Scientists find new hack to deal with a warming planet; Here’s how

Water vapour — water in its gas form — is a natural greenhouse gas that traps…

International trade has a carbon problem

New Mangalore Port handles export of steel cargo to African and European countries. Photo: Special Arrangement…

The world may soon exceed its 1.5°C target for global warming

In 2015, in Paris, the world’s countries committed themselves to do their best to limit the…

El Nino between warm oceans: we are now in uncharted waters

Even if you hate the beach, live inland and aren’t bothered by dwindling fisheries, the latest…

Cyclone Freddy kills hundreds in Malawi, Mozambique; PM Modi is ‘extremely disturbed’ by the devastation

New Delhi: Cyclone Freddy has so far killed hundreds and displaced thousands as it tore through…

America’s frantic EV ambitions seem to be ‘killer batteries’

In a rush to secure electric vehicle (EV) and battery-supply chains, the US government is showering…

‘Polluters have to pay’, island nations want China, India to pay for climate damage

Highly polluting emerging economies, including China and India, should pay to climate compensation funds to help…

Who is more responsible for Green House Gases? Oxfam report found

The investments of 125 of the world’s richest billionaires result in an average of three million…

UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases hit new record in 2021

The United Nations weather agency said on Wednesday that the three main greenhouse gases hit record…

Indian sugarcane fields could yield flex-fuel bonanza

In an earlier article in this column, I pointed out that plants were the solar cells…