Going vegan can help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

A study shows that dietary emissions for meat-eaters are 99 to 102 per cent higher than for vegans

IPCC report on climate science: 5 things to watch for

Did climate change fuel recent extreme weather?

Fuel efficiency should be on carmakers to help economy, environment: Study

US saved $5 trillion in fuel costs, prevented 14 billion tonnes of carbon from releasing into the atmosphere, as onus was on manufacturers to …

Good news: Greenhouse gas emissions have started to decline in these 27 cities

These major cities have already reduced their emission by 10 per cent over a five-year period

'Agricultural censuses can monitor environmental changes'

From providing agricultural information for specific countries to identifying trends in the sector, censuses serve a variety of purpose

Global emissions are way off target: what needs to happen

Four key questions on climate change and what their answers would mean 

Montreal Protocol negotiations: funding remains a roadblock

Negotiators have prepared a draft text to address all the challenges, except funding

Nord Stream spill is biggest methane leak ever, but minuscule compared to global release of the greenhouse gas: UNEP

Arresting methane release is crucial in combating climate change

IPCC Report: We need behavioural change, not climate change

While stringent legislation and progressive policy changes are crucial for inducing action and limiting global warming, we, as citizens and …

The price the planet pays for our food

Consumption of agrifood products is projected to more than double through 2050 from 2009 levels

Is India on track to meet its Paris commitments

The country may not meet its targets completely but is within reach to achieve a substantial part of it

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

The carbon footprint of tourism is about four times larger than previously thought, according to a world-first study published in …

The race is on to decarbonize the 50,000-plus ships that carry our stuff around the world

International shipping produces as much CO2 as aircraft. Here’s what we can do about that

Parts of US, Europe and Asia still grappling with problem of high level of ozone pollution

Parts of southern Europe, South Korea, Japan and China are experiencing more than 15 days a year of ozone levels above 70 ppb

Methane emissions rose 576 mln tonnes every year between 2008 and 2017: Studies

Emissions increase 9% compared to last decade; atmospheric concentration rises by 1,875 parts per billion from the 1850s

First global standard to measure greenhouse gas emissions from cities launched

The standard launched in Lima will help cities track their emissions and develop action plans to reduce it

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.

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

Excessive personal consumption has serious global consequences

Those who accumulate the most wealth are also the main emitters of greenhouse gases

2020 was the hottest year globally despite cooling La Niña

Matches temperature record of 2016 which began with warming weather events