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Global carbon emissions to rebound close to pre-pandemic levels in 2021: S
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are set to return to near record levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, according to a new scientific analysis released on Thursday.
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Enough of treating nature like a toilet, UN Chief Guterres at COP 26
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 1 (ANI): Underlining concerns over the world's addiction to fossil fuels and climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said the world faces a stark choice warning world leaders to stop "treating nature like a toilet".
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G20: Merkel proposes to dicuss economic impact of green transition from fo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik) - Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed on Monday to discuss the impact of the green transition from fossil fuels on the world economy at a G20 meeting.
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Rain caused coal shortage pushing up int'l prices resulting in pressure on
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amid the reports of power crisis due to coal shortage in the country, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that the shortage of fossil fuel was triggered due to rains causing an increase in its international prices.
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AAPA airlines commit to net zero carbon emissions reduction by 2050
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 13 (ANI): The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) on Monday announced its commitment to a goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
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China's BRI is a threat to climate change and environment: Report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 6 (ANI): China's Belt Road Initiative (BRI) is a threat to climate change and is responsible for causing environmental degradation as almost 90 per cent of its energy projects are carbon-intensive and operate on fossil fuel, a think tank has said.
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Blue hydrogen may harm climate more than fossil fuel, says new study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): A new research by Cornell and Stanford University says that blue hydrogen may harm the climate more than burning fossil fuel.
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Tesla suspends taking Bitcoin for vehicle purchases, citing environmental
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, recently announced that the company has stopped accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars out of concern- that it will contribute to greater consumption of fossil fuels.
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Asia Pacific's energy transition will be long-drawn-out: S&P
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, April 21 (ANI): Energy transition is firmly underway in Asia-Pacific (APAC) but the pace and degree varies across markets, S&P Global Ratings has said in a new study.
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Karnataka to focus on electric vehicles due to high energy costs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 6 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwatha Narayana on Tuesday said the shift to electric mobility has become necessary due to the fast depletion of fossil fuels, increase in energy costs.
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Stranded assets a long-term risk for major fossil fuel exporters: Fitch
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], February 19 (ANI): Fossil fuel exporters face a loss of GDP, government revenue and export receipts from the transition to a lower-carbon economy over the coming decades, Fitch Ratings has said in a new report.
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Coal and COVID-19: How pandemic is accelerating the end of fossil power ge
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Potsdam [Germany], February 8 (ANI): COVID-19 has not only caused a temporary drop in global CO2 emissions, but it has also reduced the share of power generated by burning coal - a trend that could, in fact, outlast the pandemic.
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