GWP100 or GWP*: Meat, dairy lobby pushing for new methane metric. How this will enable greenwashing
New method takes current methane emissions as baseline to present minor reductions as negative emissions or cooling
Paris Agreement turns 5: Time to demand real, drastic action NOW
The impacts of climate change have been clear every year since the landmark deal, but the necessary transformation to a new energy …
‘Anti-coal lobbying detrimental to developing economies, needs a check’
Some participants at Japan symposium talked about the need to a form a new alliance to tap the resource
Japan symposium demands another chance for coal
Participants bat for clean coal in energy mix as Asia’s energy needs are set to double
UN report flags changes in food system to boost climate action
Addding diet and food loss to climate change plans can improve mitigation and adaptation contributions towards food systems by as much as 25%
FAO claims new platform to help fight food loss, wastage
Global body estimates that 14% of food is lost annually and leads to emission of around 1.5 gigatonnes of CO2
Can carbon capture be new hope for mitigating CO2 emissions?
NTPC Vindhyachal implements carbon capture technology
Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway
Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study
2022: Looking back to move ahead for clean energy transitions
The presence of the goods and services tax impedes the country’s voluntary carbon market
What WMO report says on climate trends: Drivers and impacts
2015-2021 will be the warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization report flagged
Our cities need big funds to fight climate risks: World Bank
The COVID-19 pandemic added strain to cities’ finances in cities in developing countries; the disruption continues to make planning for …
Investors accuse 37 Indian companies of hiding environmental impact information
A group of 105 investors wrote to 1,051 corporate giants across 49 countries on the matter
Greenland ice melting fastest in 12,000 yrs: Study
Increased loss likely to raise sea level 2-10 cm by the end of 21st century
Everything you need to know about COP27
The 27th international conference is synonymous with climate change. Here is everything you need to know about it.
Roman secret to durable architecture? Self-healing concrete
Quicklime, pozzolanic material ‘hot-mixed’ to make concrete can endure for millenia; It can also help reduce environment …
Cricket among sports to be hit by climate change: Study
Excess heat, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation may derail global sports
CoP26 presents make or break opportunity to put world back on track: WMO
Past 7 years set to be warmest on record, sea level at new high, says World Meteorological Organization report
The Green World Order: India vs China — who can lead?
The world is sitting on the brink of a catastrophe. Neither the US nor China is keen to safeguard the world through their roadmaps on the Green …
WMO report shows 2015 Paris Agreement failed to deliver, fossil fuel treaty needed to complement it
State of the Global Climate report proves there have not been many climate actions post the 2015 agreement
Amid hurricanes and wildfires, Trump gives science a cold shoulder
“I don’t think science knows actually. It’ll start getting cooler,” US President Donald Trump said during a briefing on …
Global Eco Watch: Carnivorous frog enters South Australia, could wreak havoc
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
El Nino to cause global losses worth $84 trillion by 2099, India may be more vulnerable than estimated
Impacts of El Nino will be more pronounced in poor countries in the tropics like India
The world can help its climate crisis — by giving more power to women
Climate change worsens women’s plight: When it causes natural resources to become scarce, traditional gender roles intensify
International Mount Everest Day: Mountain communities call to urgently decarbonise Everest
HKH region witnessing increasing climate change impact, which will only increase in intensity and frequency, warns ICIMOD
Climate change worsened extreme weather events in 2022: State of the Global Climate report
More such events likely with rising greenhouse gas emissions and approaching El Niño