This overview sets the scene for the various modules in the Renewables 2024 Global Status Report Collection. It provides high-level trends on the status of renewables in the wider fossil fuel-dominated energy system in the context of global challenges such as climate change, development goals and the geopolitical landscape. Urgent …
Brazil on Sunday became the first major developing country to pledge an absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for an envisioned global pact against climate change. The world’s seventh biggest greenhouse gas polluter said it would cut its emissions by 37% by 2025 from 2005 levels by reducing deforestation and …
Energy efficiency provides the cleanest, cheapest, and quickest solution to meet worldwide energy demand. Long-term energy scenarios developed by the International Energy Agency assign energy efficiency the largest role in reducing carbon emissions to mitigate climate change. This role is much greater than all other means combined, including renewable energy, …
Governments around the world are seeking to promote electric vehicles—to reduce oil consumption, climate-related emissions, and local air pollution, and to stake out an industrial leadership position in the new advanced technology. These efforts are increasingly diverse, with governments, automakers, and advocates working to raise public awareness, promote sales, adapt …
‘Polluters should not get away with paying for carbon emissions’ Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Sunday emphasised the need to promote green credit, instead of carbon credit, so that polluters do not get away with paying for carbon emissions. Addressing the Second Meeting of …
Fitting a solar panel module on the roof of a railway coach can yield more than 7,200 units of electricity every year. If implemented on all 63,511 coaches in the Railways, 450 million units of power can be harnessed resulting in savings of 10.8 crore litres of diesel and reduction …
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Friday that China will develop a carbon trading system as a way to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement, made jointly with U.S. President Barack Obama, comes as both countries prepare to strike a global carbon emissions agreement at the Paris climate negotiations …
Rapid expansion of Delhi Metro’s network in the national capital, which has breached the 200 km milestone recently, has resulted in the felling of over 40,000 trees till date while nearly four lakh saplings have been planted to compensate the loss. The figures assume significance in the light of Delhi …
The system of testing cars to measure fuel economy and CO2 emissions is utterly discredited. This report analyses the gap between test results and real-world performance and finds that it has become a chasm, increasing from 8% in 2001 to 31% in 2012 and 40% in 2014. Without action this …
India promises to hike renewable energy targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, in long-awaited pledges to be announced next week for upcoming UN climate change talks, a newspaper report said Thursday. India will increase solar and wind energy capacity but it's unclear whether it will commit to a timeline …
It's not just ease of commuting that Delhi Metro is offering. According to the Delhi Metro chief, Metro is also contributing to the environment by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. At the launch of the first solar plant in a parking lot in the HUDA City Centre station, Delhi Metro Rail …
Researchers have developed carbon-capturing machines much smaller than the width of a human hair, which could one day combat ocean acidification and global warming. According to nanoengineers from the University of California in San Diego, the enzyme-functionalized micromotors can rapidly zoom around in water, remove carbon dioxide and convert it …
PARIS – Trees, crucial absorbers of climate-harming carbon dioxide gas, may finally be balking at an ever-earlier spring brought on by global warming, researchers said Wednesday. Over the past several decades, trees across central Europe have been steadily sprouting their spring leaves earlier in response to warmer temperatures, they said. …
The melting of the Arctic permafrost and the subsequent release of carbon dioxide and methane gas into the atmosphere will alone add an extra $43 trillion (£33tn) cost of climate change to the global economy by the end of the next century, scientists have calculated. This represents a 13 per …
The United Nations is making it easier for companies and people to "offset" their carbon dioxide emissions by investing in clean energy projects in developing countries. The initiative aims to minimize carbon pollution in the short-term as countries wrestle with shifting their energy mix from fossil fuels toward lower-carbon alternatives. …
Lord Deben, chairman of the committee on climate change, tells ministers that government cuts to green measures are creating confusion for investors The UK risks missing its carbon targets and harming investment because of a string of recent cuts to green measures, ministers have been warned by the government’s statutory …
• Vineet Mittal and the Environment Minister to jointly present the award at the GGS conference • ‘Green Hero’ Award to recognize silent Heroes working tirelessly for a greener environment • Jury members announced, will convene this month for selecting the winners Welspun Renewables’ ‘Green Hero’ award will recognize outstanding …
The UN has launched a major new initiative designed to get businesses and consumers to voluntarily become 'climate neutral'. The Climate Neutral Now scheme encourages individuals, companies and governments to measure their climate footprint, reduce emissions where possible, and offset the remainder through a UN-certified website. Several high-profile businesses have …
Greenpeace has released a new report that lays out the pathway for an energy sector powered by 100% renewable energy. Greenpeace published the latest edition of its Energy [R]evolution report this week, the latest in a series dating back to 2005. Greenpeace is very proud of the predictions found within …
While the threat of climate change aggravates risks to the already under-pressure water resources, this also provides an excellent opportunity to improve the mechanisms of resource management strategies. The key sectors that warrant immediate adaption strategies to address the pressing challenges effectively and manage the cities sustainably are municipal solid …
The transformation of economic growth towards a lower dependency on fossil fuels and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is essential for the feasibility of a successful global climate strategy. The year 2014 was the first in decades that saw worldwide economic growth and a reduction of energy-related GHG emissions. This …
