Emissions

Explained: How the Willow oil project adds to environmental concerns in Alaska

ConocoPhillips' Willow project, which was approved on Monday, would produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak, resulting in at least 263 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over 30 years

Indonesians seeking climate justice sue Swiss concrete giant Holcim over emissions

Environmental litigation against governments and fossil fuel firms has surged in recent years -- but this is the first case filed by Indonesians against a foreign company for climate-related damage. It is also the first instance of a Swiss company being sued for its alleged role in climate change

India's per capita GHG emissions far below world average, says UNEP report

To address climate change, countries adopted the Paris Agreement in 2015 to limit global temperature rise in this century to well below 2 degrees Celsius

New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps to tackle climate change

The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products

India showing intent to solve problems despite not traditionally contributing to emissions, says Environment Minister

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said India is totally committed to driving its low-carbon industry transitions through a multi-pronged approach that cuts across sectors and issues

How US president Joe Biden learnt from his mistakes and scored a win on climate plan

Many pieces of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda have been thrown overboard, but his proposals on climate change remain largely intact

China promotes coal-fired power in setback for efforts to cut emissions

China is one of the biggest investors in wind and solar, but leaders called for more coal-fired power after economic growth plunged last year and shortages caused blackouts and factory shutdowns

71 per cent of of domestic companies confident of achieving green goals, according to a survey

At the UN's 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) held in Glasgow, the government had committed to boosting the green goals further by pushing organisations to reduce emissions

World leaders at COP26 will pledge multibillion-dollars to end world's deforestation by 2030

The signatories include Brazil and Russia, which have been singled out for accelerating deforestation in their territories, as well as the United States, China, Australia and France.

We The Change: Climate change is accelerating floods and India needs enhanced forecasting to adapt

Despite decades of modernisation efforts, the Central Water Commission (CWC) does not have ‘real-time data’ on floods and depends on manual data for its policymaking.