Hidden cost of global food, land use at $12 trillion: Report
This is expected to rise to more than $16 trillion a year by 2050, finds a report by Food and Land use Coalition
India emits the most sulphur dioxide in the world
Five of the top 10 SO2 emission hotspots from coal/power generation industry across the world are in India, finds a Greenpeace study
Can geoengineering help fight climate change? Scientists think so
University of Cambridge has initiated first-of-its-kind Centre for Climate Repair to develop new ways to restrict solar radiation and refreeze …
Revolt of the rich and the poor
When a recent report says 26 people now own the same wealth as the world's poorest half and the IMF chief flags risks associated with India’…
COP24: 2018 may be one of the hottest years ever, says UN climate chief
Patricia Espinosa said this to highlight how important it is for conference in Katowice to address climate change impacts and greenhouse gas emissions
Breathless silence
The inconvenient truth is that when there is a public health emergency in Delhi, only the poor are asked to sacrifice
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
Eight European, African families sue EU seeking climate justice
These ‘climate victims’, who live near the coast or in the mountains, are witnesses to melting glaciers and affected by permafrost melting
Plants are great at storing CO2. These scientists aim to make them even better
Researchers around the world are working to improve plants’ ability to combat climate change
How trade policies can support global efforts to curb climate change
It is important that policies around trade and investment support efforts to adapt to global warming
Countries to negotiate final HFC phase-down amendment in Rwanda
Parties to the Montreal Protocol are expected to iron out their differences and arrive at a mutually acceptable amendment
100% renewable-powered India by 2030 possible: study
The study makes a case for rooting out nuclear and coal-fired base energy systems, which would be “unreasonable and disruptive”
Stringent emissions standard for all future aircraft close to adoption
The proposed standard is particularly directed at larger aircraft which account for more than 90 per cent of emissions from …
‘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
Leading to a greener future
Recently elected German coalition government brings hope of possible prominence to ecological issues
Hopes rise though US climate change bill falls
The US senate rejected the country's first climate change bill in the last week of October. On the bright side, the proposed law sank by a 55-43 …
Rewind 2018: State of the air India breathes
Here are the major policies framed, studies conducted and steps taken in the last year over air and its quality
CO2 emissions soar; climate panel calls for rapid scale-up of low-carbon technology
IPCC report on mitigation says that the current level of ambition not enough to stop climate change. Prescribes a few controversial solutions
Experts flag dilution of NOx emission limit for coal-fired power stations
The SC on July 8 relaxed limits for coal-fired power stations commissioned between December 2003 and 2016 — to 450 mg / Nm3 from 300&…
What to expect of the UN climate change conference in Peru
Centre for Science and Environment’s Vijeta Rattani writes from the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru
90 companies responsible for two-third of global carbon emissions
Coal India Limited listed among the top 20. Should the onus of past carbon emissions be shifted to these companies?
COP28: Relying on carbon capture and storage to reach Net Zero would be economically damaging, shows Oxford report
A high-CCS pathway to decarbonisation to potentially mitigate half of today’s emissions in oil and gas industry will cost an additional $30 …
Most carbon capture & utilisation technologies may be counterproductive: Study
CCU techs might divert attention from more effective emission reduction options
CoP26 Diary (Nov 3): Activists outrage at not being able to access event
A round-up of what went on at the Glasgow summit
Pollution in news on June 7
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution