Under the Trump administration, coal power is making a comeback, as plans to phase out coal plants are being scrapped. This change is desig...

Antarctica's ice holds secrets of Earth's past. Scientists have found evidence of a massive volcanic eruption around 1808 to 1809. This eve...

Explosive volcanic eruptions can surprisingly cool the planet by injecting sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere. This gas forms reflective ...

University of Vienna researchers discover MISO bacteria that breathe iron minerals while oxidizing toxic hydrogen sulfide in marine sedimen...

Scientists warn that while reducing air pollution is vital for human health, it also exposes the Earth to stronger warming. Countries like ...

As the perils of climate change become more extreme, interest in the idea, known as stratospheric solar geoengineering, is growing. Scienti...

A rule unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency could force power plants to capture smokestack emissions using a technology that has...

For all the prominence of carbon dioxide in the discussion of climate change, it’s just one of the ways in which human activity has upset t...

The trade-off between geoengineering and carbon removal depends on one’s time horizon. The sooner cooling is pursued, the greater the envir...

A total of 47.95 gigawatts thermal power capacity missed the Dec 31, deadline to install Flue Gas Desulphurization (FDG) units to minimise ...

L&T said India's power ministry has set December 2022 as the deadline for existing thermal power plants to comply with revised emission nor...

New York, Oct 4 (IANS) Large volcanic eruptions in the tropics can lead to El Nino events, notorious warming periods in the Pacific Ocean w...

The caps are meant to ease emissions from coal plants, which cause tens of thousands of premature deaths annually, according to a report pu...

Greenhouse gas emissions by US dropped 3.4 per cent in 2012 from previous year and by 10 per cent since 2005, according to official report.

Greenhouse gas emissions by the US dropped 3.4% in 2012 from the previous year and by 10% since 2005, according to an official report.

Domestically abundant, natural gas is perceived as a secure source of energy, besides offering a host of environmental benefits over other ...

China today warned its officials not to fudge figures ahead of the launch of a key survey to asses emission-reduction results, as it gears ...