Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
India in top 10 in climate performance ranking, says new report
US, China and EU fared poorly, slid several positions since last year
National targets to limit global warming: Off by a mile
Even enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions are not nearly enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Many poor countries, with …
Kolkata rolls out CNG buses
West Bengal’s transport minister introduces two new CNG buses; service to be expanded soon
Turn of the tide in 120 years: Past, present and future of climate
Rise in average surface temperature of Earth will cross 1.5°C in next 20 years and 2°C by middle of the century; rapid reductions to …
IPCC report: Global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C
Even in the most optimistic scenario, there is only a 50:50 chance that global temperature rise will stop there
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 …
Women’s perceptions of cooking fuel hamper transition to clean energy: Study
Policies that promoted improved fuels targeted women as the primary beneficiaries, who mostly believed fuelwood contributed to their well-being more
Only 13 of 132 largest energy cos committed to net zero emissions: Study
The research reveals that the global energy sector has hardly achieved any progress in achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement, four …
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
Panel suggests measures to tackle crisis in stressed thermal power projects
Report flags erratic coal supply, institutional challenges; suggests closing old thermal power units
Industrial accidents: Time for Neyveli Lignite to take a call
Management should decide the fate of the old plant units immediately
Why environmental racism needs to have its moment
Tribal groups comprise 40-50% of the displaced population in India, and face the brunt of environment racism
Northern permafrost region on track to become carbon source instead of sink due to global warming
Increasing temperatures thawing permafrost, exposing substantial quantities of organic carbon and atmospheric release of greenhouse gases
World needs over $75 bn for a 75% slash in energy-related methane emissions
Abating methane can have a relatively quick impact on reducing global warming
Action falls short as far as industrial effluent pollution in India is concerned
There are lapses in implementation of laws and court judgements
Most Indians want government to ramp up climate action, reduce emissions urgently: Survey
Many Indians claimed to have been personally affected by climate change
In the shadow of COVID-19, Bhopal gas disaster survivors
All six reported COVID-19 deaths in Bhopal victims of gas tragedy
Clean hydrogen can cut carbon emissions 34%: Study
Can be achieved at manageable costs using wind and power energy, according to the study
Failed Net Zero pledges: Just 0.3% renewable energy produced by 12 European Big Oil companies in 2022
Only 7.3% ($7.09 billion) of companies’ 2022 investments went towards green energy, rest 92.7% ($87.95bn) spent on fossil fuel …
Food transitions in age of climate crisis should focus on diversifying options
Escalating atmospheric temperatures, with a projected rise of up to 3.2°C by the century’s end, would further exacerbate food crisis
Oregon county sues fossil fuel firms for 2021 heat dome in the Pacific Northwest
Multnomah county seeks $50 million in actual damages and $1.5 billion in future damages from giant oil, gas, and coal companies for damages due …
WMO approves a global tracker for greenhouse gas emissions
Global greenhouse gas watch to fill critical information gaps, provide an integrated and operational framework