The chulha politics

Old demons remain, new emerge

Developing nations warn any move to reinterpret UNFCCC will be counterproductive

Mumbai port's coal handling jeopardises public health

How not to lose all

Another co2alition of the willing?

West By Far East

In the rush for economic growth, China ignored its environment. Now it faces a nightmare. The country is one of the most polluted in the world.

Pay if you pollute

Polluters in many advanced countries pay for the mess they make. India is still to wake up to such effective fiscal measures to control vehicular …

G20 nations subsidise fossil fuel exploration by $88bn a year: study

Study carried out by US and UK experts is the “most detailed breakdown yet of global fossil fuel subsidies”

South asia

Targets or Diktats?

India: Aim, Hope High

Opting for renewables

Time to plug in

The International Conference for Renewable Energies is to be held in Bonn, Germany. But here is a sector dwarfed by fossil fuels, and although …

Air pollution makes cyclones stronger: US study

Too early to say if pollution is the only factor responsible, says Indian scientist

Science and Technology - Briefs

A Renewable Crisis

The last time there was a major push for renewable energy alternatives to polluting fossil fuels was in the aftermath of 1970s oil shock. And then,…

Time to Plug in

The International Conference for Renewable Energies is to be held in Bonn, Germany. But here is a sector dwarfed by fossil fuels, and although …

British Columbia gets consumer-based carbon tax

Targets or diktats?

India: aim, hope high

Opting for renewables

Of fixing price for natural gas

Increasing biofuels may lead to more carbon

Finland reprimanded over peat power

In court