Emission

G7 Summit 2021: Leaders of richest democracies failed to agree on climate and funding, again

Historical responsibility is the elephant in the room when rich countries discuss climate change as they contributed to the global warming that already happened.

Reducing methane is crucial for protecting climate, health yet emissions are rising: UN report

Global methane emissions were fairly level about 15 to 20 years ago, but started creeping up over the past five years or so.

Twenty-two of the world's 30 most polluted cities are in India, as per IQAir global report

The most polluted capital cities in the world last year were New Delhi and Dhaka with Jakarta, Kathmandu, Islamabad, Hanoi and Beijing all in the top 20.

China's carbon trading scheme: Everything you need to know about the new emission system

China is drafting a new climate change law that environmentalists say might address some of the shortcomings in the current carbon trading system.

Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5 degree celsius warming limit by 2024, finds WMO report

Human activities emitted 42 billion tonnes of CO₂ in 2019 alone and the report shows a shortfall of about 15 billion tonnes between the commitments and pathways consistent to limit warming to below 2℃.

Wind, solar energy produce 10 percent of global electricity in the first half of 2020, a new report finds

Thirty percent of fossil fuel emissions come from coal power plants, globally, so coal-fired power generation needs to collapse quickly to limit climate change.

Can India rise to meet Greta Thunberg’s concerns on the issue of climate change?

Transformation of energy sector, decentralised climate actions and mass mobilisation are key issues for India to meet its climate change commitment.

Donald Trump serves notice to walk out of Paris Accord on climate change even as diplomats plot to save It

The Donald Trump administration formally notified the United Nations on Monday that it would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change, leaving global climate diplomats to plot a way forward without the cooperation of the world’s largest economy

Threat of climate change has overtaken the prospect of nuclear war: Nobel Peace laureate

The IMF urged the biggest carbon polluters to agree to tax emissions to keep climate change at safe levels.

India has highest number of sulphur dioxide-emitting hotspots in the world: Greenpeace

The Norilsk smelter complex in Russia is the world's largest SO2 emission hotspot, followed by Kriel in South Africa.