Centre launches pilot project to reduce emissions from agriculture

The project will be implemented in Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttarakhand  

Denmark legally binds farmers to reduce GHGs emission by half in 9 years

Denmark had adopted this plan in December 2019; 3 sectors — transport, energy and agriculture — account for the country’s …

To reduce environmental impact, change the way we produce food: study

The biggest hurdle is finding uniform production processes across diverse geographies and climatic conditions

Most of India’s export emissions from cattle and sheep, import emissions from oil crops: Study

India’ emissions from agricultural imports went up 39 per cent during 2004-2017

Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change

Nitrogen emissions such as ammonia, nitrogen oxide and nitrous oxides contribute to particulate matter and acid rain

Climate Change Commission calls on New Zealand government to take ‘immediate and decisive action’ to cut emissions

New Zealand’s net emissions rose by 57% between 1990 and 2018, placing it among the poorest performers in the OECD

Veggie is the most low-carbon diet, right? Well, it depends where you live

As 90% of our energy intake comes directly from the soil, agricultural practices obviously have a big effect on soil health

Warsaw climate talks: Farm emissions kept out of COP 19

G77+China successfully counter move by EU to add agriculture as a source of emissions for purpose of accounting

Human activities do cause extreme precipitation events, says UCLA study

Before the study, research had been conducted regionally; but the UCLA research team used machine learning to create a global data set

Air pollution: PM levels continue to exceed EU limit in large parts of Europe

About 63 per cent of the total EU ecosystem area was at risk of eutrophication due to excessive atmospheric nitrogen

Farm sector emissions get attention of PM’s Council on Climate Change for first time

The council, which till now discussed only domestic policy, discussed Lima climate summit outcomes, too

Conventional solutions to check air pollution in Asia-Pacific insufficient: UN

Instead critical measures should include –agricultural residue management, ban on open burning of household waste, improve efficiency in …