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  • Half of global CO2 emissions traced to 36 fossil fuel companies

    Half of global CO2 emissions traced to 36 fossil fuel companies

    To meet the internationally agreed target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, emissions must fall by 45% by 2030.

  • India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: CCPI report

    India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: CCPI report

    India's per capita emissions stand at 2.9 tons of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e), far below the global average of 6.6 tCO2e.

  • New climate finance goal must be based on climate justice: India at COP29

    New climate finance goal must be based on climate justice: India at COP29

    Delivering India's national statement at the UN climate conference in Baku, Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh also criticised the restrictive trade measures imposed by some developed nations.

  • COP29: No progress on financing to address climate change as Baku summit enters second week

    COP29: No progress on financing to address climate change as Baku summit enters second week

    A breakthrough may happen as ministers from several countries arrive for the conference’s second week to resolve the contentious issue of how much wealthy nations should pay emerging economies to move away from fossil fuels

  • SAIL ties up with BHP to reduce carbon emissions

    SAIL ties up with BHP to reduce carbon emissions

    The companies are considering the use of hydrogen and biochar at SAIL's plants while also building local research and development

  • Scientists discovered that climate change is responsible for the Earth's slow spinning, affecting time on Earth

    Scientists discovered that climate change is responsible for the Earth's slow spinning, affecting time on Earth

    Climate change happening due to increased global warming according to two recent studies, this change is making the glacier ice is melt rapidly. The water concentration is increasing near the equator, making a mass collection in the middle that is increasing the planet's inertia, and making the Earth's day longer. The speed of the planet depends on the mass and shape of that planet.

  • World Bank approves another $1.5 bn to support India’s low-carbon transition

    World Bank approves another $1.5 bn to support India’s low-carbon transition

    World Bank: The operation will promote the development of a market for green hydrogen, continue to increase renewable energy, and get finance for low-carbon energy investments.

  • Renewable energy to have 57% share in India’s installed capacity by 2030: Crisil

    Renewable energy to have 57% share in India’s installed capacity by 2030: Crisil

    The installed capacity is likely to grow at 86 percent rom 416 GW in 2023 to 770-780 GW by 2030. Non-fossil fuel sources are expected to constitute 90 percent of this additional capacity, Crisil said in its report.

  • MC Explains | How Indian metal firms are pivoting towards green hydrogen

    MC Explains | How Indian metal firms are pivoting towards green hydrogen

    Injection of hydrogen in blast furnaces helps reduce consumption of coal in the production process, thereby reducing a company's carbon footprint.

  • The EU’s carbon border tax and the fragmentation of global trade

    The EU’s carbon border tax and the fragmentation of global trade

    A levy on imports of carbon-intensive materials such as steel may help limit emissions, but producers warn it could radically alter trade flows

  • Jindal Stainless targets 50% carbon emissions reduction before 2035

    Jindal Stainless targets 50% carbon emissions reduction before 2035

    Jindal Stainless has committed to reducing 50 percent of its emission intensity by 2035 aligning with India's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of reducing emissions intensity of its GDP by 45 percent by 2030.

  • China’s low-carbon success highlights cracks in its political system

    China’s low-carbon success highlights cracks in its political system

    While the country’s carbon emissions are projected to go into a structural decline, new coal project approvals are soaring

  • Government is working on giving incentives to EV industry: PM Modi

    Government is working on giving incentives to EV industry: PM Modi

    This comes at a time when the Indian government is reportedly working on a new EV policy that would slash import taxes for companies that commit to some local manufacturing.

  • PM Modi makes case for global biofuels grouping to support energy transition

    PM Modi makes case for global biofuels grouping to support energy transition

    Such (biofuel) alliances are aimed at creating options for developing countries to advance their energy transitions, the PM said.

  • As AI becomes more pervasive, its environmental impact is on the rise

    As AI becomes more pervasive, its environmental impact is on the rise

    Estimates show that without significant interventions, AI models could consume more energy than the entire human workforce by 2025, considerably impacting global carbon reduction goals

  • Green Credit Programme must have robust standards and real carbon reduction targets

    Green Credit Programme must have robust standards and real carbon reduction targets

    For the Indian Green Credit Programme to succeed, the government must first expand the scope of the programme to encourage and implement new and innovative decarbonisation strategies for the industry and hard-to-abate sectors

  • Indian-origin US presidential candidate Nikki Haley calls India ‘one of the biggest polluters'

    Indian-origin US presidential candidate Nikki Haley calls India ‘one of the biggest polluters'

    Interestingly, according to studies, the US has historically been the world’s largest emitter of planet-heating gases.

  • Rising share of non-fossil fuels to make power generation in India cleaner

    Rising share of non-fossil fuels to make power generation in India cleaner

    Renewable energy sources will likely account for 64 percent of India’s installed capacity mix for power generation by FY30, according to official estimates.

  • India’s missed solar power target may bite hard as power demand soars in summer

    India’s missed solar power target may bite hard as power demand soars in summer

    The solar sector is finding it tough to meet targets as it faces policy headwinds. Besides, a plethora of grid norms are also increasing project costs.

  • Why forests hold the key to India achieving its green goals

    Why forests hold the key to India achieving its green goals

    There’s been some progress, but more efforts are needed to raise our country’s forest cover to 33 per cent by 2030

  • COP27: World on track to increase emissions 10.6% by 2030: UN report

    COP27: World on track to increase emissions 10.6% by 2030: UN report

    The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says a 43% reduction in emissions by 2030 is needed to limit warming to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.

  • JSW Steel partners Smartex over low-emission production

    JSW Steel partners Smartex over low-emission production

    “Indian steel industry needs innovation in low-emission alloy making and financing solutions at a comparative cost advantage to reach the next level of steel decarbonisation,” said Seshagiri Rao, Joint MD, JSW Steel, and Group CFO.

  • Tata Steel signs pact with BHP to work on technology to cut carbon emissions 

    Tata Steel signs pact with BHP to work on technology to cut carbon emissions 

    The companies plan to use technologies that can potentially reduce the emission intensity of integrated steel mills by up to 30 percent.

  • JSW Steel earmarks Rs 10,000cr for carbon emission reduction initiatives

    JSW Steel earmarks Rs 10,000cr for carbon emission reduction initiatives

    The company also aims to reduce carbon emissions intensity by 42 percent by 2030, group chairman Sajjan Jindal said in the annual report.

  • Carbon removal, not emissions reduction, to combat Climate Change

    Carbon removal, not emissions reduction, to combat Climate Change

    Emission reduction is everyone’s responsibility. But what about carbon dioxide removal? Intuitively, it is primarily the job of the rich countries, which put the bulk of that carbon in the atmosphere in the first place

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