A joint team in Assam to probe environmental damage caused due to oil spill at CTF
A joint team has been formed that will access any possible damage to the environment due to an incident of spillage of crude oil at …
Climate
Responsibility of developed nations to reduce carbon emissions first: Javadekar
Speaking at the 20th edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said it is the responsibility of …
Amazon, Flipkart need to establish system for collecting plastic waste: CPCB to NGT
E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart need to fulfil their extended producer responsibility under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and need to establish a system …
NGOs take Total to court over greenhouse gas emission
Fourteen local authorities, together with the NGOs Notre Affaire à Tous, Sherpa, France Nature Environnement, Eco Maires and ZEA, are taking the oil giant Total …
Climate cost minimises if warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius
A group of Postdam scientists has found that the Paris Agreement makes sense in term of the economy beside being politically sensible . The Paris …
19th Edition of World Sustainable Development Summit to focus on 2030
The 19th edition of The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) flagship event, the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), will be held from January 29-31, 2020, …
Climate change could unlock new microbes and increase heat-related deaths
The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) recently published “Viewpoint” articles by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professors who warn that global climate change is likely to …
Spain declares climate emergency, signals move to renewables
Spain’s new government on Tuesday declared a “climate emergency” and pledged to unveil a draft bill on transitioning to renewable energy within its first 100 …
EPCA chief says factories should switch to cleaner fuel or face closure: Report
The chairman of Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) Bhure Lal reportedly on visit to Kaushambi took stock of measures taken to contain pollution in the …
Hungary unveils ‘Christian democratic’-based climate strategy
Hungary unveiled a climate change strategy on Thursday that has been described by Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a “Christian democratic” approach to tackling global …