Brown carbon ‘tarballs’ that hasten glacial melt found in Himalayan atmosphere: Study

The percentage of tarballs increased on days with higher pollution levels, could contribute to global warming   

Huge implications for climate policy as new study confirms truth about land sink

It validates view that the prominent focus on the land sink is merely a smokescreen to mask countries’ hesitation at cutting down …

COP28 diary (December 6): Santiago Network draft adopted; scientists promote tech to curb methane emissions

Ecuador negotiator talks about challenges to consolidate unified position on Global Goal on Adaptation; Spain minister calls for enlarging base …

Global plans on increasing fossil fuel production a bad sign for warming world: UNEP report

The world will produce 240% more coal than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. This is equal to 75% of current …

Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing — here’s why

Rapidly increasing renewable energy hasn’t cut coal and gas consumption at the same rate because humankind is using a lot more electricity …

‘Fox in the henhouse’: African climate activists decry Sultan Al Jaber’s appointment as COP28 president

Oil company CEO’s appointment as COP28 president will embolden fossil fuel lobbies and derail global climate action, said experts

Net Zero by 2050 possible, but clean energy investments need to outweigh fossils fast: Report

Heavy investment, hydrogen and carbon capture & storage can help keep the temperature increase to 1.7 degrees Celsius

Forest fires in Uttarakhand: Absence of real-time air quality monitoring plagues Himalayas

Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh do not have a single official real-time air quality monitor

Governments worldwide spent $1.7 trillion of public money on fossil fuels, a new report finds

Among G20 countries, only 13 per cent of annual reports available showed that their SOEs had invested in renewable energy

How do your favourite fashion brands score on climate card? Quite bad

Sports brands fare better than fast fashion ones on climate commitments as well as switch to low-carbon materials in manufacturing

Green hydrogen can drive India’s transition to clean energy, combat climate change

By 2030, the cost of green hydrogen is expected to compete with that of hydrocarbon fuels

Biomass pellets: CPCB’s revised grants highly inadequate to close demand-supply gap

CPCB has underestimated the cost of setting up a pellet manufacturing unit, say experts

Green energy surge still isn’t enough for 1.5 degrees. We’ll have to overshoot, adapt & soak up carbon dioxide

Economic sectors that produce large volumes of emissions, such as concrete and steel making, are difficult to decarbonise and will take longer

COVID-19: Daily electricity demand dips 15% globally, says report

There is, however, a spike in residential demand for electricity, because of people staying and working from home

Act now : How climate action in this decade can prevent catastrophic global warming later

There is scientific consensus that rapid and deep cuts to emissions in this decade, and not later, will avoid scenarios of uncontrollable warming …

Too much fossil fuel output planned to cap global warming: UN report

Global production of coal, oil and gas should decline annually by 11%, 4%, and 3% to be consistent with the 1.5°C pathway, according to The …

Book Digest: Tales of tradition from Himalayas, cultural influences in COVID-19 world and more

Prospects of fossil-free future to politics of climate change, DTE tracks new books on environment and development from leading authors  

What COP28 must achieve: Bold and ambitious action in a fractured world

We should treat COP28 as an opportunity to scrutinise the wealthy polluters and their plans up close and ask questions

Irregularities, fraud prompt countries to tighten grip on voluntary offset markets

The demand for offsets, however, is not likely to decline any time soon

Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2022: WMO

Carbon dioxide levels reached 50% higher than pre-industrial levels

Davos 2023: UN chief urges credible net-zero pledges; slams ‘Big Oil’ firms

Guterres compared fossil fuel sector to the cigarette industry in the 1970s, where businesses were aware of the harmful health impact

Fossil fuels have no place in COVID-19 recovery plans: UN chief

“We can invest in fossil fuels that are lethal or we can invest in renewable energy which is reliable. We have a choice,” said Antonio&…

2022 too short, too far: How close did the world move towards the clean energy dream?

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

Economic downturn eats into climate mitigation, adaptation funding: UNCTAD

Reduced green investment will put a spanner in the efforts to fasttrack solutions for climate change. 

2022: Looking back to move ahead for clean energy transitions

The presence of the goods and services tax impedes the country’s voluntary carbon market