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Joint Venture could see up to £400m UK investment for advanced recycl
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI/ATK): Clean Planet Energy today announced a new joint venture with private equity firm Crossroads Real Estate to fund Clean Planet Energy's flagship ecoPlant currently under construction in Teesside, North East England. This will be the first of 10 new eco
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Trimble commits to cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions to 50 per cent by 2030
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Global construction technology leader Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) has announced its commitment to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions 50 percent by 2030, with 2019 as the base year. This is in line with the ambitious goals of
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15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Temperatures in Europe have warmed significantly over the 1961-2021 period, at an average rate of about 0.5 °C per decade.
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Last 8 years on track to be the warmest on record: UN
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Extreme heatwaves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and cost billions this year, according to the WMO's provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 report.
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Research finds reason behind some countries switching to green energy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Berkeley [US], October 7 (ANI): Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the spring of 2022, the price of oil and gas surged, sparking a comparable worldwide energy crisis to the one that occurred in the 1970s. While some nations reacted to the price shock by accelerating the switch to c
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Scientists crack upcycling plastics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): Scientists have developed a breakthrough process to transform the most widely produced plastic polyethene (PE) into the second-most widely produced plastic, polypropylene (PP), which could reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
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Scientists develop system to produce biodegradable plastics
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): A team of scientists has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide, CO2, to produce biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, that could replace the nondegradable plastics used today. The research addresses two challenges: the accumulation of nondegradable p
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Improved air quality found to have accelerated global warming in recent de
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Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): An international research team has used satellite data to demonstrate that concentrations of pollutant particles have decreased significantly since the year 2000. This is desirable due to their impact on health. But it is also of great significance for an
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Unlock sustainability goals for the farm to fork model: Murali Manohar, Se
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): Natural resources like water, food, and energy are deeply interconnected, and challenges in one could have a substantial impact on the other. According to CSE and Down to Earth's State of India's Environment 2022 report, food practic
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Research: Cutting coal offers significant health benefits however environm
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North Carolina [US], September 14 (ANI): According to a recent study that used data from Texas and nearby states, the most popular methods for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation also have enough positive effects on health to pay for themselves entirely. Although Bla
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Ground-breaking report warns chemicals industry must dramatically transfor
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London [UK], September 13 (ANI/PRNewswire): The global chemical industry accounts for around 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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China's irresponsible attitude toward climate crisis threatens Tibet with
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Lhasa [Tibet], September 3 (ANI): China's illegal takeover of Tibet land has forced the nation to lose its essence and face degradation in various areas to a great extent. The climate crisis in Tibet has gotten worse over time and has become a constant issue that raises great concern.
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