Paris Climate Deal: ambitions and actions on the ground

National pledges on emission reduction made by countries under Paris Agreements will only account for one-third of what is needed to avoid the …

Four Indian companies among 100 global businesses with highest carbon footprint

Coal India tops the list with 2,014 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emission, which is about 86 per cent of country’s total CO2 emission

Global warming likely to be in the range of 2.2-3.4°C by 2100, breaching limit set under Paris deal

While chance of cataclysmic levels of warming is miniscule, but achieving Paris climate deal’s objective more uncertain

World’s first bio-brick can help reduce CO2 emissions

University of Cape Town researchers have developed world’s first bio-brick from human urine

‘We are skipping a whole glacial cycle’

A study has found that even moderate human emissions of 1,000-1,500 gigatonnes of carbon would postpone the next glacial age by at least 100,000 years

Even protected forest areas are significant source of CO2 emission: study

Most of the carbon-emitting protected areas are located in Brazil and Indonesia

We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed

Globally, we need to deliver at least ten times more emissions cuts than our pre-pandemic efforts

Current global emissions: who is emitting what

Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment analyses the total, per capita and sectorwise greenhouse gas emissions of different …

India ranks fifth in national contribution to warming: Study

United States topped the list; China stood second

Global CO2 emissions from wildfires in July, August highest since 2003: Copernicus

The Mediterranean basin emerged as the wildfire hotspot that contributed to intense smoke pollution

Climate change impact: Morocco counts on renewable energy to reduce CO2 emission

While this African country is heavily investing in solar and wind projects, fossil fuel still dominates the energy scenario

Project to turn Olympic food waste into meals for poor

At present, several initiatives are being planned to combat the trend of food wastage. One such initiative is the “Reffetto-Rio” project

Shoe on the other foot: The UN generates its own carbon, including from CoPs

A new report by the UN though has noted that its own emissions reduced in pandemic year 2020 as activities went online

UN calls for swift zero carbon recovery action at climate summit

There is a 40% chance of annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius in at least one of the next five years, …

CoP26: Carbon budget report puts Net Zero euphoria in place at Glasgow

Net rise of emission for all major countries in 2021

In carbon negative Sikkim, emissions are on the rise

A preliminary report by the Sikkim government suggests the green state is carbon-negative, but emissions are on the rise

World set to lose India-sized forest cover by 2050

The report predicts that 289 million hectares of tropical forests will be cleared between 2016 and 2050

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Decent outcome on 2020 Ambition

The text on ‘Chile Madrid Time for Action’ may have just salvaged this CoP

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 …

Air pollution: WHO report identifies ways to mitigate health hazards

The report talks about ways to reduce the emission of short-lived climate pollutants

We’re headed in wrong direction: WMO’s United in Science report outlines action needed

During January-September 2022, CO2 levels were 1.2% higher than same period last year

Air pollution: PM levels continue to exceed EU limit in large parts of Europe

About 63 per cent of the total EU ecosystem area was at risk of eutrophication due to excessive atmospheric nitrogen

India witnessed worst levels of human-induced air pollution during 2018-2021: Study

Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Chennai recorded huge fluctuations in terms of air pollution

Expectations from CoP26: Climate finance needs to be scaled up with focus on adaptation, says LDC Group 

The group wants a balance between funds provided for mitigation actions and those for adapting to climate change

Study ranks India’s climate pledges 4th in ambition, 5th in compliance

Eight countries, the EU analysed; Least faith in US policymakers