Greenhouse Gases

Explained: How scientists plan to use oceans to combat global warming

Scientists from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have been working for two years on SeaChange — an ambitious project that could one day boost the amount of CO2, a major greenhouse gas, that can be absorbed by our seas

Eleven EU states unite to strengthen nuclear energy ties: statement

Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia agreed "to support new projects" alongside existing nuclear plants.

The hole in the ozone layer is shrinking. Here's how it was plugged

According to a UN report, the ozone layer is on track to fully recover within four decades. However, it warns that controversial geoengineering schemes to combat global warming may reverse that progress

Explained: What is the carbon footprint of a billionaire compared to an average person?

According to a new report by the non-profit group Oxfam, the investments of 125 of the world's richest billionaires result in an annual average of three million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, more than a million times the average for the bottom 90 per cent of humanity

How Narendra Modi stood tall at Glasgow to show the world a way out of climate mess

India’s leadership in dealing with climate change will spur other countries to raise their own contributions in meeting this global challenge

COP26: ‘Everything is at stake’ as world gathers for climate talks in Glasgow

Climate change is fueling heat waves, flooding, drought and nastier tropical cyclones. Extreme weather also costs the globe about $320 billion a year in economic losses, according to risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide

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.

Concrete is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases on Earth after China, US

The stakes for the planet are high: the UN estimates that three quarters of the world's infrastructure by 2050 has yet to be built.

Bitcoin miners set up private power plant, garners wrath of environmentalists as it threaten climate action

Greenidge Generation runs its own power plant to produce about 44 megawatts to run 15,300 computer servers which is enough to power more than 35,000 homes.

Climate repair: These three actions need to be taken to stabilise the planet, ASAP

The challenge of surviving the next 50 years is now seen as a planet-wide existential crisis.