Time-out

The 17th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change met in Durban in December 2011. Negotiations were heated and …

Canada’s latest climate plan bets on expensive and unproven carbon capture technologies

Bill C-12, if passed, commits Canada to “binding” targets every five years as of 2030 with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions …

Next stop net zero: Indian Railways plans to become a net zero emitter by 2030; here’s how

Instead of going the usual offset route, the Indian Railways plans to source the bulk of its energy needs from renewable sources to become a net …

Fixing cheap carbon

Genetically improved plants in Vietnam to help Australia meet its Kyoto target as cheaply as possible

A tonne of fossil carbon isn’t the same as a tonne of new trees: Why offsets can’t save us

Avoiding the worst of climate change means stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels; offsets will not save us

Kenya: Meta, Netflix-subscribed carbon offset project replacing local grazier practices with commercial ranching

Project running on land of Samburu, Borana and Rendille and other indigenous peoples without their consent, claims report  

Countdown to Davos 2023: Industry leaders pledge to halve real estate emissions by 2030

Real estate emissions account for nearly 40% of all energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, according to World Economic Forum

Why is India opposing UN proposal on aviation emission?

India fears economic burden on aviation sector and overt dependence on the West for new technology

Corporate net zero promises found to be insufficient and relying on cheap offsets

25 of the world’s largest companies only commit to reduce emissions by 40% on average, not 100% as suggested by the terms ‘net zero&…

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

Can carbon-negative be the next step?

Carbon-negative technologies sequester more carbon than they release. But experts say they cannot be a substitute for reduction of greenhouse gases

2022: Looking back to move ahead for clean energy transitions

The presence of the goods and services tax impedes the country’s voluntary carbon market

What WMO report says on climate trends: Drivers and impacts

2015-2021 will be the warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization report flagged

CoP26 presents make or break opportunity to put world back on track: WMO

Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high, says World Meteorological Organization report

African dryland trees store less carbon than believed earlier, finds study

Study by team including NASA scientists estimates carbon stocks of trees in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa; calculates 840 million …

Billionth carbon credit issued

Kyoto Protocol device marks impressive milestone, but its effectiveness remains doubtful

Race to kill kyoto protocol

As Copenhagen nears, Obamas America sees new hope Yes, we can...dump climate multilateralism. In Bangkok, most developed countries joined the …

‘We have no time for emission offsets’

For 10 years Jutta Kill has monitored and critiqued EU’s climate policy and carbon trading with a focus on forests and the rights of forest …

Race to kill kyoto protocol

As Copenhagen nears, Obamas America sees new hope Yes, we can...dump climate multilateralism. In Bangkok, most developed countries joined the …

Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies’ decarbonisation efforts – here’s why

Proposed decarbonisation measures buy large companies are often impractical for smaller farms, expensive or lack buy-in from farmers

GoodBAU, cruel world

Controversial, flawed method enters UN carbon market draft text at COP28

Decisions on emission avoidance and conservation enhancement activities awaited

Enter green bond

Market for green bonds picks up; experts urge caution

Rainforest route to clean economy

Kyotos successor should put an economic value to rainforests. A recent treaty shows how

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