COP26: Two worlds talked past each other – or never even met
Unlike a decade ago, there was no climate scepticism on show. But how to address the underlying causes of climate change in capitalism remains …
Antarctic ice reveals that fossil fuel extraction leaks more methane than thought
Analysis of 12,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals that methane leaks from fossil fuel extraction play a larger role than previously thought
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
Only 7% of total legacy waste in Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill is bio-mined: Report
More fresh municipal solid waste is dumped at the Ghazipur dumpsite than it is capable of processing, according to the report
Electric vehicles can lower emissions of volatile organic compounds in India by 2030: Study
VOCs are carbon-containing chemicals released by petrol and diesel vehicles; They impact air quality and human health
New sensor promises low-cost detection of methane emissions, leaks
The new sensor can be used to better understand methane emissions from livestock and dairy farms; they enable a more accurate monitoring of …
Venus: could it really harbour life? New study springs a surprise
It may be that astrobiologists searching for life beyond Earth now have an additional atmospheric biosignature about which to argue
Making agriculture sustainable is good and not for climate alone
The co-benefits are clear, despite uncertainty on the sector’s emissions
Industry lobbyists deny GHG emission from meat production, blame small herders
Methane, the major GHG from livestock, remains in the atmosphere for only 10 years but traps 28 times more heat than CO2
Wasting an opportunity to create safer alternatives to fossil fuels
Generating methane from organic wastes might be a more rational choice than pinning hopes only on coal
Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’
Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than CO₂ but lasts in the atmosphere for slightly less than a decade
Methane emissions from wetlands rose 5-6% since 2000-2006: Study
Methane is responsible for roughly 30 per cent of the rise in temperature since the pre-industrial period
UNEP calls Nord Stream methane leak ‘biggest-ever’; plume over Europe fading
Earlier this year, UNEP showed that oil and gas fields worldwide have been causing massive methane leaks, mostly due to faulty equipment
Sustainable rice production key to food security
Though a staple crop in many countries, rice production is facing the impact of extreme weather events such as droughts and floods
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
Charred to extinction
Methane reserves set the air ablaze and roasted alive several species, including the dinosaurs
The Greenwashers: Big Oil’s words and actions on climate emergency do not match, says study
Such companies spend huge sums of money to portray themselves as proactive on climate action; but their measures to reduce climate change are …
In a first, New Zealand proposes to tax farmers for livestock burps
Livestock emissions are a major source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas; New Zealand has more livestock than people
World headed towards 2.4°C warming despite CoP26, according to 4 assessments
We may still be able to limit warming to 2°C, but 1.5°C will require technology to play an outsized role that it currently does not …
Thawing permafrost can pose direct threat to human health: Report
The meltdown can release bacteria, viruses and radioactive material locked away in the frigid layers
Climate Change Commission calls on New Zealand government to take ‘immediate and decisive action’ to cut emissions
New Zealand’s net emissions rose by 57% between 1990 and 2018, placing it among the poorest performers in the OECD
The other side of climate friendly foods
Efforts to change diets and reduce global warming has pitfalls
Many current climate models could be wrong about global warming: Study
Even if global warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century, rapid polar warming may release additional …
Taking stock of Africa's livestock emissions
A new study on emissions contributed by cattle challenges the IPCC's estimates, triggering a call to incorporate data from local livestock systems
A lot of gas
An Indian scientists has challenged the estimates of methane -- a greenhouse gas -- produced from paddy fields
