Paris Climate Talks Day 1: oh, so pious

Going by the happenings on the first day, the gathering at Paris seems to be all about homilies

Climate change first ‘went viral’ exactly 70 years ago

Throughout the 50s and 60s US, Swedish, German and Soviet scientists were examining the issue

COP27: Non-state actors can’t destroy the environment, yet claim to be net zero, says report

Businesses, financial institutions, cities and regions must ensure that their operations don’t contribute to deforestation, peatland loss …

Climate change is real: Strong cyclones to reduce in Bay of Bengal, rise in Arabian Sea by 2050, says study

Globally, the risk of strong tropical cyclones is expected to become more than double by 2050, according to the study

Hydrogen costs to fall over 95% by 2050, predicts report

Green hydrogen technology will fill the gap between renewable energy and Net Zero carbon emissions.

Then and now: Prime polluters

China, US and EU-27 (excluding the UK) currently emit over 50% of the world’s 36.44 GtCO2 Africa and India, each with 17% of the world’…

EU, first climate neutral continent by 2050, needs 60% reduction in emissions by 2030

Negotiations need to identify concrete hooks to bring every country to the table and agree on the target collectively

Why Indian automobile industry needs to walk extra to clean up toxic emissions

By jumping from BSIV to BSVI,  India's not allowing vehicle manufacturers extra time to sell the stock of unsold BSIV vehicles

Uncle Sam v Mother Earth

Is there a legal way to hold the world's second largest emitter accountable for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?

EU climate advisory board recommends reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90-95% by 2040 from 1990 levels

Of 63 scenarios compatible with the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, 27 had high feasibility concerns  

A rapidly growing rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer — unless we act now

The ozone layer is on track to heal within four decades, which can be undone by an upsurge in rocket launches 

Climate crisis: Deforestation in southeast Asia mountains on the rise

Forests are being increasingly cut down on steeper slopes, which have a high forest carbon density relative to the lowlands 

Most EU countries set to miss 2020 carbon emission reduction targets: report

Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the UK are no longer at the forefront of the fight against climate change

What will be the outcome of scrapping the US Clean Power Plan on its INDC?

Will it be possible for President Barack Obama to maintain his so-called climate legacy?

Current draft text “inequitable, weak and unambitious”, says CSE

The Delhi-based non-profit said that rich nations had been misappropriating the carbon space, leaving no chance for developing countries to …

Extreme heatwaves can strike regions that were ‘lucky’ to escape record temperatures so far: Study

 Interventions such as establishing cooling centres or reducing work hours for outdoor workers can help  

This electronic aircraft pioneer has crossed orders worth $3 billion, claims CEO

Down To Earth talks to Gregory Davis, chief executive officer of Eviation Aircraft, to learn more about sustainable aviation

Climate hypocrisy? Germany’s coal-fuelled power sector more polluting than India, China currently

Germany’s measures, while possibly a temporary reaction to an abrupt reduction in Russian gas supplies, call into serious question its …

Share of non-CO2 pollutants contributing to global warming almost as much as carbon dioxide: Study

World needs to target non-CO2 pollutants and CO2 pollutants to achieve climate targets, it added  

Measuring emissions from vehicles in the real world: Policy steps in India

As part of the 2023 reform India needs to improve vehicle testing procedures to control real world emissions   

IEA Roadmap modelling its way out to remove emissions with tech

To make the IEA Roadmap for the global energy sector a reality, global development in clean and green energy needs to vastly pick up the pace and …

Are we better equipped to assess air quality in 2019?

The use of technology in addressing air pollution has been growing at an incredible pace, but then the scale of the problem has also grown and …

IQAir Report: Take the findings with a pinch of salt, says expert

Many developing countries, unlike India, do not have proper air monitoring systems; if they did, India's ranking would be better

A plateau? Global CO2 emissions rose less than initially feared in 2022, says IEA

Clean energy growth offset much of the impact of greater coal and oil use, according to the IEA analysis  

India’s iron and steel industry is capable of emitting less and producing more: CSE

CSE underlines the need for better planning, new technologies and adequate finance to help the sector make the much-needed shift in today&…