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
We can't stabilise the climate without carbon offsets — so how do we make them work?
Governments should be transparent about the problems of offsetting and move to fix them quickly
Why reducing emissions from deforestation, forest degradation remains a challenge
Fund constraints and lack of clarity on implementation derails the progress of REDD+
It’s banned and depletes ozone layer, still China uses it
The Environmental Investigative Agency has found that CFC-11, a gas banned under the Montreal Protocol, is being used extensively in East Asia, …
Inking solutions to pollution
Two Indian startups are converting polluted air particles into inks and paints
Net Zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can’t solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption
While renewables are making major inroads, the world’s overall primary energy use keeps risin
Rising CO2 level can lead to drier Amazon and bring more rain in African and Pacific forests
Large-scale changes in rainfall can happen based on how tropical forests respond to excess CO2 in the atmosphere
Climate change in news on April 16
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around climate change
Four Indian companies among 100 global businesses with highest carbon footprint
Coal India tops the list with 2,014 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emission, which is about 86 per cent of country’s total CO2 emission
Three ways nanomaterials could help combat climate change and prevent pollution
Researchers are looking to tiny materials to clean up air, water and land
Earth getting greener, NASA's new maps confirm
A significant increase in green cover in boreal and Arctic regions was observed in the updated maps
If you thought global emissions had peaked you were wrong
Study warns that current emission trajectory will lead to warming well beyond 1.5 °C mark
Smartphones would be environmentally the most destructive device by 2020: study
85 per cent of their emissions impact comes from production because it needs a lot of energy to produce chip and motherboard of smartphones
Growing maritime traffic major source of air pollution in East Asia
Contributed 16 per cent of carbon dioxide in the region in 2013 compared to 4-7 per cent during 2002-05
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
Protecting peatlands can help attain climate goals
Peatland degradation can trigger release of stored carbon. A UN report underlined ways to map and monitor them
Keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees: really hard, but not impossible
It's still possible to hit the more ambitious of the two Paris global warming goals, according to a new estimate of global carbon budget
Countries are progressing too slowly on green growth, says OECD
No country is performing well on all green growth dimensions and most of the countries studied are yet to fully disconnect economic growth from …
CO2 levels cross 400 ppm even in Antarctica; experts voice concern
This time, rise in CO2 concentration may remain irreversible even if we cut emissions
US, China and India: Top carbon emitters to face the biggest economic losses
India, which emits more than 2.4 billion metric tonnes of CO2, is already bearing an economic loss of $206 billion
India, China lead climate actions, but US inaction will still cause rise in global emissions
While China and India have reduced growth of their emissions, some of the other largest emitters will fail to honour their commitments
For China, climate change is no hoax – it's a business and political opportunity
Chinese leaders believe cutting carbon emissions will generate economic and political payoffs at home and abroad
Harley-Davidson to pay $12-million fine over emission violation
The company will also spend additional $3 million to reduce air pollution on US roads
Delivering climate action: The road ahead for India after CoP26
We need many more important and concrete measures to drastically reduce emissions.
US scraps CO2 monitoring programme that doesn’t cost more than a battle tank
NASA's Carbon Monitoring System provides data on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon stocks to help countries evaluate their progress towards …