Electric vehicles can lower emissions of volatile organic compounds in India by 2030: Study
VOCs are carbon-containing chemicals released by petrol and diesel vehicles; They impact air quality and human health
Lanka President talks green agriculture, renewable energy, electric vehicles in Parliament address
Sri Lanka’s ultimate goal to promote use of bio-fertilisers in order to create an international market for non-toxic agricultural produce, …
IPCC’s new report on climate change is a call to action
The latest IPCC report confirms that we can no longer lose time in prevarication or in finding new excuses not to act, including empty promises …
Physical stores emit more GHG than home delivery, less than online stores
Study by European researchers assessed three types of shopping including traditional and two types of online
IEA’s push for climate ambition must start at home
International Energy Agency's latest carbon dioxide numbers try to greenwash biggest historic polluters
An Interaction with Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh gave details of how the Copenhagen Accord was negotiated, the role of the BASIC group in negotiations and the domestic action …
All gas
Negotiations over the past four years have diluted the already weak Kyoto Protocol signed in 1997.
Factsheet: Who is emitting
As per World Resources Institute's Climate Analysis Indicators Tools
New method developed to measure soil erosion
This method can help monitor the effects of soil erosion and effectiveness of soil conservation strategies
Ursula Von der Leyen: why controversial choice for EU top job may actually have been the right one
She promises to put carbon neutrality into law during first 100 days and to propose legislation to enforce a “fair minimum wage” in …
Indian scientists develop 'black gold'
New material can absorb light & CO2; potential in applications ranging from solar energy harvesting to desalinating seawater
Technology advancement not matching energy demand, leading to emissions: report
In the last two years, higher economic growth was not met by higher energy-productive and lower-carbon emission options as it did not scale fast …
Annual UN report recognises the threats posed by nitrogen pollution
The Frontiers Report 2019, released on March 4, has included a chapter on nitrogen pollution
Study sheds light on functioning of global river-based ecosystems
Around 153 researchers from 40 countries worked on the paper, which shows how climatic factors that govern decomposition rates are increasingly …
African countries aren't doing enough to prepare for rising sea levels
All the coastal nations will be affected by the rising sea levels and the damage could be reduced by adapting the coastline and …
This is how food & drinks industry can use excess carbon in the atmosphere
Food manufacturers have been issuing warnings that they’ve nearly run out of carbon dioxide. So why we can’t just capture the excess …
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
How saving an endangered species can mitigate climate change
The Thanjavur Forest Division has been conserving sea grass in Palk Bay in order to save the endangered sea cow as well as mitigate 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
Found: 'lost' forests covering an area two-thirds the size of Australia
The discovery boosts the total global forest cover by nine per cent and has significant consequences for carbon budgets
Emissions trading for electricity is the sensible way forward
An emissions intensity scheme would provide a stable carbon policy that the electricity sector needs to have investment confidence
Where were the whistleblowers in the Volkswagen emissions scandal?
The 'defeat device' used by Volkswagen to cheat emissions testing in its diesel vehicles may be history’s most costly software-related blunder.
Chinese goods a death knell for environment, says study
Goods manufactured in China are associated with high carbon dioxide emissions owing to the country’s outdated manufacturing processes and …
Climate change can cripple global economy
Private investors will lose $4.2 trillion to extreme weather events by 2100 if global warming is not arrested