Researchers convert carbon dioxide in to coal
Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have for the first time developed a process to turn CO2 into coal. The new process uses …
Supreme Court terms coal block allocations 'illegal'
Bench headed by chief justice says Centre made the allocations in an arbitrary and unfair manner
Energy-efficient Germany feeds on ‘dirty’ US’ coal
Coal imports by the European nation expected to increase as government subsidies end in 2018
Coal mining to be allowed in non-forest areas after Stage I of forest clearance: Government
Environment ministry takes decision after coal ministry complains of delay in projects due to mining ban in these areas
North Carolina senate passes bill to regulate coal ash ponds
Loopholes in the bill prevent it from being a strong mechanism, say environmentalists and political leaders
WHO, WMA, other health leaders seek legally binding pact to turn off fossil fuels
Over 190 groups ask high-income countries to help others with global phase-out
Biomass co-firing: Why India’s target for coal power plants is challenging
Biomass pellet suppliers fetch better prices from other industries
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Central panel opens up forest for Adani mine despite Chhattisgarh’s reservation
Forest Advisory Committee gives Stage 1 clearance to Parsa coal mining project under the umbrage of fait accompli despite clear concerns about …
How China is cleaning the highly-polluting coal power sector
The largest producer of coal power successfully cleans the highly polluting sector with strict emission norms and effective implementation
NGT sends notices to THDC, pollution control board on coal-fired power plant in Uttar Pradesh
Questions have been raised over procedural irregularities in granting environmental clearance
Trouble for Adani’s Carmichael project continues as locals go to court
The Carmichael mining project in Australia faces another legal challenge as aboriginal group claims ownership of land
Town today, gone tomorrow
Morwa town, built to serve mining companies, faces the ugly truth of its own displacement
Power Generation and Increasing Water Scarcity: Interview with Barbara Schreiner
The Executive Director of Pegasys Institute in South Africa talks about thermal power generation and water shortage in her country
Much of world’s fossil fuel must stay unburnt to meet climate target: report
Over 80 per cent of coal, 50 per cent of gas and 30 per cent of oil reserves are “unburnable” under the goal to limit global warming
How clean is Delhi’s electricity? Not much, finds CSE study
A third of the Capital’s power is from coal-fired plants that don’t follow emission norms
The bogey of green clearances
Powerless and lost
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 18, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal
In a first, fly ash particles found in Antarctic ice, thousands of kilometres from potential source
The sample dated back to 1936, indicating physical markers of fossil fuel combustion have been trapped in ice layers for decades
Chhattisgarh Assembly passes resolution against Hasdeo coal mining
State’s lawmakers urge Union government to cancel coal blocks allocated in forests; Echo long-standing opposition by tribals, activists
Coal shortage: With energy prices at record high, will global energy crisis deepen
The prices of natural gas, crude oil, petrol, diesel and coal have all hit new highs in the international market due to rising demand after COVID-…
National centre for clean coal R&D opened
The centre is established as a national consortium on clean coal research and development under Indian Institute of Science’s leadership