The price the planet pays for our food
Consumption of agrifood products is projected to more than double through 2050 from 2009 levels
Global warming: 400 million tonnes CO2 pumped to atmosphere a year from this source the world is blind to
Gas flared at oil and gas facilities is greater than EU’s total import from Russia and a key source of methane emission
COP27: Dash for natural gas on a scale that threatens 1.5°C goal, says report
Cumulative emissions from LNG are estimated to be over 40 Gigatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2) higher between 2020 and 2050
Three OIL exploration proposals up for consideration in Assam even as Baghjan smoulders
While clearance for Baghjan was opposed by locals during public hearings, such dissent will amount to nothing with the three proposed projects
Indian Oil reported 113 major accidents during fuel transport in 2014-19: CAG
Posing a safety risk, 22% of pipelines in India are operating beyond their economic lifespan of 25 years
Simply Put: Living in toxic air
‘India is serious about bio-CNG’
Bio-CNG is a clean and green fuel that fulfils the aspirations of various government schemes, says Bijay Kumar, in-charge of the Centre's SATAT …
Denmark legally binds farmers to reduce GHGs emission by half in 9 years
Denmark had adopted this plan in December 2019; 3 sectors — transport, energy and agriculture — account for the country’s …
Climate colloquy: All about net zero
An exclusive series based on CSE’s new book Climate Change: Science and Politics to answer your climate change queries.
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 7, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Excessive personal consumption has serious global consequences
Those who accumulate the most wealth are also the main emitters of greenhouse gases
Cutting back coal: Global effort hits Chinese wall
India has one of the largest reductions within planned coal capacity
2020 was the hottest year globally despite cooling La Niña
Matches temperature record of 2016 which began with warming weather events
Tanzania’s gas boom that never was — when local hopes are dashed by global realities
Perceptions of what gas could bring in the future changed; the industry shattered dreams and left environmental effects such as pollution …
Parts of Germany will phase out coal-fired power by 2030, war in Ukraine notwithstanding: EU MP Matthias Ecke
As a response to the natural gas crises, Germany has built LNG terminals near ports to import fuel from elsewhere, says Ecke
Freedom fuel: This Pune entrepreneur spawned a quiet clean cooking revolution; here is how
Vishakha Chandhere experiments with cooking devices powered by solar and biomass to beat rising LPG prices
Greenwash? EU labels certain uses of nuclear energy, natural gas ‘sustainable’
The bloc intends to draw investment and boost its bid to decarbonise in the wake of the energy crisis due to the Ukraine war
Canada’s latest climate plan bets on expensive and unproven carbon capture technologies
Bill C-12, if passed, commits Canada to “binding” targets every five years as of 2030 with the goal of achieving net-zero emissions …
Little chance of Kolkata getting CNG soon; land acquisition hiccups halt supply
The land acquisition process for the pipeline in West Bengal is slow, says GAIL, the Union government’s nodal agency for supplying CNG
2023 in a blink: What were emission footprints of transport, manufacturing sectors this year
Cement, steel and aluminium plants led to 108 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent of emissions
How rising water vapour in the atmosphere is amplifying warming and making extreme weather worse
Water vapour is estimated to account for 50% of the total greenhouse effect
There’s a new way to reach untapped helium reserves that may solve supply shortage
Helium gas fields with no carbon footprint could be the solution
Europe beats Russian winter; EU upgrades continent’s growth outlook despite energy crisis
The upward revision is despite an anticipated winter slump amid Russia’s war on Ukraine coupled with a looming energy crisis
India, Japan to improve bilateral cooperation towards clean energy transition
Indian subcontinent’s massive renewable energy potential can boost green hydrogen production
South Sudan’s oil and water give it bargaining power — but will it benefit the people?
More than 50% of the population is facing acute food insecurity and barely 1% has access to electricity