Scientific reticence is a serious threat when it comes to climate change
Professionals need to speak out on looming dangers even at the cost of getting it wrong
Option in Global Stocktake draft opens possibility of including India, China in list of historical emitters of greenhouse gases
Finance and coal phase out are other red lines in text for several developing countries, say experts
Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2022: WMO
Carbon dioxide levels reached 50% higher than pre-industrial levels
GWP100 or GWP*: Meat, dairy lobby pushing for new methane metric. How this will enable greenwashing
New method takes current methane emissions as baseline to present minor reductions as negative emissions or cooling
Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway
Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study
Can carbon capture be new hope for mitigating CO2 emissions?
NTPC Vindhyachal implements carbon capture technology
Clean energy, policy changes can lower greenhouse gas emissions, says IPCC
Report highlights that 47 per cent of emissions come from the energy sector
Greenland ice melting fastest in 12,000 yrs: Study
Increased loss likely to raise sea level 2-10 cm by the end of 21st century
Building a true green economy
The world has to reinvent growth as it is costing it the Earth
Cricket among sports to be hit by climate change: Study
Excess heat, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation may derail global sports
Carbon credit policy for telecom sector
Government asks service providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Global Eco Watch: Carnivorous frog enters South Australia, could wreak havoc
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Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol
Loses moral position to call on developing countries to limit emissions
El Nino to cause global losses worth $84 trillion by 2099, India may be more vulnerable than estimated
Impacts of El Nino will be more pronounced in poor countries in the tropics like India
Russia submits climate plan; commits to reducing emissions by 25-30% by 2030
Thirty-two developed nations have submitted their INDCs so far
Chile becomes first South American country to enforce carbon tax
At $5 per tonne of carbon emitted, tax law will target big power plants
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Australia set for highest temperature rise by century end
Government in denial mode despite repeated warnings
Beef cattle release more greenhouse gases than other livestock
Environmental footprint of beef is bigger than poultry or dairy
Can’t switch to renewable energy: telecom operators
Country’s varied topography, space constraint make it an uphill task, they say
Developing countries say act now for ambitious climate deal
Developed countries face increasing pressure to take action in the pre-2020 period
‘Short-lived climate pollutants more lethal than greenhouse gases’
Black carbon has claimed 1.15 million lives across the world
China's per capita carbon emissions surpass EU's
India has one of four highest CO2 emissions in the world, says report
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