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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Here's how air pollution affects foetal development
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 16 (ANI): For the first time, researchers have found evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, in placentas.
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