CSE-DTE at Ottawa: INC-4 kicks off in Canadian capital

The initial day of negotiations was uneventful, with member states participating in contact group discussions and working to organise tasks for …

Fair price: UP now uses a calculator to scientifically fix fee for transporting faecal sludge to treatment plants

The calculator’s flexibility allows for its use across India and even in countries that use trucks to handle faecal waste

Simply Put: DTE Cartoonist Sorit Gupto’s take as CSE releases ‘Future of Taste’

Uttar Pradesh takes a positive step towards effective industrial emissions monitoring

Uttar Pradesh Climate Change Authority, Directorate of Environment recommends CSE proposal on CEMS certification system

Investigation: Indian voluntary carbon market may not benefit people, climate

A probe into the carbon market and offsetting projects in 40 locations across India

2023 ended on a high pollution note, finds CSE analysis of winter air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR

Factors like reduced contribution from stubble burning, November rains and milder winters were undone by low wind speed

Green Schools Programme Awards 2024

CSE’s Green Schools Programme Awards recognise schools that are the best managers of their natural resources within their own premises

Let’s build for a green future

CSE recommends that the country should define green and low-carbon cement

Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024: Welcome Note

Centre for Science and Environment presents the flagship Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024

Highlights of Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024

What was on the agenda this time?

Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2024 begins: CSE, DTE release 2024 State of India’s Environment report

2023-24 was a year of ‘polycrisis’, says Sunita Narain at opening ceremony  

Centre releases white paper on pathways to catalyse tech innovation ecosystem for e-mobility

Document co-authored by CSE with Department of Science & Technology part of white paper; it envisages focused cell & battery development …

Entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath announces Rs 50 lakh for climate change charity

A recent podcast highlighted global shift in energy system and opportunities it provides to young entrepreneurs

Restoring Lake Victoria: CSE, Tanzanian authorities hold multi-nation stakeholder consultation

Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda attend meeting to discuss strategies to restore lake

Delhi PM2.5 levels rose by 68 per cent within a day in early November: CSE

Rapid build-up in short timespan able to tip air quality into severe category as local pollution already very high, says thinktank  

The Great Carbon Capture: All about markets and credits

Carbon markets have the potential to unlock billions of dollars for Global South nations that need financing to transition to a low-carbon energy …

It is a cosy club: The voluntary carbon market is a closed-door affair

Voluntary carbon market is a sophisticated ecosystem. It involves a multitude of players to ensure that a carbon offset project delivers on its …

Cementing possibilities

After water, concrete (mainly cement) is the most widely used material on the planet. It is also the second largest industrial emitter of carbon …

DTE Call For Action: Can India achieve ‘sustainable cooling’?

The answer lies in fully utilising the knowledge of ‘the Cooling Web’ as well as traditional cooling methods

Men in black

Carbon market has the potential to unlock billions of dollars for countries in the Global South. But is this voluntary carbon market working for …

CSE calls for decentralised and distributed deployment of renewable energy in Northeast India

The Northeast can address its energy poverty and provide access to clean energy to its communities by harnessing advanced technologies such as …

Save the carbon bubble: India’s voluntary carbon market must be regulated and made to contribute to its climate goals

Governments world over continue to issue regulations to rein in the voluntary carbon market, hold it accountable for its acts and ensure sharing …

Due credit: The Indian voluntary carbon market is growing exponentially

India’s lucrative carbon market is worth over $1.2 billion. It will only grow as the crisis of climate change becomes more urgent and …

State of India’s Environment in Figures: The first 4 months of 2023 have been more devastating in India than 2022

While heatwaves were the most commonly occurring extreme weather event in the first four months of 2022, hailstorms took over as the dominating …

High road to Dubai COP28: This year is about money, says CSE on Bonn climate meet expectations

For countries of the Global South, the focus should be on the lack of concessional finance to drive the energy transition