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G20 meet: India says made significant progress in meeting NDC targets
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): India has urged the group of 20 nations with per capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions above the world average to take immediate steps to reduce their emissions so that the world stays on the right track to leave a better planet for future generations.
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New study confirms relationship between toxic pollution, climate risks to
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 22 (ANI): In a new study that combines assessments of the risks of toxic emissions, nontoxic emissions, and people's vulnerability to them, researchers found a strong and statistically significant relationship between the spatial distribution of global climate risk and
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Tokyo Olympics: Organisers pledge for net-zero carbon emissions
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 16 (ANI): Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have gone for net-zero carbon emissions as one of the main concerns in this year's showpiece event is to mitigate the impacts of high city temperatures on athletes, volunteers, and officials.
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EU fines car manufacturers USD 1bn for breaking antitrust rules on emissio
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 8 (ANI): The European Union (EU) has fined five-car manufactures, including BMW and Volkswagen, USD 1 billion for breaking antitrust rules on emissions.
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CIL forges ahead with measures to offset carbon emissions in coal-producin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): In a bid to reduce carbon footprint in its operational area, Coal India Ltd. (CIL) has put special thrust on energy efficiency measures and is forging ahead with a series of measures to offset carbon emission in mining operations in all its coal-producing co
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Trimble helps remove 7 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions ann
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Global construction technology leader Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) released its 2020 Sustainability Report recently.
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Butterflies at risk from excess nitrogen: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 20 (ANI): The nitrogen present in agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry gets deposited in the soil via the air and impacts vegetation- to the detriment of the butterflies, as researchers at the University of Basel have discovered.
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Excess nitrogen puts butterflies at risk, researchers affirm
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): Nitrogen from agriculture, vehicle emissions and industry is endangering butterflies in Switzerland. The element is deposited in the soil via the air and has an impact on vegetation- to the detriment of the butterflies, as researchers at the University of B
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S&P Global Platts launches carbon-neutral LNG assessment
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 17 (ANI): S&P Global Platts has launched the world's first daily carbon-neutral LNG (CNL) price assessment which tracks the cost of carbon credits purchased and retired to offset carbon emissions for an LNG cargo on the world's most active trade route.
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ADB calls for bold action on climate change at 16th Asia Clean Energy Foru
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], June 15 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to play a leading role in helping Asia and the Pacific meet its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement and achieve net-zero emissions by mid-21st century, participants at the Asia
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Clean energy investment in developing economies top global priority: IEA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 12 (ANI): The world's energy and climate future increasingly hinges on whether emerging and developing economies are able to successfully transition to cleaner energy systems, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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China slows climate change efforts after economic planners prioritise grow
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 10 (ANI): Despite their high promises of reducing carbon emissions, China's top economic planners have put the brakes on climate efforts as driving growth has taken priority over meeting climate targets for now, according to people familiar with the matter.
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