Highest carbon concentration in atmosphere in 3 million years: WMO

The new WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin says CO2 concentration in atmosphere has breached all recent records

Global food production threatens to overwhelm efforts to combat climate change

Apart from CO₂, two other potent greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming are methane and nitrous oxide

‘Natural gas not climate-friendly’

Study counters earlier claims; natural gas is a bridge to nowhere, says Robert W Howarth, ecologist and methane expert

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

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 …

Cool bug

Dung beetles keep methane from cattle in check

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

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

Methane from Indian cattle overestimated

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 …

Cheaper natural gas from oilfields

Record greenhouse gas emissions: Time running out, warns UN

Urgent need to slash carbon dioxide emissions, says World Meteorological Organization

High carbon in paddy fields questions India's methane emission levels

Paddy cultivation reduces global warming