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Ambuja Cement introduces green fuel on captive ships
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 27 (ANI): Ambuja Cement said on Tuesday it has successfully completed sea trials of using soya extract-based biofuel in two of its cement carriers -- Ambuja Mukund and Ambuja Vaibhav.
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Global carbon emissions set for second-biggest increase in history: IEA
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], Apr 26 (ANI): Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are on course to surge by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021 - the second-largest increase in history - reversing most of last year's decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report s
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3M to reduce use of new plastic by 57 million kg in 5 years
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 23 (ANI): 3M, the US-based multinational focused on industrial, healthcare and consumer products, has committed to reduce its dependence on virgin fossil-based plastic by 57 million kg in the next five years as part of a new sustainability goal.
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US to double public climate finance to developing countries by 2024
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): The United States has said it intends to double public climate finance to developing countries by 2024.
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Science is back in White House, says Kamala Harris
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 23 (ANI): On the occasion of World Earth Day, US Vice President Kamala Harris said that she is proud that science is back in the White House.
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UK PM extends support to Biden's emissions target commitment, calls it 'ga
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 22 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that President Joe Biden's announcement to commit the United States to a roughly 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is a "game-changer" for the world.
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US announces to cut greenhouse emissions in half by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Laying out his vision for a greener economy, US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the United States would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 as part of the country's efforts to combat climate change.
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Wipro to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): IT software major Wipro on Thursday announced its commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 in line with the objective of the Paris Agreement to cap temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celcius.
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US President Joe Biden plans to cut emissions at least in half by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030, The Washington Post reported citing two people familiar with the matter.
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Blinken stresses on reducing emissions, prepare for unavoidable impacts of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 20 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday stressed on doing two things -- reducing emissions and preparing for the unavoidable impacts of climate change.
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'India is very committed' on climate action, says Macron
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 19 (ANI): Stressing on the need for innovation on the issue of climate change, French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday lauded actions taken by India to tackle the climate crisis, saying that New Delhi is "very committed" to the cause.
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Human alterations to aquatic ecosystems increase methane emissions
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): Atmospheric methane has tripled since pre-industrial times. It traps heat far more effectively than carbon dioxide and accounts for 25 per cent of atmospheric warming to date, and much of that methane is coming from aquatic ecosystems, with human activities c
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