Emissions trading: ‘Permanence of carbon credits, human rights protection needs focus at COP27’

Jonathan Crook, policy officer at Carbon Market Watch, on carbon market negotiations in the first week of COP27

India’s evolving carbon market: Eye on policies for uniform emissions trading, Net Zero

Carbon markets will play a key role in India’s drive towards decarbonisation

Paying the Carbon Price: The Subsidisation of Heavy Polluters Under Emissions Trading Schemes

Paying the Carbon Price analyses the practice of freely allocating permits in Emissions Trading Schemes (ETSs) 

Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high and Earth is warming faster than ever: Report

Humanity has caused surface temperatures to warm by 1.14°C since the late 1800s; this warming is increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.…

Geopolitical tensions can hit sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth, warns IMF

Region could see 4% GDP contraction over 10 years

Gujarat launches India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution

Launched on World Environment Day, the programme is a market-based system where the government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to …

Six takeaways from IPCC AR6 Report: Long-term benefits of cutting emissions today outweigh costs

The report provides an exhaustive list of solutions across the energy, buildings, transport, land and industrial sectors which show that it is …

Africa Climate Summit 2023: African Carbon Markets Initiative to benefit fossil fuel companies, financial brokers, says report

Initiative has already attracted investors from the United Arab Emirates which has committed to buy $450 million of carbon credits

EU’s top 10 emitters are all coal plants — and 7 of them are repeat offenders

Poland, Germany dominate Europe’s emissions; long-term trend of coal power emissions shows a decline

Green business

The EU proposes to start emissions trading in 2005

Lessons from PAT scheme can shape Indian carbon market

Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme must set ambitious targets and robust framework; compliance must be timely and with real penalties  

‘Futures trading can bring efficiency to California’s water sector’

Michael Kiparsky from the University of California tells Down To Earth that fears about futures trading in water commoditising it are …

As told to Parliament (July 27, 2023): Centre restricted import & export of biofuels to promote them, says minister

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

Have some economists severely underestimated the financial hit from climate change? Recent evidence suggests yes

Extreme weather is expected to upend lives and livelihoods, intensifying wildfires and pushing ecosystems towards collapse as ocean heatwaves …

This study looked at how rivers throughout the world are faring — and the findings are disturbing

Within the next 70 years, certain species of fish could die out completely due to longer periods of low oxygen levels

Energy Conservation Amendment Bill 2022: It all boils down to targets for industries

The targets for renewable energy and carbon markets need to be ambitious over and above existing targets set by companies

Climate experts hail forthcoming US climate summit with caution and riders

The US should clean up its own act first as far as net zero is concerned, climate experts say  

Why is Bitcoin’s price at an all-time high? And how is its value determined?

The cryptocurrency has a fixed supply that can’t be inflated by political decisions.

Paris Agreement: Five years on, it’s time to fix carbon trading

Setting the rules that govern emissions trading, financing and support for developing countries over 2021 will be critical

Africa Climate Summit 2023: Continent should exploit carbon market potential to raise climate finance, say experts

Africa’s climate activists, however, criticised initiative, saying it will incentivise pollution, benefit fossil fuel companies

Climate dystopia: As debate continues over COP27 outcomes, a world upside down is not far off

Down To Earth analysed various climate change-related datasets and before negotiations begin for next year, mapped various future scenarios going …

India used 2% of COVID-19 stimulus funds on green projects, spent more on coal subsidies: Study

Stimulus funds gave countries an opportunity to push toward greener economies. Yet, many governments have failed to make the switch, the authors …

COP27 diary (November 8): Presidency unveils plan to build climate resilience for 4 billion by 2030

A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit  

How to stay evergreen: Gabon plans to harness its rainforests

Historically, Gabon has contributed to only 0.03% of global greenhouse gas emissions

Rewind 2018: How much India changed with climate change

Here are the major policies framed, studies conducted and steps taken in the last year to protect the world from climate change