Drop in air pollution in India during 2020 nationwide lockdown slowed snow melting in Himalayas, finds study
Snow & ice melt reduced by more than 27 million tonnes compared to 2019
Cricket among sports to be hit by climate change: Study
Excess heat, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation may derail global sports
Africa’s Masai tribals turn slaughterhouse waste to biogas
These biogas cylinders will be available for domestic use at half the price of LPG
Kathmandu runs out of gas, diesel and petrol
Nepal Oil Corporation runs up heavy debt
Global Eco Watch: Carnivorous frog enters South Australia, could wreak havoc
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Carbon credit policy for telecom sector
Government asks service providers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The politics of empty words
Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol
Loses moral position to call on developing countries to limit emissions
El Nino to cause global losses worth $84 trillion by 2099, India may be more vulnerable than estimated
Impacts of El Nino will be more pronounced in poor countries in the tropics like India
Developing world taps renewable energy at twice the rate of rich countries
China leads the global rank on clean energy; India is placed fourth
Methane time bomb ticks under melting Arctic ice
Global warming releasing large amounts of dangerous greenhouse gas from permafrost
Russia submits climate plan; commits to reducing emissions by 25-30% by 2030
Thirty-two developed nations have submitted their INDCs so far
Chile becomes first South American country to enforce carbon tax
At $5 per tonne of carbon emitted, tax law will target big power plants
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In Short
Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)
Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope
Dahej blast: Industrial accidents will stop only if factories observe rules
Ten people had died in the blast at Yashasvi Rasayan Pvt Ltd in Dahej on June 3, 2020
Australia set for highest temperature rise by century end
Government in denial mode despite repeated warnings
Beef cattle release more greenhouse gases than other livestock
Environmental footprint of beef is bigger than poultry or dairy
Memories of Agent Orange
Climate pledges lacking: 87% of remaining global carbon budget to limit warming may be depleted by 2030, finds UN
Emissions will only be 2% lower in 2030 than 2019 levels if fully implemented
Energy sector biggest greenhouse gas emitter in India, says national communication to UNFCCC
More climate models needed for improving future projections: scientists
Taking the US to democracy
New NASA video shows how carbon dioxide flows in Earth’s atmosphere
Nearly all emissions of the greenhouse gas originate in the Northern Hemisphere