How will climate change affect carbon sequestered in tropical forests?

New study emphasises not just species diversity but also geodiversity

Sea ice helped control atmospheric carbon around 14,500 yrs ago: Study

Seasonal growth and destruction of sea ice enhanced the amount of marine life, which drew carbon from atmosphere, researchers found 

Groundwater exploitation linked to rise in India's carbon emissions: study

Billions of liters of groundwater pumped out contributes to carbon emissions in 2 ways - emissions released due to pumps and carbon dioxide …

Carbon pricing works to reduce emissions, says study

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in countries that have carbon pricing are two percentage points lower than those that …

‘The Earth is revealing the carbon cycle to modern science’

Balz S Kamber speaks to Down To Earth about the effect of anthropogenic emissions on the global carbon cycle

Making of a carbon-neutral community in Kerala

A pilot project in Kerala’s Wayanad district could be a model for the rest of the country

Extreme droughts weaken trees' ability to soak up carbon

Forests take longer than expected to rebound from droughts, diminishing their role as global carbon sinks

Huge implications for climate policy as new study confirms truth about land sink

It validates view that the prominent focus on the land sink is merely a smokescreen to mask countries’ hesitation at cutting down …

चरागाहों से बढ़ रहा है कार्बन उत्सर्जन, वैज्ञानिकों ने दी चेतावनी

एक नया शोध बताता है कि सारे चरागाहों का कुल रेडिएशन फिलहाल लगभग न्यूट्रल के करीब है, लेकिन यह 1960 के बाद से बढ़ ...

Microbes across the globe can survive on air alone: Study

The phenomenon was found to be restricted to Antarctica till 3 years ago

World has already breached carbon emission threshold

Even as nations commit to reduce carbon emissions, global carbon dioxide levels have gone past the safe limit of 350 parts per million and …

The world's carbon stores are going up in smoke with vanishing wilderness

The world has lost 10 per cent of its wilderness areas in the past 20 years and, with it, vast stores of carbon

Relying on forests to achieve net zero targets not a good idea, and scientists agree

Rapid decarbonisation of energy and transport systems and reduction in emissions are the ultimate ways to limit warming

Forests can help us shift to low-carbon economies

Forests increase removal of carbon from the atmosphere while sustainable forest management and forest products contribute to enhanced livelihoods …

New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground

Until now the scientific opinion was that converting CO₂ from gas to solid would take thousands of years, but it took less than two years

CCUS: A climate-friendly approach to India’s $5 trillion economy

CCUS combined with EOR can be a win-win situation for India

Biofuel breakthroughs bring 'negative emissions' a step closer

The right kind of algae can be converted to biofuel, and there are potential side benefits for carbon capture

3 करोड़ साल पहले पृथ्वी की जलवायु पर कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड का प्रभाव किस तरह पड़ा: अध्ययन

शोधकर्ताओं का अनुमान है कि गर्म पृथ्वी पर वायुमंडलीय कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड (सीओ2) का प्रभाव पहले की तुलना में अधिक हो सकता है

मैंग्रोव वनों के संरक्षण के प्रयासों से दिखी कार्बन संग्रहण में बढ़ोत्तरी: अध्ययन

अध्ययन से पता चलता है कि वास्तव में दुनिया भर में वनों की कटाई को धीमा करने में काफी सफलता मिली है

Antibiotic use in cows can affect soil health, increase CO2 emissions: Study

When antibiotics are used, less carbon is stored in the soil and more is lost to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide

Climate negotiations and the invisible hand of carbon chaos

According to experts, carbon markets only shift responsibility from the polluters to the invisible hands of the market and fail to decrease …

Predators help to protect Earth’s blue carbon stocks, says study

Keeping population of larger fish intact is critical to carbon accumulation and long-term storage in vegetated coastal habitats such as …

Transforming land use can make world carbon neutral by 2040: Study

Immediate measures on agriculture, forestry, wetlands and bioenergy can cut down a third of the emissions to keep temperatures below 1.5°C

मछलियों के विकास में बाधा पहुंचा रहा है महासागरों में बढ़ता कार्बन

शोधकर्ताओं ने पाया है कि पानी में सीओ2 की अधिकता से मछलियों का आकार छोटा हो रहा है

Zombie fires in a warming Arctic region a worry: Study

Arctic fires are also burning earlier and farther north, in landscapes previously thought to be fire resistant