Polluted cities

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

Clinton's agenda in India

The obvious choice

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 …

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

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

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

COP28 recap: 5 insider highlights from negotiation rooms of Global Stocktake text

The two-week long battle of negotiations saw many competing priorities from countries influencing the text

Mixed reactions: COP28 focuses on fossil fuel role in climate change but disregards equity, says CSE

Inclusion of fossil fuels in Global Stocktake important starting point, rest a mixed bag

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 …

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

Dirt cheap backup: Why Finland’s installation of the world’s 1st sand battery may be a game-changer

Sand batteries can ensure round-the-year availability of clean energy

Nuclear energy helped prevent 72 billion tonnes CO2 emissions since 1970

At the end of 2020, there were 441 operable reactors

Green energy

Pawns in the game

GHGs and health

Never to be renewed reality

Court ruling on Shell’s climate impact and votes against Exxon and Chevron add pressure, but it’s the market that will drive oil giants to change

It is not the courts that will force the fossil fuel industry to curb emissions; a change in investors’ strategies will

Green fuel targets for NCR industries: Here are some learning points from Alwar, Bhiwadi

Almost half the industries in Alwar moved to cleaner fuels, a survey by the Centre for Science and Environment shows