Positions on phasing out fossil fuels have hardened as climate negotiators race to reach a consensus at the Dubai summit this week. The crux of the discussions has boiled down…
The richest developed countries reduced their emissions by less than 9% over the last two decades, the latest data from their national greenhouse gas inventories, published by the United Nations…
The UN takes pride in being "almost entirely climate neutral," but experts beg to differ on that claim. In a year-long investigation, The New Humanitarian and Mongabay found that the…
The synthesis report of the Global Stocktake – considered a “report card” of the Paris Agreement’s progress – has said collective action to address the effects of climate change is…
In what could be deemed as an encouraging sign of India's ambitious goal of decarbonising transport for a net zero future, the sales of electric vehicles crossed the two-million mark…
The concept LiFE or Lifestyle For Environment, was introduced by the Indian Prime Minister during the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow last year.…
Methane-monitoring satellites that zoom in on sources of the climate-warming gas show that landfills contributed to more than 25% of methane emissions in Mumbai and 6% in Delhi. In Pune,…
What tastes better – his mother's recipe for a chicken gravy dish cooked on a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder or on an open wood fire? "Of course, the slow-cooked…
Biochar, charcoal produced from plant material and stored underground for a long time, can emerge as a nature-based solution that could help in climate mitigation and address sustainable development goals,…
In the 1920s, a British economist, Arthur Pigou, highlighted the social benefits of making industries pay for the costs of the pollution they caused. In time, this concept was taken…
India is a country under construction. Over 250 million people are estimated to be added to the country’s urban population over the next two decades. This translates into a massive…
Every time Mahesh, a farmer in Karnataka, interacts with others over a suite of water and soil conservation technologies that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and enhance agricultural yields, the most…
On November 13 last year, engineer-turned-education reformer and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk, posted on the social media platform Twitter, with an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save the upcoming…
It is the second week of negotiations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in the United Kingdom, where several countries, including India, have announced ambitious targets to limit global…
The new vehicle scrappage policy announced by Nitin Gadkari, Road Transport and Highways Minister on March 18, has left Zafar Miyan clueless. Zafar owns two trucks both little more than…
With the world becoming increasingly digital, the reliance on the internet and internet-enabled devices have also increased. However, increased digitisation leads to higher carbon emissions. To tackle this issue, proponents…
Biswajeet Bora’s 2015 Hindi feature film Aisa Yeh Jahaan not only showcased the alienation of urban denizens from nature but also demonstrated that even the film industry can take action…
With about 100 industrial clusters polluting air and water across the country, India’s environment ministry has called for proper environmental management of these clusters. To restore the environment quality of…
The pledge made by India in the Paris Agreement 2015, to contribute to reducing global climate change is "insufficient", said a report released on November 5. It added that for…
For a country like India, where high levels of air pollution in cities is slowly turning into a national emergency, large scale adoption of electric vehicles powered by renewable power…
