emissions

Earth to warm 2.5-2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN

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Earth to warm 2.5-2.9C even with current climate pledges: UN

Paris: Countries’ greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key global limits, potentially up to a catastrophic 2.9 degrees Celsius this century, the United Nations said Monday. The UN Environment Programme’s annual Emissions Gap report is released just ahead of crucial COP28 climate talks and will feed into the global response … Read more

EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then Germany suddenly changed its mind | CNN Business

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EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then Germany suddenly changed its mind | CNN Business

CNN  —  When EU lawmakers voted to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars in the bloc by 2035, it was a landmark victory for climate. In February, the European Parliament approved the law. All that was needed was a rubber stamp from the bloc’s political leaders. Then Germany changed its mind. In a … Read more

GCC to promote civic projects that reduce emissions for generating carbon credit

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GCC to promote civic projects that reduce emissions for generating carbon credit

Full analysis: Consultants hired by the Corporation will verify and monitor carbon credit generation from eligible projects. File The Greater Chennai Corporation is all set to launch the trading of carbon credits, focusing on seven key civic projects in the city. LED street lighting, solar panels, bio-methanation, electric vehicles, mangroves, Miyawaki forests and green buildings … Read more

A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge | CNN

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A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge | CNN

New Delhi CNN  —  At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash heap to dump more garbage on a pile now over 62 meters (203 feet) high. Fires caused by heat and methane gas sporadically break out – the Delhi Fire Service Department has responded to 14 … Read more

Niti Aayog moots CO2 storing to cut emissions

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Niti Aayog moots CO2 storing to cut emissions

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), the technology for decarbonising carbon dioxide (CO2) from high polluting sectors such as steel, cement, oil, gas, petrochemicals, chemicals and fertilisers, has a critical role to play for the country to halve CO2 emissions by 2050, says a … Read more

As countries convene at climate summit in Egypt, reports show the world is wildly off track. Here’s what to watch at COP27 | CNN

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As countries convene at climate summit in Egypt, reports show the world is wildly off track. Here’s what to watch at COP27 | CNN

CNN  —  As global leaders converge in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN’s annual climate summit, researchers, advocates and the United Nations itself are warning the world is still wildly off-track on its goal to halt global warming and prevent the worst consequences of the climate crisis. Over the next two weeks, negotiators from nearly … Read more

Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by putting solar panels on roofs. Why aren’t more of them doing it? | CNN

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Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by putting solar panels on roofs. Why aren’t more of them doing it? | CNN

CNN  —  As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your neighborhood big-box stores and shopping malls. The rooftops and parking lot space available at retail giants like Walmart, Target and Costco is massive. And these … Read more