Extinction Rebellion plans fortnight of worldwide climate action
Extinction Rebellion climate protesters are planning to bring disruption to 60 cities around the world from Monday in a fortnight of civil disobedience, warning of …
Climate Challenge
The ClientEarth Foundation sue Poland’s major coal power plant
Environmental group has launched a legal challenge against Europe’s largest power plant – Belchatow – and two of its mines. Belchatow is a giant coal …
IRENA Urges Leaders to Build Climate Response around Renewables
Public and private sector leaders are being urged to double annual investments in renewable energy to keep the world well below 2°C of warming, says a new …
Climate groups call for SUVs to be banned
Climate groups including Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe called on Monday for sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) to be banned as part of a wider campaign to curb …
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg arrives in New York sailing through Atlantic
The teen Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has finally arrived in New York on Wednesday sailing through the Atlantic for the United Nations Climate Action …
Essar contaminates farmland spread over a 4-km area near Singrauli
Spillage from an artificial pond meant to store toxic residue from a coal power plant run by Essar Power MP Ltd (EPMPL) has contaminated farmland …
Climate battle will succeed or fail based on developments in Asia: UN
The battle to combat climate change will “succeed or fail” based on what happens in Asia, where growing energy needs are increasing demand for fossil …
CSE calls for designing buildings for reducing the heat load and cut down AC usage
As severe summer-time heat waves become the norm in India, the use of air-conditioners (ACs) and resultant energy consumption have started hitting the roof. If …
Ozone Pollution Higher in Delhi Due to Heat Wave, Poses Serious Health Risk: CSE
Ozone level has increased manifold in the national capital due to severe heat wave this season posing a serious health risk, a recent study has …
Exhausted, hungry polar bear seen wandering in Siberian city
A starving polar bear has strayed hundreds of kilometers from its natural Arctic habitat and wandered, exhausted, into the major Russian industrial city of Norilsk …