Venus: could it really harbour life? New study springs a surprise

It may be that astrobiologists searching for life beyond Earth now have an additional atmospheric biosignature about which to argue

Making agriculture sustainable is good and not for climate alone

The co-benefits are clear, despite uncertainty on the sector’s emissions

Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’

Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than CO₂ but lasts in the atmosphere for slightly less than a decade

Methane emissions from wetlands rose 5-6% since 2000-2006: Study

Methane is responsible for roughly 30 per cent of the rise in temperature since the pre-industrial period

UNEP calls Nord Stream methane leak ‘biggest-ever’; plume over Europe fading

Earlier this year, UNEP showed that oil and gas fields worldwide have been causing massive methane leaks, mostly due to faulty equipment  

The Greenwashers: Big Oil’s words and actions on climate emergency do not match, says study

Such companies spend huge sums of money to portray themselves as proactive on climate action; but their measures to reduce climate change are …

In a first, New Zealand proposes to tax farmers for livestock burps

Livestock emissions are a major source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas; New Zealand has more livestock than people

World headed towards 2.4°C warming despite CoP26, according to 4 assessments

We may still be able to limit warming to 2°C, but 1.5°C will require technology to play an outsized role that it currently does not …

Thawing permafrost can pose direct threat to human health: Report

The meltdown can release bacteria, viruses and radioactive material locked away in the frigid layers

The other side of climate friendly foods

Efforts to change diets and reduce global warming has pitfalls  

Many current climate models could be wrong about global warming: Study

Even if global warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century, rapid polar warming may release additional …

Warming beyond borders: Amazon deforestation heats up Tibet, says new study

There are no borders in the fight against climate change, cooperation is the key, says study published in Nature

Agenda for CoP26: Why the phasing out of coal won’t be decided in a jiffy

Despite the progress, coal still accounts for 34 per cent of the world’s power production in 2020; and that is only going to rise

Clean push: Why compressed biogas has an edge over CNG

CBG can replace CNG as a transport and industrial fuel, while dissuading farmers from setting fire to paddy stubble 

Factsheet: Methane and climate change

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. Its global warming potential is about 28 times greater than that of carbon dioxide. It is the second most …

Emission impossible

We need to change the way we farm, we eat and we think as agriculture is the largest source of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions

Urgent call for action: IEA’s 2023 update to Net Zero roadmap

Ground is set for COP28 with this report calling for end to new fossil fuel development & increasing equitable clean energy investment

Breaking new ground: World’s longest running farm study adds to organic-inorganic debate

The aim of the Broadbalk experiment is to test the effects of different organic and inorganic fertilisers on soil fertility and study the optimum …

Diet to save: Our food system is fuelling climate change; are we ready to switch to a new diet?

A growing body of scientific evidence suggests our dietary habits are putting way too much pressure on the environment

FAO report outlines sustainable ways to deal with livestock methane emissions 

Improving feed efficiency increases animal productivity per unit of feed, may increase farm profitability

Methane emissions from oil, gas rigs may be 50% more than estimated

This finding by researchers led by scientists from Princeton University challenges the accuracy of methane emission estimation processes

We need to worry about methane from landfills; look at Mumbai numbers

Waste sector emissions can be targeted for mitigation, suggests new study      

Burp control: How can methane released in livestock belches be reduced? Scientists are trying various options

Scientists are experimenting with seaweed as well as concoctions having several other ingredients to make the specialised digestive system of …

Share of non-CO2 pollutants contributing to global warming almost as much as carbon dioxide: Study

World needs to target non-CO2 pollutants and CO2 pollutants to achieve climate targets, it added  

No, woolly mammoths are not returning; But we may get Arctic elephants

Geneticist George Church and his business partner Ben Lamm, who recently launched a company to ‘bring back’ mammoths, respond to …