Mega power projects hold the key

De-romanticizing green energy

China says no to 85 under-construction coal power plants

Move comes as Chinese government says it will invest $361 billion in renewable energy sector

Trump must confront climate challenge, but will he?

People in the US must turn up the heat on Donald Trump so that he doesn’t water down Obama's environmental agenda

EU must close all 315 coal-fired power plants by 2030 to meet climate goals: study

While the UK has Europe’s third highest capacity for coal, Germany and Poland, together, produce 54 per cent of the EU’s total …

Investors, insurers ask G20 economies to stop fossil fuel subsidies

The G20 governments were urged to establish a deadline for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies for a steady decline in greenhouse gas emissions

Policy Backfires

Policy design allows dirty fuels like pet coke and furnace oil to flourish 

Coal comfort: Pacific islands on collision course with Australia over emissions

As Australia looks to expand the coal industry at home, it's also ramping up regional diplomacy aimed at avoiding condemnation by those at the …

Pet coke conundrum

We are buying the world’s dirtiest fuel as if we have no worries of air pollution. This needs to change

Wolf at our door

The US has made the world rewrite the climate agreement so that the targets are based on voluntary action, not science

Trump's executive order sounds death knell for Paris climate pact

With the current executive order, it is evident that the US has gone back on its climate commitments

We will keep moving forward on climate action: UNFCCC after Trump’s executive order

Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa says the new US administration remains a Party to the landmark Paris Climate Change Agreement

UK leads G-7 on emission cuts and growth since Rio, says study

The average Briton’s carbon footprint is now 33 per cent less than in 1992 while being more than 130 per cent richer, says the report

India and China will outdo USA in renewable energy

India and China view renewable energy as an investment opportunity, while the US plans to support coal and shale

Methane mystery: fossil fuels spewing less methane, but gas continues to accumulate

New research finds that methane estimates from the 1980s and 90s underestimated emissions. But measuring methane is getting better

Reassess consents for upcoming coal power plants to prevent pollution norm violation

Some 95 per cent of the upcoming power stations have not made any plans to meet new pollution norms due to loose enforcement

It only takes a few countries to kickstart a decarbonisation revolution

New research shows it only takes a few countries to kick-start the kind of global transformation required to meet the Paris Agreement’s long-…

Why Trump is a bad businessman

By pulling out of Paris Agreement, US loses an opportunity to expand clean energy markets and create jobs

Once again, US walks away from global climate agreement  

Without the US being held accountable for reducing its share of emissions, the world cannot keep warming “well below 2°C”

Trump’s remark on India’s coal usage highly misleading

This is the second time that US has blamed India and China for pulling out of the climate agreement

Setback for clean innovation, boost to fossil fuels

USA’s exit from the Paris Agreement can lead to a higher degree of global temperature rise, with widespread impacts

Demand for coal falls in 2016; US and China drive decline

In 2016, global consumption of coal declined by 53 million tonnes or 1.7 per cent

Practical matters

Despite growth in renewables, coal-based power will continue to fulfil a large share of India's power needs. Instead of resisting the new …

Trump successfully pushes for including US stance on fossil fuels in G20 declaration

World leaders, including Theresa May, urge Trump to consider re-joining the Paris Agreement

Trump Administration files notice to withdraw from Paris agreement

The notice has no legal weight and does not begin the process of departure from the landmark climate agreement

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