Planting forests no panacea for the climate crisis: IPCC

The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land says land-based carbon sinks are not limitless

Proposed thermal plant will damage Sundarbans

Instead of proposing a coal-fired thermal power plant in an eco-sensitive zone, Bangladesh could have collaborated with India in building up …

India should receive $57 trillion in compensation from Global North for climate damages

As India has sacrificed 75 per cent of its fair share to balance the excess emissions of over-emitting countries, the country is entitled to …

DTE Coverage: Here is what happened at the 108th Indian Science Congress

From the quality of Indian scientific research to women in science, the event focussed on several issues

Using the ocean to fight climate change raises serious environmental justice and technical questions

Ocean affects everyone on the planet, but not everyone will have the same relationship to it or the same opportunities to have their opinions heard

New energy conundrum

As countries reconcile their energy supply options with climate change, will they reinvent the fossil fuel-based system or reinvest in it?

Ancient Venus was potentially habitable for three billion years: Study

The planet had stable temperatures — between a maximum of about 50°C and a minimum of about 20°C — and water worth a shallow ocean

Inverse proportion: species quantum and carbon dioxide

The extinction of species decreases plant productivity and impairs the functions of an ecosystem -- like mopping up carbon dioxide

Gasping for breath

Entire tree species face the threat of extinction from the increasing concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide

The bacteria behind the iron curtain

Microbiologists say a species of bacteria was responsible for iron deposits in the sedimentary layers that run hundreds of kilometres deep in the …

A drop of wood alcohal helps to perk up plants

Plants grow taller and faster if sprayed with a solution of methanol, claims an American farmer

Paris Agreement and India’s climate change challenges

Environment Minister said that India would start preparing for Paris Agreement implementation from 2017, but the budget did not see a boost for …

Union Budget 2022-23: National biomass co-firing policy mooted by CSE in focus

Co-firing to cut CO2 by 38 million tonnes annually, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in budget speech  

2020 US polls: How Democrats plan to tackle climate change

None of the major candidates’ plans go far enough to enhance global climate action and is unlikely to enable full and rapid decarbonisation …

High road to Dubai COP28: Why discussions on carbon credits are important at upcoming Bonn climate conference

Bonn Conference will advance the work on how countries can cooperate to fulfil their nationally determined contributions to address climate change&…

WHO raises the bar on clean air

The WHO seeks significant tightening of clean air benchmarks for near zero tolerance for particulate pollution and to protect public health

Act now : How climate action in this decade can prevent catastrophic global warming later

There is scientific consensus that rapid and deep cuts to emissions in this decade, and not later, will avoid scenarios of uncontrollable warming …

Sinks: Can't convince? Confound

The US has spearheaded a puzzling proposal on sinks that opens loopholes for their own emissions

Walk the talk on carbon tax, Mr Finance Minister

Is this carbon tax, imposed on the carbon content of fuel, doing what it should—reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for …

Carbon capture technology not on track to reduce CO2 emissions

CCS technology aims to capture 400 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year by 2025, but that is unlikely to be met, according to …

Record demand for coal power in 2021, way off Net Zero: IEA

Carbon emissions from coal will be 3 gigatonnes higher in 2024 than required to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050

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