CoP26 progress: China, South Africa boost climate action momentum, but global ambition remains inadequate
South Africa, China have either announced new NDCs or are targeting reduced investment in fossil fuels, but overall progress falls short of Paris …
Clean cooking: Can we think beyond LPG?
Availability of LPG is largely dependent on imports and may not be a sustainable alternative for a clean cooking fuel
Why India needs to see climate change as urgent political issue
Privatising energy and agricultural sectors will bring India closer to its economic goals — but at the cost of its climate ones
Battling Climate Change
Technologies exist to arrest global warming. But the political will toimplement them is missing
Touchy Technology
Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a report on Methodological and Technological Issues …
Burp control: How can methane released in livestock belches be reduced? Scientists are trying various options
Scientists are experimenting with seaweed as well as concoctions having several other ingredients to make the specialised digestive system of …
Humanity’s tipping point? How the Queen’s death stole a climate warning’s thunder
A study published in Science heralded changes that could threaten the future of civil society on this planet but it was Queen’s death …
Why are so many climate records breaking all at once?
Temporary exceedance of 1.5℃ will give us an unfortunate preview of what our planet will be like in the coming decades
Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high and Earth is warming faster than ever: Report
Humanity has caused surface temperatures to warm by 1.14°C since the late 1800s; this warming is increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.…
Extreme heatwaves can strike regions that were ‘lucky’ to escape record temperatures so far: Study
Interventions such as establishing cooling centres or reducing work hours for outdoor workers can help
This electronic aircraft pioneer has crossed orders worth $3 billion, claims CEO
Down To Earth talks to Gregory Davis, chief executive officer of Eviation Aircraft, to learn more about sustainable aviation
Nearly half of India’s consumers will not benefit from Centre’s revised domestic gas pricing guidelines
It is also important to regulate and reduce the prices of imported natural gas in order to accelerate our 2030 decarbonisation pathway
Climate hypocrisy? Germany’s coal-fuelled power sector more polluting than India, China currently
Germany’s measures, while possibly a temporary reaction to an abrupt reduction in Russian gas supplies, call into serious question its …
How about climate-neutral plastic? New research suggests that may be possible
The model hinged on the principle of circular economy can be achieved by using three simple technologies that already exist
No, woolly mammoths are not returning; But we may get Arctic elephants
Geneticist George Church and his business partner Ben Lamm, who recently launched a company to ‘bring back’ mammoths, respond to …
Carbon budget will exhaust in 10 years at current emission levels: IPCC report
The world can emit approximately 400 billion tonnes more of carbon dioxide before hitting the 1.5°C limit, the report said
IEA Roadmap modelling its way out to remove emissions with tech
To make the IEA Roadmap for the global energy sector a reality, global development in clean and green energy needs to vastly pick up the pace and …
India a top performer on climate mitigation but more needs to be done: Report
The country needed to prioritise renewable energy in its post-COVID recovery plan, the report by non-profit Germanwatch said
Brown carbon ‘tarballs’ that hasten glacial melt found in Himalayan atmosphere: Study
The percentage of tarballs increased on days with higher pollution levels, could contribute to global warming
COVID-19 can be a wake-up call for nature-based solutions
Money alone won’t solve the problem; but governments hold powerful levers to make markets value nature and attach a cost to …
Do not burden poorer nations, says Vajpayee
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, at the opening of the mninisterial section of Cop 8, said on Wednesday, October 30, that developing …
Factsheet: Carbon budget and INDCs
In its fifth assessment report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published an emission budget which tells us how much CO2 …
Factsheet: What to expect at Peru
Different bodies are mandated to negotiate for different elements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Some …
That sinking feeling
Just like at Kyoto, the US and EU are ready to make back-room deals that leave out the concerns of the South. Its time for the G77 to speak up
The good, the bad and the ugly: the nations leading and failing on climate action
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