India Pavilion at COP22 inaugurated
The Enviroment Minister underlined the need to spread climate change awareness and the importance of collective action
Earth lost a tenth of wilderness in just two decades
Major losses have occurred in the Amazon and Africa. Efforts to protect the critical areas are failing to keep pace with the rate of loss
Have human-made changes heralded a new epoch?
Experts have proposed that the new epoch—Anthropocene—began around 1950, when human-induced changes started affecting earth's geology
The twin sword of technology
Engineering solutions like carbon capture and storage create risks that necessitate even more ingenious fixes
Real state of India’s forests
India has been trying to achieve to put 33 per cent of its geographical area under forest, but the latest report shows that it is yet to reach 22 …
New method to calculate carbon footprint of logistics supply chains
The framework combines existing methods to calculate emissions at a global level across all modes of transport such as road, rail, sea, …
The UAE wants to build a 'rainmaking mountain' – are we all ok with that?
The point is that hills make rain – or to be more precise, hills can create the conditions which cause moisture in the air to condense and …
Understanding climate change
Did climate change begin with industrialisation? How do we identify ‘bad’ climate change?
Black heart
The atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are increasing and a rise in global temperatures seems imminent
Greenhouse break
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Developed nations refuse to reform
Industrialised nations continue to be the major contnlxftrs of greenhouse gases and their emissions are increasing
Bumpy ride
At the recent Berlin Climate Summit, amid North-South wrangles, an agreement was reached to detail how to - and who has to reduce greenhouse gas …
No climate for change
Despite Third World pressures, the Northern countries refused self-restraint in the Berlin Climate Change summit
"Brown clouds are a transcontinental issue"
Asian Brown Clouds created a lot of heat in South Asia, a few years ago (see: 'Aerial Raid,' Down To Earth, August 15, 2002). Now the chief …
Climate change will create billion refugees, says study
Climate change is likely to create at least a billion refugees by 2050 according to a recent report.
Frigid is good
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Jairam Ramesh wants Centre and State to coordinate on a plan against climate change
Jairam Ramesh, India’s Union Minister of Forest and Environment briefs South Asian journalists on India’s stand on climate …
Jairam Ramesh says don't be romantic about renewables and wants to outsource the monitoring of forests
Jairam Ramesh on Hillary's offer, population control and the west blocking the Kyoto protocol
Jairam Ramesh on China
Jairam Ramesh on climate change and regional cooperation in South-Asia
Jairam Ramesh on energy efficiency and climate change
Coastal flooding set to rise 50% over 80 yrs: Study
It could threaten assets worth 20% of global GDP, amounting to $14.2 trillion
Islamic declaration calls for a world free from fossil fuels
'Declaration crucial in creating the basis for behavioural change amongst Muslims'
Damage due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar point to greater need for rainfall and water level monitoring
Removing illegal encroachments and climate resilient infrastructure need of the hour