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The world must electrify rapidly to meet climate goals. The challenge is bigger than you think

June 21, 2026 12:48 pm

Electricity meets only a small fraction of the world’s energy needs. And most of this electricity comes from fossil fuels. A radical shift to renewables is required.

Why climate awareness isn’t becoming action for Gen Z

May 08, 2026 11:50 pm

A generation that can cite the IPCC's sixth assessment report but cannot name its ward councillor has not yet begun to fight. That, more than the doomscrolling and the despair, is the real measure of where India's climate politics stands

Equivalent to 21,907 Delhi-Mumbai flights: That's how much carbon dioxide a single Pune park has removed from air

April 30, 2026 3:39 pm

In a first-of-its-kind process in the country, Pune’s Empress Botanical Garden has measured exactly how much carbon dioxide has been sequestered by its trees.

Union Budget | Rs 20,000 cr for Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage tech: How it works, and the push for it

February 01, 2026 4:09 pm

CCUS refers to reducing atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide. Here are three things to know about the concept, how the Indian government has viewed it, and the debate over it.

Between India and EU, a carbon gap and an FTA bridge

January 02, 2026 7:09 am

The new tax could wipe out 16–22 per cent of the actual prices received, force contract renegotiations, and weaken the presence of Indian products in the EU — a market that absorbs about 22 per cent of India’s steel and aluminium exports

First time, India’s CO2 emissions from power sector dip in Jan-June

September 18, 2025 4:34 pm

This is the first time that emissions from any sector in India over half-a-year period have dropped, outside of the Covid years. The relatively milder summer temperatures and good monsoon rainfall were an important contributory factor.

Chandigarh: Joint teams of CPCC, traffic police, transport department to begin vehicle emission checks

September 06, 2025 10:49 pm

To tighten enforcement, the AQMC also called for strict implementation of the firecracker ban during festivals and rigorous compliance with the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Policy, 2022

JSW Steel to set up 10 mtpa green steel plant for an investment of Rs 50,000-60,000 cr in Maharashtra

April 15, 2025 11:23 pm

The plant will be based on natural gas to start with, but it will have the technology to switch to hydrogen as and when zero carbon steel is needed

Pune Inc: Why Donald Trump doesn't worry this carbon emission audit platform

March 27, 2025 12:11 pm

Pune-based Sprih is a carbon emission audit platform working with over 20 clients in India and expanding to the US and Europe.

I saw Coldplay in Mumbai: And they were all green

January 27, 2025 10:14 pm

In 2021, Coldplay pledged to reduce its touring carbon footprint by at least 50 per cent. Here is how they became a music industry pioneer in sustainability.

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