Warming the world

Polluted cities

Air pollution in several US cities was severe this summer, says a recent report

Clinton's agenda in India

The obvious choice

Consuming bill

US energy bill passed by house of representatives

Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’

Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than CO₂ but lasts in the atmosphere for slightly less than a decade

Tanzania’s gas boom that never was — when local hopes are dashed by global realities

Perceptions of what gas could bring in the future changed; the industry shattered dreams and left environmental effects such as pollution …

Absence of free trade agreement poses hurdles for German investment in Indian renewables: German politicians

The need for skilled workers to enable this transition to clean energy technologies is one place where India and Germany can cooperate more deeply,…

Southern African countries can do better at infrastructure: What the choices might look like

Decision makers need to employ strategic foresight to better navigate uncertainty, upheaval and inevitable change

Climate goals at stake: State support for fossil fuels almost doubled in 2021

51 countries doubled the amount of expenditure on fossil fuels, according to an analysis by OECD and IEA

New report puts a $759 billion price tag on decarbonising global petrochemicals sector

BloombergNEF study explored how to cut emissions from fossil fuel’s non-energy uses

I was part of the team that found the Homo naledi child’s skull: How we did it

The child has been named “Leti” after the Setswana word “letimela”, meaning “the lost one”

What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words

Heads of oil industry had been privately informed by their leaders that their products would alter the climate of the planet long ago; they …

Things go North - Update I

Formal negotiations are once again on hold while discussions take place behind closed doors

G-20 countries deceive the world by promoting fossil gas production

Shifting reliance from one fossil fuel to a relatively lesser polluting fossil fuel will not lead to de-carbonization

COP23 at Bonn: “US still in”, say dissenting senators, but sense of crisis still palpable

Democratic Senators try to assure rest of the world that the people of US are committed to fulfill climate obligations

Putting carbon back in the land is just a smokescreen for real climate action

Storing carbon on land is useful for combating climate change, but it is no replacement for reducing fossil fuel emissions

Energy tax alternative still remains elesive

The US senate is in a dilemma because every alternative they have thought up to the contentious energy tax has received loud protests from some …

A step too small

The government fails again to take the right decision and carries on with its lopsided fuel policy

She sells seashells

Book>> The Fossil Hunter • by Shelley Emling, Palgrave Macmillan • Rs 450

The Green World Order: India vs China — who can lead?

The world is sitting on the brink of a catastrophe. Neither the US nor China is keen to safeguard the world through their roadmaps on the Green …

Marginal triumph at COP28

The world agreed to transition away from fossil fuels at COP28 Dubai, besides operationalising a Loss and Damage Fund; it did not set a deadline …

Think tanks, civil society caution that ‘fossil fuels’ mention in GST is riddled with loopholes

The latest text emphasises the need to transition away from fossil fuels in energy system  

The challenge at COP28 really is to have clean language saying “phase out” all fossil fuels: Minal Pathak

Down To Earth talks to Minal Pathak, associate professor at Ahmedabad University and senior scientist of Working Group III of the …

Food production accounts for 15% fossil fuel use, as big oil locks in dependence on petroleum-based pesticides

The fossil fuel usage in fertiliser production is expected to increase significantly through 2050