Africa can learn from Kenya’s renewable energy success, says Kenyan cabinet secretary

Davis Chirchir, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum, speaks on the significant progress made by the country on the …

China’s gallium and germanium controls: What they mean and what could happen next

Both elements are essential in everything from smartphones to space electronics; they are crucial to technological advancement over the next …

Innovative finance mechanisms can scale up clean cooking

Developing countries should integrate clean cooking into their Nationally Determined Contributions to address climate change

Not so green: Developing countries raise clean energy targets, but implementation remains incomplete

Disparity between long-term objectives and short-term execution strategies indicates that policymakers still have a lot of work to do

Exploratory clean energy project in Ladakh begins by polluting

Geothermal fluid discharged during ‘exploratory drilling’ released into Puga nullah

Biogas: A sustainable solution for curbing pollution, improving livelihoods & enhancing quality of life

Installing large-scale municipal biogas systems can help cities handle organic waste efficiently

India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA

China and India might be some of the countries where the green transition may also be slowed down because Russia would shift their energy exports …

Union Budget 2022-23: Good step forward but levers needed to make clean air, climate action more real

The spotlight on energy transition, climate action and electrification in the latest Union budget is encouraging; but needs committed strategy …

New report suggests how land-use for renewable energy in India can be environmentally sustainable

Size, location of land and impact on human habitation, agriculture and conservation of natural resources should be evaluated

Over $1 trillion needed by 2030 to put world on track to reach net-zero by 2050

Unless much strong action than current investment levels is taken, energy-related CO2 emissions in emerging economies will grow by five billion …

The US just set ambitious offshore wind power targets: What will it take to meet them?

The Biden administration calculates that its new wind power goal would avoid 78 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, roughly equivalent to …

Union Budget 2020-21: Duty on solar panel, EV imports; relief to green energy cos

Tax benefits aimed at incentivising domestic manufacturing   

Extend research from labs to the land: Modi at 105th Indian Science Congress

Modi said that it is time for India to reclaim its rightful place among frontline nations in science

Cleaning India’s polluted rivers

More than 38,000 million litres of waste water enters the major rivers, water bodies and even percolates into the ground every day

Takeaways from President Pranab Mukherjee's opening speech during budget session

In his speech, the President gave emphasis on financial inclusion, development schemes and women power

For China, climate change is no hoax – it's a business and political opportunity

Chinese leaders believe cutting carbon emissions will generate economic and political payoffs at home and abroad

Behaviour change at many levels needed to make India open defecation-free

National Consultation on Rural Sanitation calls for triggering mindset change, but lack of credible data on health and sanitation is a challenge

'Transition to low-carbon economy will benefit Asia'

The adaptation should begin from the energy sector, which contributes two-thirds of Asia's emissions, the Asian Development Bank says 

Can Namami Gange take off after two years of systemic failure?

In last three decades, the project achieved just one-third of the target due to lack of synergy between multiple authorities

NGT asks Chhattisgarh to file report on fly ash utilisation

The state generates over 20 million tonnes of fly ash every year, but about 70 per cent of it remain unutilised

Firecracker sales may go up by Wednesday

It is difficult to calculate the exact quantity of crackers sold in the market as a large portion of firecrackers are sold without a licence

New Government’s Agenda: It’s now or never

Clean energy sectors need demand-driven markets and domestic industries that can cater to the entire value chain

Africa’s megacities threatened by heat, floods, disease — urgent action needed to start greening, climate adaptation

Cities can adapt by creating new zoning regulations, restoring wetlands to protect against floods and planning green infrastructure

COP28: A key negotiation highlights countries’ challenges with scaling up mitigation ambition

The Mitigation Work Programme produced a report from discussions this year on how countries can take more action to mitigate emissions

2022 too short, too far: Environmental movements covered by DTE this year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022