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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
Shipping containers at the Port of Tokyo. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved a framework that will require ships to pay for carbon emissions starting in 2028. Image by Syced via Wikimedia Commons (CC-Zero).

Shipping industry sets sail towards carbon accountability

Kundan Pandey 21 Apr 2025
Workers pushing cotton bales at Kolkata railway station. Cotton bales are a key raw material for the textile industry. Image by Jorge Royan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)"

Latest ESG reporting rules redefine key suppliers and customers of listed companies

Kundan Pandey 11 Apr 2025
One of two locomotives ordered by the Indian Iron & Steel Company in 1923. India's high carbon emissions and export reliance on the EU for steel and iron leave it highly exposed to CBAM's impact. Image by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums via flickr.

Indian steel exports could take a beating as EU fences its carbon borders

Kundan Pandey 26 Dec 2024
Parties at the closing plenary of COP29 in Baku, where rules for the future carbon market were finalised. Image courtesy of COP29 Azerbaijan Presidency via flickr

COP29 seals Article 6 deal for carbon trading, but environmental concerns persist

Kundan Pandey 4 Dec 2024
Scientists place a portable climate observatory, across an open-water lead in the Arctic in December 2020. Image by Lianna Nixon-Alfred-Wegener Institut via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

[Commentary] The risk of a potential circulation change in the Atlantic adds to climate worries

C.P. Rajendran 21 Nov 2024
A dress by Doodlage made from deadstock fabric. Typically, deadstock textiles languish in warehouses or are incinerated or landfilled, causing negative environmental impacts. Image courtesy of Doodlage.

Innovating with deadstock: From dump yards to designer racks

Shweta Thakur Nanda 20 Aug 2024
People raising their concerns at COP28 venue. COP28 agreed to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems. Photo by IISD/ENB/Mike Muzurakis

[Analysis] A landmark consensus amidst contradictions and lobbying at COP28

Kundan Pandey 19 Dec 2023

Study reveals G20 nations increased fossil fuel investments in 2022, defying climate goals

Kundan Pandey 1 Sep 2023

This year could be a record for fossil carbon dioxide emissions

Kundan Pandey 15 Nov 2022

[Explainer] What are carbon sinks?

Anusha Krishnan 15 Jun 2022
The steel sector in India is highly emissions-intensive and contributes almost a third of direct industrial CO2 emissions, a report says. Photo by Jean Beaufort

Energy-intensive steel industry looks to push consumption, reduce emissions

Kundan Pandey 16 Mar 2022

Energy policies could get reset in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

Mayank Aggarwal 16 Apr 2020