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

More carbon dioxide spurring plant growth

New measurement techniques show the level of atmospheric oxygen is decreasing in direct proportion to the burning of fossil fuels. These …

Hidden sink uncovered

A recent finding shows that over 35 billion tonnes of 'mysteriously missing' carbon dioxide from fossil fuels burnt over four decades went to …

Green blah

Is the desire for a cleaner environment a mere faddish concern? Some Dutch wisdom goes sour during a recent greenhouse debate

Fuel for thought

To reduce the level of carbon in the atmosphere, growing and using biomass as an energy substitute for fossil fuels is of greater advantage than …

Pongamia power enables Adilabad villagers to export carbon credits to Germany

When Gond tribals of Chalpadi village in Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh agreed this April to export 900 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in …

"The North has not kept its commitments on technology transfer"

Economist Klaus W Lippold is the chairperson of the Commission for Protection of the Earth's Atmosphere. As a member of the German Parliament …

Review: Four films on climate change

Climate change. Two words which hold, between them, some of the most complex as well as vigorously debated issues of all times. Changing Climates,…

Bill Gates is not entirely wrong about trees. He’s not entirely right either

The billionaire recently claimed planting trees would have little effect on climate change

FIFA buys carbon credits for World Cup

The event released 2.72 million tonnes of carbon dioxide

COP27: Dash for natural gas on a scale that threatens 1.5°C goal, says report

Cumulative emissions from LNG are estimated to be over 40 Gigatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2) higher between 2020 and 2050

Enhanced food security and soil biodiversity: A climate-positive approach

Conservation of soil biodiversity, soil organic carbon through sustainable farming practices should be deemed essential to improve agricultural …

Climate crisis continues unabated: United in science, but are we united in action?

While emissions fell during the peak of the pandemic confinement measures, they have already mostly recovered to within 5% of the same period in …

Japan to commercialise hydrogen energy transport by 2025

Pilot tests carried out successfully; the country finished construction of 2,500 cubic meter liquefied hydrogen gas terminal at Kobe this April

Air pollution as serious a threat as communicable diseases in Africa: Report

Average life expectancy in central, west Africa would be 1.2 years lower, and a total of 677 million person-years would be lost, if high …

Energy transition is now a must

Marie-Hélène Aubert, adviser to the French president for international negotiations on climate and environment, was recently in New …

Another co2alition of the willing?

2009 is full of promise

COVID-19: How far will green stimulus to combat climate change go?

COVID-19 disruptions caused shocks to power and oil sector that will cause drop in carbon emissions. However, long-term implications are uncertain

Leading financers who pledged Net Zero are still backing fossil fuel expansion, finds report

Over 100 major coal, oil and gas players given $269 billion by financial institutions part of GFANZ

COP27: Carbon emissions, energy consumption due to constructions back to pre-COVID levels

Report reveals 10 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere in 2021; Most significant energy demand in last 10 years

Investment fund firms call for long-term plan to reduce carbon emissions

More than 100 fund managers write open letter to finance ministers of Group of Seven nations

Nasa’s satellite maps global carbon dioxide levels

The satellite was launched in July this year to help scientists understand the impact of human activities on climate; the map contains data of …

Acidification may strip Indian soils of 3.3 billion tonnes of essential carbon, affecting crop growth, sequestration: Study

Acidification creates an environment ripe for depletion of soil inorganic carbon, which is important for soil health, ecosystem services, among others

These celebrities cause 10,000 times more carbon emissions from flying than the average person

There is an insane disparity in carbon emissions between the rich and the poor