Countries’ targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions insufficient: UNFCCC

At the current pace, 86% of the carbon budget for the 1.5°C threshold of warming could be depleted by 2030

Need of the hour: Reinvent economic growth model

Future actions must accept the reality of climate equity and use it to drive economic growth

Human activities responsible for extreme heatwave events, says new study

Heatwave led to a massive die-off of sea creatures, and a spate of horrific wildfires, according to the study

This World Health Day (and everyday) eat right, for the planet

Our food practices put a heavy burden of carbon emissions on the Earth. A change in diet is needed, but it won’t come easy

Water wastage by coal power plants: India needs regulatory oversight, protocol for water audits

Needs uniform format for reporting water consumption data and a protocol for its monitoring and verification through mandatory third-party water …

Dragon in the room: Why China’s target of carbon neutrality is misleading

China contributed 27% to the world’s overall global emissions in 2019, surpassing the United States

Delhi and the winter air: Hold your breath, it’s still unsafe

The rush of traffic is a key cause of air pollution — let's not lose sight of this. Dust exacerbates the problem, but&…

Climate Emergency CoP 25: We have reached the edge — FULL COVER STORY

The world needs to give up carbon by 2050. Are we on track? Read Down To Earth's full cover package published ahead of the Madrid gig

The infection that the South must avoid

Trading of Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will result in a disastrous situation for the South.

Compliance: More words

After a week of negotiations the compliance working group has produced nothing but even lengthier texts and more brackets, in short, a complete farce.

Countries must make serious emission cuts, reiterates UN report

Released ahead of the Conference of Parties next week, the Emissions Gap Report has revealed that even with current national commitments fulfilled,…

Vehicle inspection programme needs an overhaul

The government needs to prioritise monitoring on-road emissions of new generation vehicles

US scraps CO2 monitoring programme that doesn’t cost more than a battle tank

NASA's Carbon Monitoring System provides data on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon stocks to help countries evaluate their progress towards …

India, please don't make the same mistakes we made in industrialised world: Swiss President

President Leuthard urged India to explore the possibility of close collaboration between research institute and policymakers on clean energy

If you are in Patna, there's no respite from "very high levels" of PM2.5 concentration

The CSE study found that PM 2.5 levels even inside anganwadis were more than 42 times higher than the permissible safe standards for ambient air …

Paris Agreement inches closer to entry into force this year

Thirty-one countries deposit their instruments of accession with the UN Secretary General, 14 more pledge to join Paris Agreement

Paris Climate Talks Day 1: oh, so pious

Going by the happenings on the first day, the gathering at Paris seems to be all about homilies

Another crawl for humankind

The Kyoto agenda shuffled along at the recent climate change meeting in Bonn, but climate change mitigation was still not in sight

Outsourcing commitments

Book>> Carbon Trading How it Works and Why it Fails by Tamra Gilbertson and Oscar Reyes Dag Hammarskjld Foundation, Upsala Can be downloaded

Biden’s strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

 The rule’s reliance on carbon capture and storage ought to be music to fossil fuel companies’ ears

Adaptation Gap Report 2022 raises alarm on climate finance

International adaptation finance flows are 5-10 times lower than required

G-20 spent nearly $700 billion supporting fossil fuels in 2021

Fossil support spending increased by 16% in 2021

No new diesel cars meet EU NOx emission standards: study

The study contests car manufacturers' claim that newest diesel cars are far cleaner

Carbon trading in ERUs

5% rise in India’s GHG emissions since 2016, driven by energy & industrial sectors

Around 75% of overall greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 came from energy sector, while the industrial sector contributed to 8%