CO2 emissions from building sector highest in 2019: UNEP
The sector’s decarbonisation progress also slowing down, notes report
South Asia
Forest act amendments will help India achieve Net Zero emissions targets: MoEFCC in joint committee report
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sought to insert a preamble
Mauna Loa & Mount Semeru volcanoes erupted within a week. Will they impact global climate?
Greenhouse gas emissions from the two eruptions very small compared to CO2 emissions from fossil fuel burning
Spike in deaths, mental health concerns: Report flags consequences of wildfires
Between 1997 and 2016, the global mean carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires were approximately 22% of carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels
The sinking debate
The climate change negotiations have come to a halt over the issue of sinks. Neelam Singh discusses the associated complications
High CO2 emissions reducing nutrients in rice, wheat
Wheat and rice grown at atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide levels between 546-586 parts per million reduced their protein, zinc, iron …
Global warming increases carbon emissions from soil
Results of this study can help develop more accurate soil carbon and climate models, say researchers
Simply Put: The defensive general
Indian Railways needs to look beyond its world-leading net zero target
A national coal phase out can substantially augment its mitigation potential
Beware the technology bait
The weather out there
Carbon tax plan crumbles
All for a change
The Swede way
In which carbon dioxide emissions were stabilised
New casting
Clean investments
Green projects can bring investments worth US $ 39 billion to India
Green deal
India should receive $57 trillion in compensation from Global North for climate damages
As India has sacrificed 75 per cent of its fair share to balance the excess emissions of over-emitting countries, the country is entitled to …
DTE Coverage: Here is what happened at the 108th Indian Science Congress
From the quality of Indian scientific research to women in science, the event focussed on several issues
Using the ocean to fight climate change raises serious environmental justice and technical questions
Ocean affects everyone on the planet, but not everyone will have the same relationship to it or the same opportunities to have their opinions heard
New energy conundrum
As countries reconcile their energy supply options with climate change, will they reinvent the fossil fuel-based system or reinvest in it?
(Tooth) brush up with truth: Electric is the worst, bamboo not great either
Climate change potential of electric toothbrush was 11 times greater than the bamboo toothbrush, the study found
Ancient Venus was potentially habitable for three billion years: Study
The planet had stable temperatures — between a maximum of about 50°C and a minimum of about 20°C — and water worth a shallow ocean
Planting forests no panacea for the climate crisis: IPCC
The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land says land-based carbon sinks are not limitless