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
High road to Dubai COP28: Why discussions on carbon credits are important at upcoming Bonn climate conference
Bonn Conference will advance the work on how countries can cooperate to fulfil their nationally determined contributions to address climate change&…
Union Budget 2022-23: National biomass co-firing policy mooted by CSE in focus
Co-firing to cut CO2 by 38 million tonnes annually, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in budget speech
WHO raises the bar on clean air
The WHO seeks significant tightening of clean air benchmarks for near zero tolerance for particulate pollution and to protect public health
Act now : How climate action in this decade can prevent catastrophic global warming later
There is scientific consensus that rapid and deep cuts to emissions in this decade, and not later, will avoid scenarios of uncontrollable warming …
Sinks: Can't convince? Confound
The US has spearheaded a puzzling proposal on sinks that opens loopholes for their own emissions
2020 US polls: How Democrats plan to tackle climate change
None of the major candidates’ plans go far enough to enhance global climate action and is unlikely to enable full and rapid decarbonisation …
Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies’ decarbonisation efforts – here’s why
Proposed decarbonisation measures buy large companies are often impractical for smaller farms, expensive or lack buy-in from farmers
Record demand for coal power in 2021, way off Net Zero: IEA
Carbon emissions from coal will be 3 gigatonnes higher in 2024 than required to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050
CoP26: Humanity is compressing millions of years of natural change into just a few centuries
Recent changes across all aspects of the Earth system are unprecedented in at least thousands of years
The numbers behind: Climate change
The planet can barely afford any more carbon emissions. But we need to continue to emit for our survival and development. What is the carbon …
Carbon capture technology not on track to reduce CO2 emissions
CCS technology aims to capture 400 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year by 2025, but that is unlikely to be met, according to …
CCS: Fictitious mitigation stumbles
Over the last few days of intense negotiations, Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as one of the most controversial issues being …
Is natural gas actually cleaner than coal? Growing evidence says maybe not
The fact that methane emissions from the oil and gas sector are said to be vastly underreported clearly shows that natural gas is not “very …
EU’s Carbon Border Tax: Is it regressive and protectionist or an incentive for global decarbonisation?
This measure is being imposed in an already uneven context, say experts
Global warming: Forests, grasslands getting depleted of nitrogen; can impact animal growth
Low-nitrogen forests are more likely to have plants growing slowly with fewer leaves
EU sets new climate goal for 2040 — high ambition, yet gaps persist
Dependence on carbon capture, utilisation & storage is concerning, raises questions on ambition of the target
Picture of neglect: Tipping elements hold the future of our planet; here is how
Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may have already degraded irreversibly. Other crucial climate systems like the Amazon …
All you need to know about the energy conservation bill
Bill has provisions for regulating energy consumption by equipment, appliances, buildings and industries
Carbon neutrality: A Mumbai church shows the green way in individual responsibility
Solar power and in-house recycling centre offset carbon footprint; other places of worship inspired too
India’s MSMEs must pare emissions and climate finance may be the nudge they need
Traditional funds are not enough for the MSME sector to achieve decarbonisation; we need to unlock international climate funds as well
Gene that can boost photosynthesis identified in cyanobacteria
The gene, called activase-like cyanobacterial protein, will improve rubisco enzyme that is key to the food making process and increase …