India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its power sector fell by 1 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2025 and by 0.2 per cent over the past 12 months, only the second drop in almost half a century.
Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall by 1 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024.
Plastic waste is an exploding global problem, with minimal recycling resulting in incineration as a common disposal practice. Shipments of plastic products and plastic waste from the Global North to the Global South are contributing to a flood of plastics that are not recycled and often burned.
A year-long government “sandbox” study identifies recurring conflicts in solar, aquaculture-solar, micro-hydropower and geothermal projects, prompting policy reforms …