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Engineers develop 'smart bikes' to improve safety, efficiency
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Arizona [US], December 7 (ANI): A team of engineers at the Northern Arizona University has developed a smart bike that improves bike efficiency, safety and mobility to help promote cycling activities, as well as reduce emissions.
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Hanoi plans motorbike ban after 2025
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 7 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Hanoi plans to ban motorbikes in core districts after 2025, five years earlier than an earlier plan, in order to reduce traffic congestion and emissions.
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Trees are biggest methane 'vents' in wetland areas: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 6 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that most of the methane gas emitted from Amazon wetlands regions is vented into the atmosphere via tree root systems - with significant emissions occurring even when the ground is not flooded.
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Research: Healthier diets liked to lower greenhouse gas emissions
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], December 5 (ANI): Healthier and nutritious diets are often more environmentally sustainable, according to a new study by the University of Leeds led by Dr Holly Rippin.
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Study suggests reduced meat diet has several advantages
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): Globally, food is responsible for a quarter of human greenhouse gas emissions. A large part of this is due to livestock farming. Animals convert only a small portion of the fed calories into the meat. Ruminants also produce methane, which further accelerate
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Despite its climate pledge, China finances coal power plants in Bosnia and
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): Despite making pledges to reduce carbon emissions, China is financing coal power plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Healthier diets associated with lower greenhouse gas emissions: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], November 30 (ANI): According to a new study by the University of Leeds led by Dr Holly Rippin, healthier and nutritious diets are often more environmentally sustainable.
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Xi Jinping faces criticism for missing global climate summit
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 26 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has been facing criticism from across the world after he avoided the global summit on climate change despite being a country that has one-quarter of the carbon emissions of the world.
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India must align with commitment made by PM Modi at COP-26: Nitin Gadkari
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that India must be aligned with the commitment made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently at the COP-26 summit to achieve the target of net-zero emissions or a carbon-neutral country
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2022 will be a year of balance between supply and demand: Suhail Al Mazrou
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 15 (ANI/WAM): Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said today that selecting Egypt and UAE to host COP27 and COP28, shows the world's appreciation for the efforts of climate change and net-zero emissions in the Arab region, specifi
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UAE hosting COP28 signifies its great position globally: Ministers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 12 (ANI/WAM): A number of ministers have praised the UAE's winning the right to host the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in 2023, the largest global conference of heads of state and government on climate
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India promoting R&D in sustainable biofuels: Union Minister Jitendra S
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): India today called for commitment from the global clean energy community for access to sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve global climate goals as one of the mitigation measures, Ministry of Scien
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