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
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.
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
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
Climate change is an infrastructure problem: Map of electric vehicle chargers shows one reason why
Uneven, limited charging infrastructure is a major roadblock to rapid electrification of vehicle fleet in the US, considered crucial to reducing …
Red tape and corruption delay compensation
DECEMBER 2-3 marks the eighth anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak - the world's worst industrial disaster. More than 4,000 lives were lost and 6.…
Himalayan meltdown: ‘Besides global warming, pollution also impacts glaciers’
ICIMOD director general talks to Down To Earth about the first-ever assessment of climate change impacts on Hindu Kush Himalayan region and how …
35 years of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: I waited for 20 years, but nobody studied autopsy samples
D K Satpathy, former head of the Medico-legal Institute of Madhya Pradesh, had preserved hundreds of autopsy samples of gas victims, but none of …
Vizag gas leak: Who is liable?
Centre for Science and Environment attributes accident to LG Polymers’ negligence, not adhering to safety protocol
Vizag gas leak: How styrene affects humans, animals
Exposure to 20 parts per million of styrene over eight years of working around styrene increases reaction time in subjects
Vedanta exploration sanction: Is ONGC meeting Tripura’s natural gas needs?
While there’s a lot of noise over the private firm being allowed an exploration block, let’s find out if the state-owned firm is …
Lack of gas, high cost 'stranded' more than half of India's gas-based power plants
Policy flip-flops, irresponsible attitude of states have put gas-based power plants on the verge of becoming non-performing assets
Gas flaring: An emission that escapes global attention
Gas flaring results in 400 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emission every year and hit highest levels in a decade recently
Visakhapatnam gas leak: LG Polymers neglected safety norms, finds govt probe
The company — owned by South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd — also ignored a warning sign in December last year, the report said
Visakhapatnam pharmaceuticals ‘unit’ leaks gas; 2 dead, 4 injured
The city unit of Sainor Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, in Parwada area, reported a leak of benzimidazole gas at 11.30 pm
Assam gas leak and fire: Yet another case of procedural lapse
A lack of standard operating procedures for handling hazardous materials, no proper training is prevalent in several industries
Bhopal court issues direct summons to Dow Chemical in 1984 gas leak case
Following allegations of non-cooperation from US Department of Justice, a summon has been issued directly to Dow Chemical to appear in the court
Gas to liquid
A new physical process will help convert natural gas into liquid fuel, making it easier to transport