Let’s talk land sinks: Are they enough to beat global warming
Despite caution from scientists, policymakers and corporates still assume that natural carbon sinks like forests will mop up their fossil fuel …
Europe bans disposal of decommissioned wind turbine blades in landfills: A step towards life cycle sustainability
Wind turbines are an excellent source of clean power; but how will they be sustainable if they end up in a landfill?
Biden‘s climate leadership summit: What should 3 PMs from South Asia do
The South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis has issued this demand-statement for the three south Asian prime ministers who have been …
Zero-zero, net zero
The fact that Joe Biden is not a climate denier is good news. But it is not enough
Warmer winters in India: La Nina events may be getting hotter than El Nino, say experts
La Niña conditions in the Pacific fading, may lead to a rise in global temperatures, say experts
How John Kerry can bring US back in climate fight ring
The US is on track to re-join the Paris Agreement. Kerry brings to table the clout and connections associated with being former president Barack …
Promote insect-eating to benefit indigenous peoples
Ethnic communities are traditional custodians of entomophagy. They must not be sidelined as policymakers and industry ready plans to promote …
Climate change: What the Emissions Gap Report 2020 tells us
The annual UNEP report on emission says the “the world is still heading for a temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century”
‘Solid, liquid waste may have overtaken fertilisers as the biggest source of N2O emissions’
Nandula Raghuram, chair of International Nitrogen Initiative, talks to DTE on the rise in nitrous oxide emissions, its repurcussions and …
Spike in deaths, mental health concerns: Report flags consequences of wildfires
Between 1997 and 2016, the global mean carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires were approximately 22% of carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels
Why green hydrogen may be the clean fuel for future
Declining costs of renewables and urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating potential growth of hydrogen in political and business …
After Ozone layer, cooling industry now burns the whole planet
It first drilled a hole in the ozone layer and is now damaging the entire environment with large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions
High CO2 emissions reducing nutrients in rice, wheat
Wheat and rice grown at atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide levels between 546-586 parts per million reduced their protein, zinc, iron …
Fuel efficiency standards: Did Centre buckle under pressure from industry?
The government has stalled standards that could have made heavy-duty vehicles guzzle and pollute less. Is it hand-in-glove with the industry or …
Escape clause inserted
Although claiming otherwise, Bush's new plan leaves enough room for the US to raise its emission of greenhouse gases
Spring is vanishing as Earth is warming. How can we save it?
By controlling temperature rise, we can prevent natural disasters and preserve seasonal cycles
More livestock, more carbon dioxide, less ice: The world’s climate change progress since 2019 is (mostly) bad news
Especially troubling is the unprecedented surge in climate-related disasters since 2019
The world was in high fever in 2020
The State of the Global Climate 2020 lists the major global warming milestones
Japan acts on Kyoto pledge
Gets clean air credits by undertaking energy projects in Kazakhstan
‘Statistically impossible’ heat extremes are here — we identified the regions most at risk
At-risk regions include Afghanistan, several countries in Central America and far-eastern Russia
The coal whack-a-mole: Getting rid of coal power will make prices fall and demand rise elsewhere
Potsdam Institute experts this week published research suggesting we have less than 5% chance of actually ending coal use by 2050
Addis Ababa’s CO2 emission is 4-8 times higher than WHO standards. Here’s how the city plans to tackle the problem
Addis Ababa’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is projected to reach 32 million tonnes by 2030
Third of Amazon rainforest lost or degraded: Report
Climate change is a growing global concern that jeopardises the Amazon’s biodiversity
Soil carbon sequestration may help fight climate change
New agriculture modelling study shows atmospheric carbon dioxide can be captured, stored in soil
Carbon credits, green hydrogen can help Africa mobilise climate finance for growth
Report on financing decarbonised growth says access to electricity Africa’s most pressing challenge