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Soot from the plains results in drastic glacier loss in the Himalayas

Soumya Sarkar 4 Aug 2025
A power plant in Kolkata. Representative image by Smeet Chowdhury via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Sulphur dioxide emission norms relaxed for thermal power plants

Simrin Sirur 15 Jul 2025
The aim of BHGY is to increase the income of marginal farmers. The scheme is linked to carbon finance so that farmers can take proper care of their orchards. Image by TRIF.

Carbon markets fund plantations and livelihoods

Vishal Kumar Jain 8 Jul 2025
A welder at work in a steel manufacturing unit. Representative image by Jay Hariani via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Nine projects in India produced ‘problematic’ carbon credits in 2024, says report

Simrin Sirur 2 Jul 2025
Flood-affected areas in Amreli, Gujarat in June 2015. Image by Indian Air Force, licensed under Government Open Data License – India (GODL).

Data deserts and drowning cities [Commentary]

Soumya Bhowmick 25 Jun 2025
A thermal power station in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Image by Jay.Jarosz via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Blended finance can help power India’s climate future [Commentary]

Suresh Seshadri 28 May 2025
Mango trees planted in Bagepalli, Karnataka. Based on five tree-planting projects across 21,767 farmer plots, tree cover increased by 48% in participating plots compared to a 26% increase in non-participating plots. Image by Shivani Agarwal.

Community buy-in, economic gains drive voluntary carbon market success

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 23 May 2025
Electricity being generated at Jhajjar power station in Haryana. The power sector is India's biggest emitter, being responsible for 39.2% of carbon emissions. Image by Vikramdeep Sidhu via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

India drafts emissions targets for industry

Simrin Sirur 2 May 2025
An aerial view of a dairy manufacturing unit in Palanpur, Gujarat. Image by Banas dairy 1969 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Trading emissions to help cut air pollution more effectively

Simrin Sirur 28 Apr 2025
An electric vehicle charging station in Begumpet, Hyderabad. Image by iMahesh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Budget boosts EV battery manufacturing plans, but a big leap needed for success [Commentary]

Suresh Seshadri 19 Mar 2025

[Explainer] What is blue carbon?

Phalguni Ranjan 20 Jan 2025

Carbon trading rules fast-tracked at COP29, amid criticism

Kundan Pandey 15 Nov 2024
Worldwide protests for an ambitious, fair climate treaty during COP15. COP29 in Baku is expected to achieve consensus on climate finance, Article 6, and other key issues. Image by Takver via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-2.0).

Climate COP aims to finalise global carbon market rules under Article 6

Kundan Pandey 8 Nov 2024

[Explainer] What is teal carbon?

Aisiri Amin 21 Oct 2024

How droughts and worsening soil health can increase carbon emissions

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 24 Jun 2024
Carbon is priced because carbon-based gases, primarily carbon dioxide, are the most abundant greenhouse gases in most emissions. Photo by marcinjozwiak/Pixabay.

[Explainer] What are carbon markets?

Zoya Ada Hussain 27 Dec 2023

Big oil leaning on carbon capture may fracture consensus on ditching fossil fuels

Soumya Sarkar 11 Dec 2023
At COP28 in Dubai, developed party groups, in particular, have called for higher emissions reduction targets from all parties as temperatures inch closer to the Paris Agreement’s limits. Photo by Simrin Sirur/Mongabay

Developed countries need to deepen emissions cuts to meet global climate goals, say experts

Simrin Sirur 10 Dec 2023
Advocacy groups calling for human rights action for Climate Justice during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai on December 3. Photo by COP28/Walaa Alshaer.

Conflict, peace and Palestine make an impression at COP28

Simrin Sirur 5 Dec 2023

Emerging economies need carbon space to achieve decent living standards and net-zero emissions

Simrin Sirur 22 Nov 2023