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 (May 29, 2020)

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

Physical stores emit more GHG than home delivery, less than online stores

Study by European researchers assessed three types of shopping including traditional and two types of online

IIT Madras inks pact with ExxonMobil to boost biofuel research

The five-year agreement is focused on data analytics, gas conversion and transport and is aimed towards finding low-emission solutions

Not a single cool month in the last 628 months

India, which just experienced one of the hottest Septembers in the last century, loses at least 400 people to heat waves every year

Four Indian companies among 100 global businesses with highest carbon footprint

Coal India tops the list with 2,014 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emission, which is about 86 per cent of country’s total CO2 emission

Inaction on climate change risks leaving future generations $530 trillion in debt

This would be the cost of “negative emissions” technologies required to remove CO₂ from the air

Quality control

Cost-effective clean air requirements can be met by use of natural gas

Common energy tax for EU countries

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  

Lawsuit in US shows fresh evidence to nail Union Carbide role in Bhopal gas disaster

Previous lawsuit by gas disaster survivors was dismissed by US court for lack of sufficient evidence to show company was liable for environmental …

Vishakhapatnam gas leak: What were the errors and what are the lessons

Industrial management methodologies have to be fine-tuned in line with the COVID-19 pandemic, not only to ensure safety but to function effectively

Pure warmth

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 26, 2020)

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

Silent threat

Studies show modern kitchen is not as safe as believed. Use of exhausts, effective ventilation can reduce household pollution

Dahej chemicals factory blast: Is it another case of negligence?

Chemical industries usually neglect the availability of skilled workforce and operate with untrained employees, despite knowing the …

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

Assam pollution control board seeks Baghjan shut down, OIL plans to move court

Watchdog cites damages to ecology, violations of environmental acts

Why this California town has declared ‘climate emergency’

Calls upon its residents to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

Rural penetration of Ujjwala improves, remote areas still remain a problem

LPG connection target raised from 50 million households to 80 million

Southeast Asia’s energy demand to grow by 80 per cent in 2040: IEA

The share of fossil fuels in the region’s energy mix will rise to 78 per cent

Celebrity’s anti-shale angst

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