CoP26: Humanity is compressing millions of years of natural change into just a few centuries

Recent changes across all aspects of the Earth system are unprecedented in at least thousands of years

The numbers behind: Climate change

The planet can barely afford any more carbon emissions. But we need to continue to emit for our survival and development. What is the carbon …

CCS: Fictitious mitigation stumbles

Over the last few days of intense negotiations, Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as one of the most controversial issues being …

Australia axes carbon tax

Prime Minister Tony Abbott justifies the decision, saying tax cost jobs and forced energy prices up

Renewables are a complement

Fergus Auld, first secretary, Climate Change and Energy, in the British High Commission, India, speaks to Mario D' Souza about UK's national …

Is natural gas actually cleaner than coal? Growing evidence says maybe not

The fact that methane emissions from the oil and gas sector are said to be vastly underreported clearly shows that natural gas is not “very …

EU’s Carbon Border Tax: Is it regressive and protectionist or an incentive for global decarbonisation?

This measure is being imposed in an already uneven context, say experts

Global warming: Forests, grasslands getting depleted of nitrogen; can impact animal growth

Low-nitrogen forests are more likely to have plants growing slowly with fewer leaves

Electric car makers to hit a massive roadblock: Report

They face shortage of natural resources required for production

Cleaner chimneys

Reserving verdict on Clinton - Gore

USA, Gulf say no to carbon tax, EC nods meekly

Ironing out global warming

Enriching oceans with iron could help absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas

Carbon, carbon everywhere

Confusing the enemy

Corals in trouble

Global warming increases the acidity levels of oceans

The rich polluter

ExxonMobil has emitted five per cent of CO2 pollutant since 1882

He pricked our conscience

Charles David Keeling showed how human activity causes global warming

EU sets new climate goal for 2040 — high ambition, yet gaps persist

Dependence on carbon capture, utilisation & storage is concerning, raises questions on ambition of the target

A comprehensive GHG inventory for India is within reach

It will not necessarily require new resources, but better co-ordination and commitment of existing resources

Evergreen shrub may be a source of new cancer diagnostic agent

Nano carbon material extracted from the leaves of Sada bahar exhibits strong fluorescence, which makes them potentially suited for use in …

Understanding climate change

Did climate change begin with industrialisation? How do we identify ‘bad’ climate change?

The twin sword of technology

Engineering solutions like carbon capture and storage create risks that necessitate even more ingenious fixes

Picture of neglect: Tipping elements hold the future of our planet; here is how

Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may have already degraded irreversibly. Other crucial climate systems like the Amazon …

All you need to know about the energy conservation bill

Bill has provisions for regulating energy consumption by equipment, appliances, buildings and industries