Reservoirs are large contributors of methane to the atmosphere
A new study helps to revisit the understanding that hydroelectric projects are a ‘green’ or carbon neutral source of energy
Farming in 2050: storing carbon could help meet Australia's climate goals
Growing population, growing demand for food, climate change: Australia's rural lands are facing a number of pressures. So how can we sustainably …
India and China are doing their fair share
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Climate crisis: Temperatures in Europe increase more than twice global average
Europe presents a live picture of a warming world and reminds us that even well prepared societies are not safe from impacts of extreme weather events
Run-up to COP27: Nigerians count losses as recurring floods ravage country
Annual floods adversely impact Nigerian farmers and will likely hamper the country’s food security in the next 3 months
Adaptation and Vulnerability: On the receiving end
Those least responsible for climate change are on the receiving end of most of its effects. The North has a responsibility to assist in adaptation.
Factsheet: Will the developed world meet their Kyoto Protocol target?
A report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency says the developed world will meet their Kyoto Protocol target and blames India and …
Vietnam just recorded its highest-ever temperature
Not only Vietnam, but the entire world is experiencing this sudden rise in temperatures
What is a pre-industrial climate and why does it matter?
Different definitions of pre-industrial and natural climate make it harder to synthesise the results from individual studies
Why I would not advocate vegetarianism
Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which it is produced. This is where India differs.
Defining High Ambient Temperature crucial to HFC phase-down
A population weighted effective temperature model is being recommended by experts at the 37th Open-Ended Working Group meeting in Geneva
Green energy: Govt reduces open access transaction limit to 100 KW
Coal is currently the source of 70 percent of India’s electricity.
All for a change
Global climate change is today a spectre which allows for no ostriches
REDD+: India goes all out on safeguards, Tuvalu plays spoilsport
The Durbanator reports
India's position on climate change at Kyoto
Letter to the Prime Minister of India on India'a position on climate change at Kyoto.
How looking into space can help our understanding of climate change on Earth
Atmospheric changes on exoplanets could hold clues to our own environmental problems
About 100 world cities used 70% of electricity from renewable sources in 2018: Report
Renewables have become integral to city efforts to reduce CO2 and other harmful emissions
Business-as-usual approach to curbing CO2 emission could kill vital corals by 2100
Greater carbon concentrations in oceans lead to algae producing more potent chemicals that kill corals more rapidly
Stark facts: Forest destruction
“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another”- M K …
SEBI’s green and blue bonds: Are they the sustainable finance that India needs?
Developing countries like India are more likely to be affected by the climate crises; financial institutions will play a crucial role in such a …
How not to solve the climate change problem
Most effective way to address the climate change problem is to decarbonize the economies of the world’s nations
Innovative finance mechanisms can scale up clean cooking
Developing countries should integrate clean cooking into their Nationally Determined Contributions to address climate change
Things go North
Outside, there are demonstrations; registered observers are being refused admission without much explanation; and some metro stations are said to …
Graduation and deepening: moving climate policy forward
Climate policy is a titanic clash of interests. Emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG), both rich and poor, do not want to bear costs of reducing …
China does more than the US
Even as China reduces carbon dioxide emissions by reducing coal use, US policy encourages the dirty fuel