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)
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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