Underwater drones reveal the ocean’s potential to store carbonFujitsu is developing underwater drones to measure carbon absorption by coastal ecosystems, aiming to boost the blue carbon credit market. ...
26 Jan, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
Will PM Modi convince his 'good friend' in US to not withdraw from Paris Agreement: Jairam RameshCarbon dioxide levels have skyrocketed to unprecedented heights. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh is sounding the alarm, directly challenging ...
15 Oct, 2025, 08.56 PM IST
What it would take to get me to fly for fun againWith limited potential for sustainable aviation fuel and electric planes, capturing and storing carbon dioxide is essential to mitigate the...
28 Dec, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
Carbon dioxide levels in planet's atmosphere could be used to measure its habitabilityNew research suggests that the presence of liquid water on a planet can be indicated by lower carbon dioxide levels compared to neighboring...
29 Dec, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
Who was Eunice Newton Foote? The American climate scientist who is being celebrated by Google DoodleEunice Newton Foote was a pioneering scientist who conducted groundbreaking experiments on the relationship between carbon dioxide and temp...
17 Jul, 2023, 10.03 AM IST
- Trees get identity cards in Kolkata suburb
Just like humans, trees too now have identity cards in a Kolkata suburb.
16 Sep, 2015, 11.05 AM IST
Trees get identity cards in Kolkata suburb in a bid to combat climate changeKonnagar Municipality chairman Bappaditya Chatterjee said they have issued 3,000 such identity cards so far which were being hanged on tree...
16 Sep, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
Antarctic Ocean's carbon dioxide absorption increasedThe Antarctic Ocean has been absorbing increasing levels of carbon dioxide over the past decade, a new study has found, dispelling fears th...
11 Sep, 2015, 06.44 PM IST
Antarctic Ocean's carbon dioxide absorption increased: StudyA new study has found that the Antarctic Ocean has been absorbing increasing levels of carbon dioxide over the past decade.
11 Sep, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
- Global average concentration of carbon dioxide in atmosphere exceeded its threshold limit for the first time in March
As there is no let up in climate-damaging human activities including burning of fossil fuels across the world, the monthly global average c...
07 May, 2015, 09.38 PM IST
Tropical forests absorb more CO2 than thought: NASAForests and other land vegetation currently remove up to 30 per cent of human carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere during photosynt...
02 Jan, 2015, 02.10 PM IST
Sunderbans mangrove trees losing capacity to absorb CO2: StudyThe vast mangrove forest in the Sunderbans is fast losing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the...
04 Aug, 2014, 10.48 AM IST
Sunderbans mangrove trees losing capacity to absorb CO2: StudyThe vast mangrove forest in Sunderbans is fast losing its capacity to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere due to rise in the salinity of water, ...
04 Aug, 2014, 10.31 AM IST
Amazon forests soak up more carbon than they emit, new Nasa study findsA long-standing debate was resolved yesterday when a new Nasa-led study confirmed that natural forests in the Amazon remove more carbon dio...
19 Mar, 2014, 11.35 AM IST
- NTPC, IOC use algae to check carbon emission
Country's largest generation utility NTPC and the R&D wing of biggest refiner-marketer IndianOil have launched an innovative project to use...
22 Nov, 2013, 03.40 AM IST
Carbon dioxide levels show biggest spike in 15 yearsAs governments dilly-dally in climate change negotiations, carbon dioxide levels continue to rise in the atmosphere pushing the world towar...
07 Mar, 2013, 07.06 PM IST
- Not-so-cold war
Copenhagen's a conundrum? Climate change is confounding? Don't despair. Here's a quick guide to the hottest subject on earth ...
05 Dec, 2009, 02.24 PM IST