Australia sets new emissions target

Scientists say the target is too low for a developed country

Much of world’s fossil fuel must stay unburnt to meet climate target: report

Over 80 per cent of coal, 50 per cent of gas and 30 per cent of oil reserves are “unburnable” under the goal to limit global warming

Helping hands

NGOs mobilise support to provide redress to victims of a chlorine gas leak in Lahore

Green electricity

The company's crass

Cess on diesel car

Awaiting justice

Bhopal remembered, Bhopal forgotten

Spike in sea temperatures, cyclones increase in Indian Ocean region: Report

Temperature rise 0.3°C higher than the global average of 0.7°C; last two years see significant rise in number, intensity and …

Scientists discover natural gas off the east coast of Canada

Powerless and lost

India a top performer on climate mitigation but more needs to be done: Report

The country needed to prioritise renewable energy in its post-COVID recovery plan, the report by non-profit Germanwatch said

How does land motion, ice height impact sea-level rise? NASA shows in maps

In maps: How Earth’s surface mass in August 2020 deviated from average for all months between 2004 and 2009; spatial variations in the …

Increased sea surface temperature affecting Indian monsoon: Study

Global warming hiatus contributed to the weakening of the Mascarene High in the Southern Indian Ocean, finds study 

COVID-19 can be a wake-up call for nature-based solutions

Money alone won’t solve the problem; but governments hold powerful levers to make markets value nature and attach a cost to …

Climate change and agriculture: Way ahead for low-emission growth

Agriculture and livestock account for 18 per cent of gross national greenhouse gas emissions

As told to Parliament (September 16, 2020): No data on sanitation worker deaths amid COVID-19

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

Vizag gas leak: Will the NGT penalty on LG Polymers act as a deterrent?

Though the cognisance of the offence is a welcome move, the court could have widened its scope to benefit many

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यूएन क्लाइमेट चेंज कॉफ्रेंस कॉप-25 में जारी की गई रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि जलवायु परिवर्तन और प्रदूषण के कारण समुद्रों में ऑक्सीजन ...

'We are in the warmest five-year period ever'

According to the World Meteorological Organization, 2015-19 has recorded a 0.2°C increase over 2011-15

How technology can help in capturing carbon

The technologies, a type of geoengineering, been debated over their ethical and safety concerns   

The good, the bad and the ugly: the nations leading and failing on climate action

This piece is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story

G7 governments are boosting inequality: Oxfam

If current trends in economic growth and inequality remain unchanged, around 550 million people will be under extreme poverty in 2030

Katowice offers last chance

To limit warming to 1.5°C, countries must revise national plans at the upcoming climate conference

Is biofuel use fit for both air and land?

While ICAO has proposed that biofuel use in passenger planes be increased rapidly to cut carbon emissions, environmentalists disagree