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 …
At a time when West Bengal aspires to make Kolkata comparable to London, it has apparently got something in common with some other UK cities in terms of spending on energy bills. According to a study by the University of Leeds in the UK and Jadavpur University here on transforming …
CDP’s forests program acts on behalf of investors to collect information from companies on the operational, reputational and regulatory risks and opportunities, and the value creation and erosion, resulting from their exposure to deforestation, which accounts for 10-15% of global CO2 emissions – equivalent to the entire transport sector. The …
CDP’s forests program acts on behalf of investors to collect information from companies on the operational, reputational and regulatory risks and opportunities, and the value creation and erosion, resulting from their exposure to deforestation, which accounts for 10-15% of global CO2 emissions – equivalent to the entire transport sector. The …
CDP’s forests program acts on behalf of investors to collect information from companies on the operational, reputational and regulatory risks and opportunities, and the value creation and erosion, resulting from their exposure to deforestation, which accounts for 10-15% of global CO2 emissions – equivalent to the entire transport sector. The …
India and China are among the world's biggest contributors to fossil fuel emissions with India's carbon dioxide discharge increasing by a whopping 7.7 per cent last year, a new study said today. "Based on estimates of economic activity in 2013, emissions are set to rise 2.1 per cent in 2013 …
A new report talks about the authoritative evaluation of corporate progress on climate change in India and shows that the companies are largely deploying energy efficiency mechanisms to achieve their goals.The report is co-written by Carbon Disclosure Project, and the Sustainability practice of the leading Management Consulting firm Accenture. It …
ISLAMABAD - Annual rate of deforestation in Pakistan ranges from 4-6 per cent, while carbon dioxide emissions are increasing annually at the rate of 8-10 per cent which is an alarming trend. The annual cost of restoring environment degraded as a result of this is up to US$ 5.2 billion. …
UN climate chief urges coal industry to come cleanWarsaw: Echoing the concerns of environmental groups, United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres on Monday asked the coal industry to diversify to cleaner energy sources "rapidly and dramatically" to halt global climate change. Christiana Figueres told a meeting of the CEOs of …
SYDNEY: Thousands of people on Sunday rallied across Australia calling for stronger action on climate change, days after new conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott moved to abolish a carbon tax. Activist group GetUp, which organized the National Day of Climate Action, estimated that more than 60,000 people turned out at …
Annual rate of deforestation in Pakistan ranges from 4-6 per cent, while carbon dioxide emissions are increasing annually at the rate of 8-10 per cent which is an alarming trend. The annual cost of restoring environment degraded as a result of this is up to US$ 5.2 billion. Ministry of …
China, the EU and environmentalists criticized Japan at U.N. climate talks on Friday for slashing its greenhouse gas emissions target after its nuclear power industry was shuttered by the Fukushima disaster. The Japanese government on Friday decided to target a 3.8 percent emissions cut by 2020 versus 2005 levels. That …
Finds wide-ranging support from the entire G77+China bloc and the United States India has scored an early victory at the negotiations here, ensuring that the talks remain focused on adapting agricultural practices to climate change and not on costly emission reduction measures that would impact farmers directly. India found wide-ranging …
The share of global emissions subject to carbon pricing policies is on course to rise to around 33 percent in 2035 from about 8 percent last year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its 2013 World Energy Outlook on Tuesday. Pricing carbon is aimed at encouraging energy producers and …
European Union lawmakers will fast track a bill to cut the supply of carbon permits, an EU lawmaker and an official said on Tuesday, potentially enabling it to be adopted next month. Lawmakers already fully agree on the backloading bill - a one-off intervention to delay the sale of 900 …
The United Nation's panel of climate experts revised estimates of historical greenhouse gas emissions, made in September, both up and down on Monday but said the errors did not affect conclusions that time was running out to limit global warming. More heatwaves, floods and rising sea levels are forecast in …
GENEVA: Sea levels this year posted a record high, making low-lying coastal populations ever more vulnerable to extreme weather like super-storm Haiyan, the UN said Wednesday. In an interim report on the planet's climate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) also estimated that 2013 was on course to be one of …
Indonesia, one of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, is planning to launch a voluntary carbon trading scheme that could link to other countries if successful, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The South East Asian nation is lining up carbon trading as one of several policies to …
Global warming is set to continue unabated with temperatures rising by 20% by 2035, putting the world on track for a temperature increase of 3.6 degrees, far above the UN target of 2.0 degrees. This is the finding of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its annual report released on …
Retailer Marks & Spencer has announced a new partnership with a charity that will protect 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of rainforest in Peru. The retailer has signed a partnership with UK-based rainforest protection charity Cool Earth, that will ensure the protection of one million trees in the Amazon. In addition …
In the lead-up to the UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, the latest information on the level and growth of CO2 emissions, their source and geographic distribution will be essential to lay the foundation for a global agreement. This annual publication contains, for more than 140 countries and regions: estimates of …
