special Drawing Rights

New Global Stocktake text to be published December 5, World Bank announces 5 new initiatives

Amazonian biodiversity: Indigenous convoy to bring focus to threats during Montreal summit

Non-profit Amazon Watch, among others, to participate in COP15 CBD

Age of dinosaurs

The greatest threat to cleaner, new age technologies is from fossil fools

Study warns of a billion human deaths if global warming reaches or exceeds 2°C

Authors suggest aggressive energy policies to decrease carbon emissions, minimise loss of lives

Russia—Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide — new study

Rising energy prices are making households more vulnerable to energy poverty, particularly during the cold season

Lutzerath protests: Climate activism watershed or Germany’s ticket to energy security?

What the protests against Garzweiler lignite mine expansion mean for global energy politics 

Carbon credits, green hydrogen can help Africa mobilise climate finance for growth

Report on financing decarbonised growth says access to electricity Africa’s most pressing challenge

Union Budget 2022-23: National biomass co-firing policy mooted by CSE in focus

Co-firing to cut CO2 by 38 million tonnes annually, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in budget speech  

IFC stake in Federal Bank Ltd results in no new coal commitment

The international body had demanded in July 2021 that India’s 7th largest commercial bank should put a stop to coal financing  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 16, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

UN climate change chief urges alma mater to divest from fossil fuels

Swarthmore College has an estimated $139 million in fossil fuel holdings

Electrifying ride

REVA leads the charge for electric vehicles in India

Just transition: Digital literacy can help youth dependant on coal sector move into other fields, finds IIT study

Digital media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube can also be used to educate the youth on just transition

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

Why we need better data on clean fuel coverage to tackle air pollution

The level of emissions arising from household cooking is uncertain given the varying data sets used for emission analysis  

These countries plan to throw a spanner in CoP26 works, warn BBC

A comment from India cited “tremendous challenges” to say that coal will remain the main source of energy in the coming decades

China eyes more coal-fired power plants despite production surplus, pollution woes

As the power demand growth has slowed from 10 to three per cent or less per year, China now risks wasting half a trillion dollars on new coal-…

Will Gaza jeopardise India’s energy resilience?

India relies heavily on oil from the Middle East. The Israel-Hamas conflict could put that at risk  

Coal’s share in India’s power mix to decline to half by 2030, renewables to meet new demand: CEA

Solar is expected to lift the load in the future power mix, while projections for large hydropower and wind remain modest