China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment — driven from the industry-rich Hunan region

Vulnerability of African countries and changing domestic needs of China leading to the shift

Oil price shocks have a long history, but today’s situation may be the most complex ever

Three developments prior to Russia's attack on Ukraine had traders worried about looming scarcity

US, China and India: Top carbon emitters to face the biggest economic losses

India, which emits more than 2.4 billion metric tonnes of CO2, is already bearing an economic loss of $206 billion

India’s hidden costs of agrifood systems at $1.1 trillion, third-highest in the world, says new FAO report

Reveals true health and environmental costs of food; total global hidden costs associated with agrifood systems at $12.7 trillion

Fossil fuel plans of major producers not aligned with Paris Agreement goals, warns UNEP Report

Net Zero pledges by 17 major fossil fuel-producing countries, but plans not in line with limiting warming to 1.5°C

Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies’ decarbonisation efforts – here’s why

Proposed decarbonisation measures buy large companies are often impractical for smaller farms, expensive or lack buy-in from farmers

Fossil fuel industry’s posturing in climate debate: OPEC gets COP28 pavilion

Report by group of countries exporting oil predicts 16-million-barrel-a-day increase in oil consumption through 2045, contradicting IEA claims

Heat on UAE to give COP28 ambitious edge we need

To meet climate goals, countries will have to get far more ambitious and quickly. Here's what to look for at COP28.  

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NASA-funded study brings together researchers from across the world to unravel mysteries of tropical forests

Long-term study to explore biodiversity, gas exchanges and bio-geoscience cycles on a pan-tropical scale, train future researchers

Effluent industry’s role in clean energy: Exploring India’s first paper mill waste to compressed biogas facility

It is crucial that states with significant potential promptly implement bioenergy policies and state-level renewable energy agencies vigorously …

5% rise in India’s GHG emissions since 2016, driven by energy & industrial sectors

Around 75% of overall greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 came from energy sector, while the industrial sector contributed to 8%

Making global food systems more sustainable has economic benefits 20 times the cost, finds report

Investing $500 billion per year could reduce diet-related mortality by 36%, save 174 million lives from premature deaths

Hottest year 2023 is a sign of more natural disasters in future

World leaders must adhere to promises, agreements made at COPs to stop increases in temperatures

Arctic could go without ice for first time by 2030 under all emission scenarios: Study

First ice-free day in the Arctic could occur over 10 years earlier than previous projections; frequency of ice-free conditions to increase …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 7, 2024)

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

Around 300 kids in Uttar Pradesh fall ill due to toxic gas from sugar mill waste

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has asked Shaharanpur police to probe into the incident

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Vizag gas leak puts spotlight on lack of safety precautions

Overheating, corrosion likely responsible for styrene gas leak

The complete story of Vizag gas leak

What happened, why it happened and who is liable

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