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 …

‘Planet wreckers’: 20 countries led by US to emit 90% carbon dioxide through 2050

5 countries in the global north — the United States, Canada, Australia, Norway and the United Kingdom — would contribute the majority …

Tropical waters have turned green in colour, courtesy climate change: Study

The green hue comes from chlorophyll, a pigment that helps microscopic plant-like phytoplankton make food; change in ocean colour indicates …

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

Many provinces experiencing highest emissions since 2003: Scientist monitoring Canadian wildfires

Experts say climate change escalated the fires with the fumes spilling over into to the United States

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

This tool can help companies track digital carbon footprint of stored data

Data carbon ladder enables organisations to see environmental impact of stored data at various stages

Warming temperatures can mean mass leaf deaths in tropical forests

Some percentage of leaves from tropical forests are already exposed to such temperatures that prevent their normal functioning  

Why are so many climate records breaking all at once?

Temporary exceedance of 1.5℃ will give us an unfortunate preview of what our planet will be like in the coming decades

Green energy surge still isn’t enough for 1.5 degrees. We’ll have to overshoot, adapt & soak up carbon dioxide

Economic sectors that produce large volumes of emissions, such as concrete and steel making, are difficult to decarbonise and will take longer

Forest act amendments will help India achieve Net Zero emissions targets: MoEFCC in joint committee report

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sought to insert a preamble 

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

US should provide a cumulative compensation of $80 trillion, the European Union and the United Kingdom owe $46 trillion & remaining …

Long-awaited norms to tackle carbon market irregularities fall short, lack efficacy

ICVCM’s assessment framework fails to put robust checks on the voluntary carbon market

Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about carbon dioxide & methane in atmosphere of alien world

Chemical traces have been found in atmosphere of planet K2-18b, about 124 light-years from Earth

Net Zero 2050: Swiss vote for clean energies over fossil fuels

Proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions, accelerate renewables receives almost 60% votes

Missing green growth: 11 rich countries like Germany, UK will need 2 centuries to meet Paris goals

Emission reductions highly insufficient for Canada, Australia and 9 European countries; calling it ‘green growth’ is misleading …

Making cities climate-ready crucial to solving climate crisis: World Bank

Cities in rich countries high emitters, but poorer ones will face most severe climate-related hazards, finds report

Earth-like tectonic plates on ancient Venus may explain its carbon dioxide- & nitrogen-rich atmosphere

New research suggests Earth’s sister planet may have been home to microbial life billions of years ago due to tectonic activities

Fossil fuel plans of major producers not aligned with Paris Agreement goals, warns UNEP Report

Net Zero pledges by 17 major fossil fuel-producing countries, but plans not in line with limiting warming to 1.5°C

What are human-caused methane ‘super emitter’ events?

The latest addition to this is the Kazakhstan blowout, igniting a fire that burned for over six months

Icon of the Seas: Is the world’s largest cruise ship environment friendly?

It runs on LNG and can leak some of it directly into the atmosphere as methane, a greenhouse gas worse for the climate in the short term …

Aggressive expansion of carbon offset deals in Africa, island states raises crucial questions

Projects covering 10% of Zambia & Liberia’s land have been signed with a UAE-based company  

Despite the climate crisis, Scotland is burning as much carbon-rich peatland as it did in the 1980s

On average, 1,900 hectares of peatland are burned each year

Hottest year 2023 is a sign of more natural disasters in future

World leaders must adhere to promises, agreements made at COPs to stop increases in temperatures

What is ‘dry ice’, at the centre of the Gurugram restaurant incident?

The solid form of carbon dioxide commonly used as a cooling agent in ice cream & frozen desserts must never be touched with ‘…