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Boris Johnson to announce end of UK's support to fossil fuel sector overse
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will stop funding and promoting fossil fuel projects overseas as part of the country's transition to low-carbon energy to tackle climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce, as he opens the Climate Ambi
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Post-Covid-19 green recovery must embrace sustainable aviation fuels: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 9 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Thursday emphasised the aviation industry's commitment to its emissions reduction goals and called for the International Energy Agency (IEA) to prioritise investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) t
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Scientists find a way to extract and store CO2 from vehicle exhaust
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], Dec 25 (ANI): The fight against climate change has encouraged a group of researchers from Switzerland to device an ingenious method to curb CO2 emissions from commercial vehicles that run on fossil fuels.
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Artificial leaf successfully produces clean gas!
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Researchers have developed an 'artificial leaf' that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce a gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels and which can eventually be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to petrol.
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India seeks to be leader in Climate Change Action: Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): India seeks to be a leader in the Climate Change Action, as manifested by its initiatives towards reducing fossil fuel dependency and emissions, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Monday, adding that New Delhi would not limit these efforts to
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High CO2 levels can destabilise marine layer clouds: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): A study shows that marine stratus clouds could disappear if atmospheric CO2 levels climb high enough, raising global temperatures.
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Switching to renewable energy can drive up energy poverty: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 13 (ANI): Switching to renewable energy sources from fossil fuels can help reduce carbon emissions but at the expense of increased energy inequality, claims a study.
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Petrol, diesel levies hiked to get funds without touching individual taxes
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Friday dismissed suggestions that levies on petrol and diesel will fuel inflation, saying it was aimed at meeting public funding needs without hurting individual taxpayers and was also a step to move away from fossil fuel
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Economic Survey outlines blueprint to boost renewal energy in India
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): While tabling the Economic Survey 2018-2019 report, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday stated that the country is undertaking one of the world's largest renewable energy expansion programmes.
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Waste food can be used to produce biodegradable chemical
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 23 (ANI): Engineers at the University of Waterloo have developed a technology that can help extract the biodegradable chemical from waste food that can be refined as a source of energy.
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Health benefits of using Electric car
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 17 (ANI): Migration from polluting vehicles, that burn fossil fuels, to electric vehicles, ideally using electricity generated sustainably, could significantly reduce the incidence of cardiopulmonary illness due to air pollution, a recent study suggests.
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Vanuatu threatens to sue fossil fuel companies
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 18 (ANI): Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, has threatened to sue fossil fuel companies and governments aiding their practices which adds to worsening climatic conditions.
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