‘Anti-coal lobbying detrimental to developing economies, needs a check’

Some participants at Japan symposium talked about the need to a form a new alliance to tap the resource  

Japan symposium demands another chance for coal

Participants bat for clean coal in energy mix as Asia’s energy needs are set to double

FAO claims new platform to help fight food loss, wastage

Global body estimates that 14% of food is lost annually and leads to emission of around 1.5 gigatonnes of CO2

Investment fund firms call for long-term plan to reduce carbon emissions

More than 100 fund managers write open letter to finance ministers of Group of Seven nations

China unveils new energy strategy to cut coal usage by 2020

It will rely more on natural and shale gas

Budget offers big push for rural infrastructure

Green transportation gets lip service

Court postpones hearing against Dow Chemical for the 37th time

Court yet to initiate criminal liability case against the multinational company in the Bhopal gas leak case; charge-sheet was filed in 1987

ONGC asked to stop drilling

People in Tripura complain to environment ministry

Who is liable?

Gom seems lenient towards Union carbide’s new owners  

What's going on?

Narmada, Bhopal are issues of democracy, fair deals

How India is getting gas and coal policy wrong

2022: Looking back to move ahead for clean energy transitions

The presence of the goods and services tax impedes the country’s voluntary carbon market

Why hydrogen vs battery debate doesn’t need a winner: Understanding the emissions from ‘zero-emission vehicles’

Emission reduction by switching to electric vehicles is largely dependent on the energy source

Can carbon capture be new hope for mitigating CO2 emissions?

NTPC Vindhyachal implements carbon capture technology

Sustainable agriculture: Punjab needs policies to support crop diversification

Growing maize instead of paddy can reduce water use by 60-70% 

What WMO report says on climate trends: Drivers and impacts

2015-2021 will be the warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization report flagged

Our cities need big funds to fight climate risks: World Bank

The COVID-19 pandemic added strain to cities’ finances in cities in developing countries; the disruption continues to make planning for …

Investors accuse 37 Indian companies of hiding environmental impact information

A group of 105 investors wrote to 1,051 corporate giants across 49 countries on the matter 

Business as usual or sustainable model: What is post-COVID-19 dilemma?

World leaders are at crossroads — and they need to take hard measures to push for a green economy 

Subterranean Leak

The CSE tests had found high levels of groundwater and soil contamination in and around the Union Carbide factory

World leaders come together, demand price on carbon ahead of Paris climate talks

Carbon pricing is an effective way to decarbonise the global economy, feel alliance members

Domestic industrial emissions in decline as US relies on imports

Sixty per cent of everything a US consumer bought in 2004 came from imports. In the last 15 years, imports of capital and consumer goods have doubled

CO2 levels in atmosphere surged to record levels in 2013, says WMO

Rate of ocean acidification also unprecedented, says UN’s meteorological agency

Cabinet defers gas price hike by three months

Fertiliser and gas-based electricity companies get a breather as government decides to scrutinise the the gas pricing formula approved by …