Paris Agreement and India’s climate change challenges

Environment Minister said that India would start preparing for Paris Agreement implementation from 2017, but the budget did not see a boost for …

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 

Sublimating climate change

Companies for carbon sequestration undersea for more oil

Paying farmers for ecological services

Changing basic nature

Countries move from labs to seas to study the implications of ocean acidification

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Himalayas: the agenda for development and environment

We need to think about a pan-Himalayan development strategy which is based on the region's natural resources, culture and traditional knowledge

Climate negotiations resume in Bonn; focus on developing text of draft agreement

Negotiations will also explore opportunities for capturing carbon and non-CO2 gases

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Norway, Statoil to capture, store CO2 emissions

Backroom deals

Is US roping in India on the sly to subvert Kyoto Protocol?

Australia launches CCS project

Clean-coal too expensive for USA

Beyond a green thumb: Green India Mission needs a fresh agenda to meet Nationally Determined Contribution targets

At present, GIM communication is limited to the number of saplings and survival rates, which is not enough

Climate change conference- World leaders fail to act again

The 12th Conference of Parties to the UN climate convention saw the setting up of an adaptation fund to help poor countries. Ritu Gupta …

COVID-19: Food waste during pandemic can worsen climate emergency

The median amount of food waste per capita in large developed economies is significantly higher than in large developing economies

Destruction of mangroves causes damages of up to $42 billion each year

UN report recommends implementation of policies and laws to protect mangroves

Carbon dioxide lake discovered off Taiwan

Ocean fertilization picked apart

371,000-ha rainforest sold in Guyana

Fossilised fish bones from Africa are fertilising the Amazon forest

Study shows that dust containing phosphorous from fish fossils helps photosynthesis in the Amazon region

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 …