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30 Mar 2024

Guyanese Prez Schools Journalist On 'Carbon Emissions' - Watch Viral Video

The viral video is related to the Guyanese President's recent interview with BBC journalist Stephen Sackur during which the former launched a scathing critique of what he termed "Western hypocrisy" regarding carbon emissions.

Mumbai International Airport

23 Dec 2022

Mumbai Airport achieves TOP ACI rating, now among 31 airports in the world

Mumbai's CSMIA now joins an elite list of only 30 airports in the world that have achieved this prestigious Level 4+ accreditation and only 2 airports in the whole Asia-Pacific region.

UN climate summit

11 Nov 2022

Ahead of COP27, Global Carbon Budget 2022 report shows no sign of CO2 decrease

The world is projected to spew 40.6 billion tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2) into the atmosphere in 2022 There is no sign of the decrease that is urgently needed to limit warming to 1.5 degree Celsius The latest scenario is projected by the "Global Carbon Budget 2022"- a report by a group of scientists

08 Aug 2022

Lok Sabha passes bill to promote non-fossil fuel amid global climate crisis

There is a rising concern to reduce carbon emissions as a measure against climate change across the globe India took a step towards its clean energy project by passing a Bill encouraging the use of non-fossil energy sources Power Minister R K Singh called this "the bill for the future"

31 Oct 2021

G20 Summit: Leaders make climate neutrality and carbon financing commitments

The final document says current national plans on how to curb emissions will have to be strengthened "if necessary" and makes no specific reference to 2050 as a date to achieve net zero carbon emissions.

30 Oct 2021

India sets out new rules to push green energy use to fight climate change

India is the world`s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse India rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target

21 Aug 2021

NTPC commissions India's largest floating solar PV project

The floating solar installation, which has a unique anchoring design, is spread over 75 acres in an RW reservoir. The project has the potential to generate electricity from more than 1 lakh solar PV modules. NTPC is also planning to set up a hydrogen-based micro-grid system on a pilot basis at Simhadri

carbon emissions

17 Sep 2020

Reduced 38 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually: India to UN

India has told the United Nations as a "leading contributor to climate action", it has reduced 38 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually. India's statement was at the Open Debate on "Humanitarian Effects of Environmental Degradation and Peace security". In a written statement at UN Security Council (UNSC), India has highlighted in last decade "around 3 million hectares of forest and tree cover has been added".

21 May 2020

Australia backs technology in new carbon emissions plan

Australia`s conservative government on Thursday released a fresh plan to tackle climate change, targetting the use of gas, hydrogen, batteries and carbon capture, while avoiding the contentious issue of setting a carbon price.

01 Jul 2019

Global warming targets at risk from energy plants' CO2 emissions

Carbon emissions from existing and planned fossil fuel energy plants and projects will exceed the amount needed to curb global warming, jeopardising a 1.5 degree Celsius temperature limit goal, scientists said in a study on Monday.

carbon emissions

22 Mar 2018

Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2017

Energy demand rose by 0.9 percent in 2016 and 0.9 percent on average over the previous five years.

18 Nov 2017

Plant respiration larger source of carbon emissions, says study

Such increases may lower the future ability of global vegetation to offset carbon dioxide emissions caused by burning fossil fuels.

15 Nov 2017

Policies of India and China to offset US inaction on climate change, says study

China was on track to over-achieve its pledge+ under the Paris Agreement to peak its carbon emissions by 2030.

31 Oct 2017

CO2 concentrations in atmosphere at record high in 2016: WMO report

This risks making global temperature targets largely unattainable, the report added.

22 Dec 2016

China launches TanSat for three-year mission to monitor global carbon emissions

During its three-year mission, TanSat will thoroughly examine global carbon dioxide levels every 16 days, accurate to at least 4 ppm (parts per million).

carbon emissions

14 Nov 2016

India's carbon emissions increased by over 5% in 2015: Study

India contributed 6.3 per cent of all global CO2 emissions, with emissions increasing 5.2 per cent, in 2015 continuing a period of strong growth, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK and the Global Carbon Project.

carbon emissions

14 Nov 2016

Global carbon emissions remain flat for third year

The researchers said that carbon emissions did not grow last year and the projected rise of only 0.2 per cent for 2016 marks a clear break from the rapid emissions growth of 2.3 per cent per year in the decade to 2013, with just 0.7 per cent growth seen in 2014.

carbon emissions

05 Nov 2016

China targets 18% carbon emissions cut by 2020: Report

The Chinese cabinet has rolled out a fresh climate plan which says that the levels would be cut with next 4 years compared to 2015 levels.

10 Jun 2016

Scientists turn carbon dioxide into stone to fight climate change

Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone in a matter of months by pumping it deep underground, offering a revolutionary new way of storing the greenhouse gas to tackle climate change.

28 Dec 2015

WWF teams up with Baidu Mobile Apps to raise awareness about carbon emissions

WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) will be partnering with Baidu Mobile Apps, developer of the world's most popular Android utility apps, to raise awareness about carbon emissions through a fun online game and social media campaign from December 24th to 31st, 2015.

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