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

Proposed thermal plant will damage Sundarbans

Instead of proposing a coal-fired thermal power plant in an eco-sensitive zone, Bangladesh could have collaborated with India in building up …

Inverse proportion: species quantum and carbon dioxide

The extinction of species decreases plant productivity and impairs the functions of an ecosystem -- like mopping up carbon dioxide

Gasping for breath

Entire tree species face the threat of extinction from the increasing concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide

The bacteria behind the iron curtain

Microbiologists say a species of bacteria was responsible for iron deposits in the sedimentary layers that run hundreds of kilometres deep in the …

A drop of wood alcohal helps to perk up plants

Plants grow taller and faster if sprayed with a solution of methanol, claims an American farmer

Human-led climate impact rapidly cooling upper atmosphere even as lower atmosphere warms

Study finds stratosphere temperatures 12 to 15 times greater than natural

High road to COP28: Ditch carbon capture tech, set end date for oil & gas production, report to developed nations

Experts worry investments in CCS could rob funds from renewable energy projects

CO2 emissions from building sector highest in 2019: UNEP

The sector’s decarbonisation progress also slowing down, notes report

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

Climate Crisis: Carbon capture tech faces multiple challenges, says IPCC Synthesis Report

Carbon dioxide removal would be necessary to achieve net-negative CO2 emissions, the report said

The `hot' debate

Operationalisation of equity and financial assistance will determine the future of climate negotiations