Countries’ targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions insufficient: UNFCCC
At the current pace, 86% of the carbon budget for the 1.5°C threshold of warming could be depleted by 2030
Budget 2021-22 should incentivise clean fuel for pollution control
Transition to cleaner fuels used for combustion, as done in Beijing, is the most dependable solution to clean Delhi’s air
Diet to save: Our food system is fuelling climate change; are we ready to switch to a new diet?
A growing body of scientific evidence suggests our dietary habits are putting way too much pressure on the environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 27, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Biden’s strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants
The rule’s reliance on carbon capture and storage ought to be music to fossil fuel companies’ ears
NGT committee renders entire Baghjan oil field illegal
NGT-appointed Judge Katakey Committee recommends legal action against Oil India Ltd for violating various environmental as well as industrial …
Assam gas leak: NGT orders OIL to pay Rs 25 cr, forms high-level committee
An oil-and-gas well, owned by OIL, at Upper Assam’s Baghjan village caught fire on June 9, after leaking for a fortnight
Binge-watching with a side of emissions: Study finds digital habits contribute to climate change
Digital content consumption accounts for 3-4% of a person's annual greenhouse gas emissions
Massive fire at Union Carbide compound, gas victims panic due to toxic air
Union Carbide factory in Bhopal is where gas leaked in 1984, killing thousands of people and disabling millions
Carbon dioxide in 2023 comparable to 4.3 billion years ago as global greenhouse gas levels hit all-time high: NOAA
This was the twelfth consecutive year that carbon dioxide levels rose by more than 2 parts per million
As told to Parliament (August 9, 2021): No data on sickle cell disease among tribals
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
From Africa to Europe @ COP27: Keep off our gas fields
History shows fossil fuel extraction in Africa hardly benefits locals
Adaptation Gap Report 2022 raises alarm on climate finance
International adaptation finance flows are 5-10 times lower than required
Global warming is real and 2020 is among 3 warmest year ever
Decade 2011-2020 set to be the warmest decade ever recorded
5% rise in India’s GHG emissions since 2016, driven by energy & industrial sectors
Around 75% of overall greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 came from energy sector, while the industrial sector contributed to 8%
India’s hidden costs of agrifood systems at $1.1 trillion, third-highest in the world, says new FAO report
Reveals true health and environmental costs of food; total global hidden costs associated with agrifood systems at $12.7 trillion
Kolkata rolls out CNG buses
West Bengal’s transport minister introduces two new CNG buses; service to be expanded soon
Turn of the tide in 120 years: Past, present and future of climate
Rise in average surface temperature of Earth will cross 1.5°C in next 20 years and 2°C by middle of the century; rapid reductions to …
IPCC report: Global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C
Even in the most optimistic scenario, there is only a 50:50 chance that global temperature rise will stop there
India in top 10 in climate performance ranking, says new report
US, China and EU fared poorly, slid several positions since last year
National targets to limit global warming: Off by a mile
Even enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions are not nearly enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Many poor countries, with …
Women’s perceptions of cooking fuel hamper transition to clean energy: Study
Policies that promoted improved fuels targeted women as the primary beneficiaries, who mostly believed fuelwood contributed to their well-being more
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2022)
Can clouds of Moon dust combat climate change?
However, tinkering with the atmosphere is likely to affect rainfall and drought patterns and may have other unintended consequences, such as&…
Seabed trawling’s impact on the climate may be wildly overestimated — new study
While preventing bottom trawling from disturbing the seabed could reduce the emissions driving climate change, how much CO₂ it would prevent is …