En route to climate catastrophe? 4 major indicators broke records in 2021, says WMO
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea-level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification were the highest since record keeping began
More companies pledge ‘net-zero’ emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?
Some companies take advantage of carbon reductions elsewhere by buying carbon credits; but it draws criticism because it allows those …
Dragon in the room: Why China’s target of carbon neutrality is misleading
China contributed 27% to the world’s overall global emissions in 2019, surpassing the United States
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 27, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
C40 Cities: 14 cities drive sustainable diet plan
The food we eat was responsible for nearly 13 per cent of the total emissions in 2017 and this is expected to increase 38% by 2050
Trees likely to absorb CO2 only till 2100: Study
Continued dependence on fossil fuels and rapid deforestation have limited their level absorption
'Developed countries reduced emissions by 13% in 26 years'
COP24: UNFCCC report says financial support provided by the developed countries to the developing ones also saw increase
India’s emission targets most ambitious among G20 nations
While India’s greenhouse gas emissions have doubled in last 25 years, they are still below the G20 average, says a climate change study
Study finds link between melting ice in Arctic and tornadoes in the US
Melting of Arctic ice might be altering the paths of certain high speed winds in the region called jet streams, also associated with tornadoes in …
Legal case against Norway for allowing new oil exploration in the Arctic
The government’s decision could lead to the drilling of seven new exploratory wells in the Barents Sea in 2017
Space agencies of 60 countries come together to monitor greenhouse gas emissions
Data from satellites will help keep tabs on countries’ efforts to reduce emissions in line with their climate action commitments
The night the air turned poisonous
...the much-flouted crisis management system failed to activate itself, leaving the residents of Kardampuri colony in Delhi gasping for breath
Birlas, trade union block rayon mill closure
Ten persons were killed in March by toxic gas from untreated effluents discharged by Century Rayon's Thane plant. The state pollution control …
Chlorine leak in Mumbai suburb sends 120 to hospital
Unclaimed chlorine cylinders at port trust premises were not neutralised despite warnings
NGT committee renders entire Baghjan oil field illegal
NGT-appointed Judge Katakey Committee recommends legal action against Oil India Ltd for violating various environmental as well as industrial …
India to adopt uniform licensing for gas, oil exploration
Policy proposed to bring uniformity in contractual provisions for exploration and production of all types of hydrocarbon resources, says minister …
Assam gas leak: NGT orders OIL to pay Rs 25 cr, forms high-level committee
An oil-and-gas well, owned by OIL, at Upper Assam’s Baghjan village caught fire on June 9, after leaking for a fortnight
Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated — new study
While preventing bottom trawling from disturbing the seabed could reduce the emissions driving climate change, how much CO₂ it would prevent is …
Bio-CNG projects as carbon credit generators
Carbon credits obtained through the production of a tonne of Bio-CNG varies between 16 and 25, depending on the type of feedstock used
A change in scene
Victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have filed a lawsuit in the US against Union Carbide Corporation and its former head Warren Anderson
Greenhouse gas emissions from man-managed grasslands similar to global croplands
Study highlight need to use sustainable management to preserve and enhance soil carbon storage of grasslands
These 10 cards show why Planet Earth is still headed for a meltdown 5 years after Paris
The recent UNEP Emissions Gap report, the WMO’s State of the Global Climate Change 2020 and other reports all point to dire consequences
COVID-19 cut carbon emissions but not enough to dent global warming
The lockdown-related fall in emissions is just a tiny blip on the long-term graph. We need a sustained flattening of the curve - WMO …
India and China will outdo USA in renewable energy
India and China view renewable energy as an investment opportunity, while the US plans to support coal and shale
Chloroform emissions may slow down Ozone layer recovery
MIT study traces rise in emissions to eastern China, where it appears that production using chloroform is on the rise