What is the environmental cost of factory-farmed meat?
Across the four hot spots, the annual consumption of chicken creates the same climate change impact as keeping 29 million cars on the road for a year
Caught between COVID-19 and climate crisis: How Arctic saw massive disruptions in 2021
The Arctic Circle has continued to warm at more than twice the rate as the rest of the world through 2021
There is no safe level of global warming: IPCC report
Unless net carbon dioxide emissions are brought down to zero by 2050, warming above 1.5°C is practically inevitable
Cool bug
Dung beetles keep methane from cattle in check
CoP26: 104 countries promise to cut methane emissions; What is the global pledge about?
A 0.3% reduction per year in methane is equivalent to net-zero for carbon dioxide — there would be no additional warming if this level of …
Promote insect-eating to benefit indigenous peoples
Ethnic communities are traditional custodians of entomophagy. They must not be sidelined as policymakers and industry ready plans to promote …
New Zealand’s new climate change law: Inadequate and not really net zero
Jacinda Arden's law explicitly excludes biogenic methane emissions from net zero target, subjecting the gas to mere 24-47% cuts below 2017 …
COP28 diary (December 4): Developing countries reject GGA draft, vote of support for rechanneling Special Drawing Rights
New Global Stocktake text to be published December 5, World Bank announces 5 new initiatives
Coal concern has prohibited India from signing global pledge on renewables and energy at COP28
Methane reduction through all sectors another point of concern
New study maps how much energy, nutrients and water are locked in world’s wastewater
Efficiently treating wastewater can help meet SDGs: UN-backed research
Greenhouse gas levels hit new high in 2020: WMO
The average global warming would exceed Paris Agreement’s target of global temperature rise of 2°C above pre-industrial levels&…
Nitrous oxide human emissions increased 30% in 36 yrs: Report
43% of total emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide, came from human sources, the report said
A satellite data system will help detect, act on methane emissions
Methane Alert and Response System to help track major emission sources globally
Arctic forest fires caused by global warming can jeopardise climate goals: Study
Around 146 million tonnes of carbon was released in the 2019 and 2020 fires in the Arctic
The numbers behind: Climate change
The planet can barely afford any more carbon emissions. But we need to continue to emit for our survival and development. What is the carbon …
G Nammalvar, messiah of organic revolution
G Nammalvar was one of a kind, a messiah of farmers who was revered as a saint-teacher by his followers. He was an agriculture scientist, a …
As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation
All that was discussed in the House through the day
A quick guide to climate change jargon: What experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms
Here’s a guide that may help you to follow the news about climate change ahead of CoP26 starting October 31
Commitment phobia: World still not ready to do enough to cut GHG emissions
New national climate pledges combined with other mitigation measures put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end …
Record greenhouse gas emissions: Time running out, warns UN
Urgent need to slash carbon dioxide emissions, says World Meteorological Organization
The truth about US emissions
A close look at the inventory published by the US Environmental Protection Agency shows emissions rose and dipped due to market forces and …
Marsh gas rising
Pollution of wetlands can increase emission of the greenhouse gas methane
Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about carbon dioxide & methane in atmosphere of alien world
Chemical traces have been found in atmosphere of planet K2-18b, about 124 light-years from Earth
Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway
Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study
US to lead climate coalition to reduce non-CO2 pollutants
Aims to slow down global temperature rise by 0.5°C