Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 25-29, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week

Of fixing price for natural gas

Cabinet committee approves shale gas exploration

Will the government look into the environmental problems associated with hydraulic fracking to obtain gas?

Why e-rickshaws have emerged a winner in transition to electric mobility race

E-rickshaws have proliferated because most of them remain unregistered; there is a need to regulate their operations 

Clean push: Why compressed biogas has an edge over CNG

CBG can replace CNG as a transport and industrial fuel, while dissuading farmers from setting fire to paddy stubble 

अमेरिकी चुनाव 2020: जलवायु परिवर्तन को नकारने का ट्रंप ने बनाया इतिहास

दुनिया में सबसे अधिक ग्रीन हाउस गैस उत्सर्जन करने वाला देश होने के बावजूद अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप जलवायु परिवर्तन की जिम्मेवारी से ...

पालतू जानवरों के भोजन से कितना पड़ रहा है पर्यावरण पर दबाव, वैज्ञानिकों ने की जांच

हर साल 4.9 करोड़ हेक्टेयर कृषि भूमि का उपयोग पालतू जानवरों जैसे कुत्ते और बिल्लियों का पेट भरने के लिए किया जा रहा है ...

There’s need for city-level climate actions

Indian cities need climate action plans that are implementable and have necessary financial, institutional and policy support

3.2% अधिक नेट एमिशन कर रहा है अमेरिका, जलवायु परिवर्तन के लिए बना खतरा

सीएसई की नई रिपोर्ट में अमेरिका द्वारा पेरिस समझौते का उल्लंघन करने की बात सामने आई है

Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm to cut fossil fuel use in construction

Bringing changes to the construction industry can help decrease emissions 44% by 2050, according to a report by C40 Cities

Gabon to get $150 million to preserve its forests

Norway signs a 10-year deal to help the African nation become the first in the continent to get paid to cut greenhouse emissions from deforestation

Bihar plans all-CNG commercial car fleet for Patna

Vehicle owners wary of cost factor, lack of filling stations

Greenland’s ice melting rate increases four times in nine years

A research finds that this is a tipping point, which means global warming has brought summertime temperatures in Greenland close to melting point

Emission impossible

We need to change the way we farm, we eat and we think as agriculture is the largest source of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions

Upward development trend responsible for rising emission levels

Energy-efficient and sustainable urbanisation can address public health and climate change challenges simultaneously

IPCC Special Report: Scientific consensus must form basis for political action

It is the integrity of the scientific process that must take precedence over politics, rather than the other way round

US, China and India: Top carbon emitters to face the biggest economic losses

India, which emits more than 2.4 billion metric tonnes of CO2, is already bearing an economic loss of $206 billion

‘Tar balls’ spread along South Gujarat coast

The presence of the lumps of solid crude mean there has been an oil spill in the area

Pollution in news on May 4

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

Energy in news on April 12

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on energy

India, China lead climate actions, but US inaction will still cause rise in global emissions

While China and India have reduced growth of their emissions, some of the other largest emitters will fail to honour their commitments

Global carbon emission remained static in 2016, but India registered significant rise

Slowdown in emissions is attributed to decreased use of fossil fuels, especially coal, and increasing popularity of renewables

New study says it is safe to store carbon underground

The study demonstrates viability of carbon capture and storage process to reduce climate change impacts

Forget 2°C, countries’ emissions could lead to 3°C rise in global temperatures

A new analysis has shown that countries' pledges are not enough to meet the 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement

India working towards joining Paris Agreement this year

President Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House for their seventh bilateral meeting