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Is natural gas key to sustainable development model? NGOs think otherwise

Extracting and transporting natural gas notably results in significant emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than CO2.

Best of BS Opinion: J&K occupying public discourse, but what about economy?

The opinion pages set out some of the critical issues that policy-makers need to confront, says Kanika Datta

Finland has an app to calculate carbon footprint based on user's purchases

Unlike other carbon-footprint calculators already on the market, the application developed by a Finnish payment services provider does not rely on users inputting the data manually

World's fossil fuel output plan inconsistent with Paris treaty: UN report

A UN report last year concluded that global CO2 emissions must drop 45% by 2030

US, China among 10 nations that are far off climate targets for 2030: UN

Other countries analysed included Russia, India, Australia, Indonesia, Canada, Germany, Norway and Britain.

New forest policy on anvil; climate change a key feature, says official

It's going to be the country's fourth forest policy after the ones launched in 1894, 1952 and 1988

How paying countries for not cutting down trees reduces deforestation

In 2009, Norway pledged $250 million if Guyana limited its annual deforestation rate to 0.056% between the years 2010 and 2015

Climate change: Investors wants world energy body to support Paris accord

The signatories said they wanted the IEA to produce what they would consider a "fully transparent" scenario showing how the world could meet the most ambitious Paris accord goals.

Niti's National Energy Policy to be umbrella plan for all energy ministries

National Energy Policy to become guiding policy for half a dozen ministries

Garbage from India, China, Russia comes floating to Los Angeles, says Trump

He said the Paris Climate Agreement was a "disaster" for the US, adding that the deal would have resulted in trillions and trillions of dollars of destruction to America.

Need grand coalition of govts, corp, people to tackle climate change: IEA

The IEA said that under its Sustainable Development Scenario, global CO2 emissions would fall two thirds from 2018 by 2050, with net zero achieved in 2070.

One for the planet: Solutions for a cleaner world from Indian businesses

From waterless bathing products to ink made from air pollutants, environment-minded Indian entrepreneurs are finding creative solutions for a cleaner world

India is first to respond for humanitarian assistance in subcontinent: Shah

Addressing the 10th meeting of the heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states, he also said it is an important platform for regional outreach

Macron, Xi to sign 'irreversible' Paris climate change deal after US exit

US files paperwork to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the first formal step in a one-year process to exit the global pact to fight climate change.

US role in Paris accord remains uncertain as presidential elections loom

After announcing his intention to leave the Paris climate accord back in 2017, Donald Trump is expected on Monday to send a letter that will trigger a yearlong countdown before the US can formally exit. But although his administration has largely ignored the landmark agreement since taking power, American officials will continue to play a role in negotiating technical details -- just in case they ever want to come back. "Because of the historical role the US has played, especially on issues like transparency, other governments will continue to hear them out and allow them to play something of a role," David Waskow, an expert on climate negotiations at the World Resources Institute in Washington, told AFP. Though the landmark accord went into effect for nearly 200 nations in 2016, various technical aspects over its implementation remain to be ironed out including matters of accounting for emissions and how much data countries will be required to publish. The State Department told AF

The game of wines

Climate change over the last 30 years has had multiple effects on the wine industry - some beneficial, others not quite as much.

Meet the water warriors working with FORCE for mission 'blue planet'

FORCE, a Delhi-based organisation of water warriors, is pushing for rainwater harvesting and recharging systems, writes Geetanjali Krishna

Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata among cities that may be submerged by 2050: Report

The study was led by scientists Scott A. Kulp and Benjamin H. Strauss of Climate Central, an independent organisation of scientists, journalists and researchers

Scientists say it'll take $300 billion to halt global warming for 2 decades

The sum is not to fund green technologies or finance a moonshot solution to emissions, but to use simple, age-old practices to lock millions of tons of carbon back into the soil

Climate change will cost more than we think

Since climate scientists have been underestimating the rate of climate change and the severity of its effects, then economists will necessarily underestimate their costs