Sing the Body Electric: Why Iran War is India’s Edison MomentThe dangers of depending on oil imports have once again been exposed. It's time to start thinking long term about ways to electrify our eco...
18 Mar, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
Net zero is dead. Long live renewable energyIndustrialized nations are now prioritizing energy security and affordability over ambitious emission reduction targets, acknowledging the ...
02 Mar, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
EU needs to do more than toe the US lineDonald Trump, favoring tariff threats over diplomacy, gave Russia a 50-day ultimatum to agree to a peace deal or face 100% tariffs. This th...
28 Jul, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to 'unleash' US resourcesChris Wright, a fossil fuel executive and CEO of Liberty Energy, has been confirmed as energy secretary by the Senate with a 59-38 vote. Wr...
04 Feb, 2025, 06.35 AM IST
COP hosts set to increase combined oil and gas production by 33% by 2035, says reportAzerbaijan, the UAE, and Brazil, hosts of upcoming UN climate conferences, plan to increase their oil and gas production by 33% by 2035. Th...
26 Sep, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
The great climate change wealth transfer is hereSigns of a turning point in humanity’s fossil fuel addiction are everywhere, from evidence that China’s emissions are peaking this year, to...
10 Jul, 2024, 09.37 AM IST
Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050A new report by The Lancet Countdown warns that without action on climate change, the number of deaths due to extreme heat will increase ne...
16 Nov, 2023, 11.15 AM IST
COP28’s biggest conflicts are on display at the UN General AssemblyWorld leaders at the United Nations General Assembly highlighted the urgency of addressing climate change, but also revealed disagreements ...
20 Sep, 2023, 07.38 PM IST
World plagued by perfect storm on multiple fronts: UN Secretary General Antonio GuterresIn a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 here, he also called for ending the addiction to fossil fuels, and sto...
18 Jan, 2023, 08.51 PM IST
India's call for phasedown of all fossil fuels fails to make final cutDespite strong support from many developed and developing countries, India's proposal for a clear call to phase down all fossil fuels in th...
20 Nov, 2022, 11.56 PM IST
World in 'wrong direction' as climate impacts worsen: UNThe UN's World Meteorological Organization and its Environment Programme warned catastrophes will become commonplace should the world econo...
13 Sep, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
India will have to bear steep cut in fossil fuel revenues to limit global warming to 1.5 deg C: ReportTitled "Boom and Bust: The Fiscal Implications of Fossil Fuel Phase-Out in Six Large Emerging Economies", the report examines the possible ...
07 Jul, 2022, 02.40 PM IST
Governments' inaction on climate is 'dangerous': UN chief Antonio Guterres"We are witnessing a historic and dangerous disconnect: science and citizens are demanding ambitious and transformative climate action," he...
14 Jun, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
UN chief: Don't let Russia crisis fuel climate destructionU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the 'all-of-the-above' strategy now being pursued by major economies to end fossil fuel import...
21 Mar, 2022, 06.32 PM IST
'Down' but not 'out': Growth needs fuel India's coal addictionThe world's third-largest emitter teamed up with China to water down language on fossil fuels at the Glasgow conference, forcing a compromi...
15 Nov, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Will Mukesh Ambani's green turn alter the Indian oil and gas sector?Amid such domestic ‘optimism’, RIL’s green plans may have come as a spoiler. When Ambani told shareholders that RIL was placing a $10 billi...
02 Jul, 2021, 11.54 PM IST
UN Chief Antonio Guterres calls out Indian govt to phase out use of coalUnited Nation Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls on the government to stop investing in coal and to progressively phase out coal use....
28 Aug, 2020, 12.21 PM IST