Is cleaning the air making Earth hotter? Scientists reveal a hidden side to pollution controlScientists warn that while reducing air pollution is vital for human health, it also exposes the Earth to stronger warming. Countries like ...
16 Jul, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
Study finds big gap in Australia's methane emissionsAustralian coal mines may have vastly underestimated historical methane emissions, according to analysis of the potent greenhouse gas publi...
16 Apr, 2025, 06.38 PM IST
India begins to examine curbs on most potent greenhouse gasIndia is looking to reduce the use of sulfur hexafluoride in power transmission due to its significant impact on global warming. This gas i...
30 Oct, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
Google-backed MethaneSAT satellite to track global oil industry methane emissionsThe MethaneSAT satellite will add to a growing fleet of spacecraft in orbit that are meant to help fight climate change by publishing data ...
04 Mar, 2024, 09.17 PM IST
Google to share oil and gas methane leaks spotted from spaceGoogle also said it will create a map of oil and gas infrastructure, using artificial intelligence to identify components like oil tanks. M...
14 Feb, 2024, 06.54 PM IST
COP28 pledges meet only 30% of needed energy emission cuts: IEAThe COP28 climate summit pledges fall short of reducing energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by the necessary amount by 2030, according ...
10 Dec, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
COP28 pledges meet only 30% of needed energy emission cuts: IEAThe International Energy Agency has stated that the COP28 climate summit's pledges will only reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions...
10 Dec, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limitThe European Union has reached a deal to impose methane emissions limits on oil and gas imports from 2030. This law will require importers ...
15 Nov, 2023, 09.33 AM IST
China says 'positive results' reached in climate talks with USChina and the US concluded "positive" climate talks in California, achieving positive results on bilateral climate cooperation. Both nation...
09 Nov, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
Oil and gas methane emissions could be solved this decade, experts sayCurrently, oil and gas extraction, processing and distribution is responsible for 23% of global methane emissions, according to a 2021 asse...
04 Oct, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
Climate: offshore methane gas leak spotted from spaceThe findings add a crucial tool to an expanding space-based arsenal for pinpointing previously invisible methane plumes from the oil and ga...
12 Jun, 2022, 06.21 PM IST
Global fossil fuel emissions underestimated: studyEthane and propane escape into the air from leaks during natural gas extraction and distribution, including from fracking - the process of ...
27 Feb, 2018, 04.20 PM IST
Government bans some manufacturers from emitting greenhouse gas"The government has issued orders on October 13, 2016 directing manufacturers of HCFC-22 not to emit or vent HFC-23 in the atmosphere," Ani...
05 Dec, 2016, 07.27 PM IST
India to eliminate potent greenhouse gas HFC-23A N Jha, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), said this decision of India at this juncture fortifies the determination an...
13 Oct, 2016, 07.30 PM IST
India tight-lipped on the issue of hydrofluorocarbonsIndia did not clearly spell out its position on the issue of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) during a key UN conference in Paris.
19 Nov, 2014, 04.09 PM IST
- Plants don't make greenhouse gases
Plants do not produce tens of millions of tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas methane, says a new study, dismissing the earlier reports tha...
15 Jan, 2009, 09.25 AM IST
NF3 contributes more to global warming than CO2A new research indicates that another powerful and highly potent greenhouse gas, nitrogen trifluoride, is thousands of times more effective...
25 Oct, 2008, 01.02 PM IST