Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 10, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Draft EIA 2020: How it may impact North East
The region, with eight per cent of India’s total geographical area, has 25 per cent of India’s forest cover
Fossil fuel industry’s posturing in climate debate: OPEC gets COP28 pavilion
Report by group of countries exporting oil predicts 16-million-barrel-a-day increase in oil consumption through 2045, contradicting IEA claims
‘Dead’ coral reefs as important as ‘live’ ones, shows new study
‘Dead’ coral reefs support ‘cryptic’ animals — including fishes, snails, tiny crabs and worms — who hide …
CPCB penalty to industries at Mahul, Ambapada pave way for polluter-pays principle
Report submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board penalising the industries based on their quantum of pollution is a roadmap for better …
Energy access goals need greater effort in post-COVID-19 world: Report
Report calls SDG 7 progress of last few years regarding access to electricity insufficient; says pandemic will make things worse
Baghjan blowout shows why we need to fix liabilities
There is also a need to address inland oil spills through regulations
Third heatwave of this summer hits Europe, may be prolonged but less intense than July
Central Europe also affected; widespread crop damage and water shortage reported
Fossil fuel plans of major producers not aligned with Paris Agreement goals, warns UNEP Report
Net Zero pledges by 17 major fossil fuel-producing countries, but plans not in line with limiting warming to 1.5°C
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
Lessons from a pandemic: Urgency for climate action
Much like the claimed behaviour of an ostrich burying its head underground in the face of risk, we demonstrate our capacity to ignore risks like …