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
C40 Cities: 14 cities drive sustainable diet plan
The food we eat was responsible for nearly 13 per cent of the total emissions in 2017 and this is expected to increase 38% by 2050
Trees likely to absorb CO2 only till 2100: Study
Continued dependence on fossil fuels and rapid deforestation have limited their level absorption
'Developed countries reduced emissions by 13% in 26 years'
COP24: UNFCCC report says financial support provided by the developed countries to the developing ones also saw increase
India’s emission targets most ambitious among G20 nations
While India’s greenhouse gas emissions have doubled in last 25 years, they are still below the G20 average, says a climate change study
Study finds link between melting ice in Arctic and tornadoes in the US
Melting of Arctic ice might be altering the paths of certain high speed winds in the region called jet streams, also associated with tornadoes in …
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
Baghjan blowout, fire could have been prevented: Report
There were deviations from standard operating procedure and deficiency in understanding gravity of operations, the report submitted to the NGT said
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
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
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
Global warming is real and 2020 is among 3 warmest year ever
Decade 2011-2020 set to be the warmest decade ever recorded
Mortgaging our ecological future
A climate change narrative lost in rhetoric and catchy metaphors
Fashion industry may use quarter of world’s carbon budget by 2050
Emissions from this sector are to rise by more than 60 per cent by 2030
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
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 …
Bio-CNG projects as carbon credit generators
Carbon credits obtained through the production of a tonne of Bio-CNG varies between 16 and 25, depending on the type of feedstock used
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&…
Next stop net zero: Indian Railways plans to become a net zero emitter by 2030; here’s how
Instead of going the usual offset route, the Indian Railways plans to source the bulk of its energy needs from renewable sources to become a net …