Adani should bow out gracefully from its Carmichael coal mine
With the last major court case cleared, Adani is free to proceed with its Carmichael coal mine. But the business case is not looking good
Fossil footprints prove humans populated the Americas thousands of years earlier than we thought
Until now, scientists believed humans only travelled south into the Americas when this ice barrier began to melt, at the earliest, 16,500 years ago
Clean Coal Power: Interview with Lesley Sloss
Lesley Sloss is Principal Environmental Consultant at Clean coal centre, International Energy Agency, United Kingdom. Sloss's areas of expertise …
More carbon dioxide spurring plant growth
New measurement techniques show the level of atmospheric oxygen is decreasing in direct proportion to the burning of fossil fuels. These …
Hidden sink uncovered
A recent finding shows that over 35 billion tonnes of 'mysteriously missing' carbon dioxide from fossil fuels burnt over four decades went to …
Fuel for thought
To reduce the level of carbon in the atmosphere, growing and using biomass as an energy substitute for fossil fuels is of greater advantage than …
Is tackling climate change economically viable?
China’s climate pledge and the 2020 irony
Last year China produced a record 3.84 billion tonnes of coal since 2015
US being biggest oil & gas producer should provide finance package for energy transition at COP28: Civil society
US cannot call out other countries for not phasing out at the same time as them, say activists from developing countries
COP28: Important takeaways from the first week of COP28 | Sunita Narain
Here's what we expect from the second week of the United Nations climate change negotiations
Nuclear power or coal plants? Study weighs in on costs and benefits
Environmental costs from both power sources were also examined by the study
Demand for coal falls in 2016; US and China drive decline
In 2016, global consumption of coal declined by 53 million tonnes or 1.7 per cent
Taxing times
Senegal announces biofuel programme
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Widespread natural gas adoption in Africa can create millions of jobs: Study
Despite holding over 8% of the world’s proven reserves of natural gas, Africa remains the most energy-poor continent
Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy
By taking a leaf out of how plants produce energy, we must combine hydrogen with carbon to produce artificial fossil fuels
Bye-bye Pumpjack? Report says renewable energy to power geopolitics
The document by the International Renewable Energy Agency says the nations that focus on innovation and research related to renewable energy will …
How do we uncouple global development from resource use?
A new report lists several ways in which the world can maintain economic growth while reducing its primary material use
What will the National Green Hydrogen Mission mean for India?
The idea is to bring down the production cost from Rs 350-400 per kilogram to about Rs 100 per kg
As world converges for an African CoP, the continent’s east bets on geothermal
Ethiopia, Kenya are actively making efforts to generate geothermal power; but experts have concerns
Loyalty to scriptures should not breed hostility to science
Lately, a slew of remarks by political leaders in the country had nixed established scientific principles
Trump successfully pushes for including US stance on fossil fuels in G20 declaration
World leaders, including Theresa May, urge Trump to consider re-joining the Paris Agreement
Climate change can cripple global economy
Private investors will lose $4.2 trillion to extreme weather events by 2100 if global warming is not arrested
The super cars are coming
With aerospace technologies set to revolutionise engine and body design, today's cars could become as obsolete as dinosaurs.