Big business

Methane matters

But surely not more then carbon dioxide?

It's official

India publishes its first report on impacts of climate change

Soiled option?

US scientists evolve way to sequester carbon dioxide in soil

CO2 rising

At an ominous rate

Dark secret

How plants survive during night

Better be prepared

Climate change can have serious effects on crops

Carbon overload

Land and oceans may fail to retard rise of atmospheric CO2

UK's Carbon Trust launches a carbon reduction labelling scheme

The kettle effect

Veins tell it all

Arrangement of veins control carbon, water intake in plants

Wetlands are key for accurate greenhouse gas measurements in the Arctic: study

Researchers found that between 2006 and 2015, tundra wetlands in Western Russia had remained hotspots of carbon and methane emissions in the region

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, …

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

The carbon footprint of tourism is about four times larger than previously thought, according to a world-first study published in …

World EV Day 2023: To fast track change, India needs Zero Emission Vehicle mandate

An ambitious vehicle electrification roadmap needs regulatory targets and ZEV supply mandate to bring more certainty in investments and markets

How smartphones are killing the planet

The energy used to build a single smartphone is equal to the energy required to operate it for about a decade

Why electric rickshaws need better regulation in India

Enabling rickshaw drivers to switch from pedal to electric will increase their income and reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector

Atmospheric CO2 levels may rise 50% higher than pre-industrial levels: Recent estimates

Atmospheric CO2 levels exceeded 417 parts per million (ppm) for several days in February and March 2021 — way above the pre-industrial …

Cut inequality to fight climate crisis

Economic inequality raises carbon emissions, with the rich contributing most: Human Development Index

Climate Emergency CoP 25: The inadequacy of net zero

The European Commission's Green New Deal's ambigously worded 'climate neutrality' target is concerning 

Factsheet: Energy efficiency of appliances

According to the Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association, consumer electronics and appliances in India is a 45,000-crore-…

Potential of intact forests in mitigating climate risks undermined: Report

While deforestation alone accounted for 3.2% of gross carbon emissions, selective logging, edge effects, and wildlife loss spiked carbon …

Gujarat has put just one e-vehicle on the road in last six months: Govt data

Maharashtra, which set a target of registering five lakh EVs by 2022 — an average of 274 vehicles per day — managed only four per day …

Union Budget 2019-20: Govt makes major push for easy adoption of e-vehicles

The sops include tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on loans taken to buy e-vehicles, more charging station in smart cities, highways 

Experts call for greater attention to indigenous people to preserve forests, fight climate change

A third of global forests are under some form of management by families, smallholders, local communities and indigenous people