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 …
The European Union will freeze for a year its rule that all airlines must pay for their carbon emissions for flights into and out of EU airports, the EU executive said, following threats of international retaliation. Flights by all airlines within the EU will still have to pay for their …
EU-AIRLINES-ETS-CARBON-EMOSSION:EU Commission freezes airline carbon emissions law The European Union will freeze for a year its rule that all airlines must pay for their carbon emissions for flights into and out of EU airports, the EU executive said, following threats of international retaliation. Flights within the European Union will still …
The European Union (EU) announced on Monday deferring plans to charge a carbon tax on passengers flying to and from its 27 member countries. European Commissioner for EU, Connie Hedegaard, said, “In order to create a positive atmosphere around these very important negotiations, I have just recommended in a telephone …
The 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook presents authoritative projections of energy trends through to 2035 and insights into what they mean for energy security, environmental sustainability and economic development. Oil, coal, natural gas, renewables and nuclear power are all covered, together with an update on climate change issues. …
Raises hopes that the bloc may stand down from applying its controversial law that forces all airlines to pay for their pollution The European Union welcomed on Friday progress made by the U.N.'s civil aviation body toward a global deal to cut carbon emissions from the sector, raising hopes that …
Overfishing and plankton decline may have contributed to collapse of fisheries, risking dire consequences for Caribbean The collapse of sardine fisheries in the southern Caribbean during the past decade may have been driven by global climate change, according to a study. Researchers from the US and Venezuela linked ecological measurements …
F-gases, used in refrigeration and linked with high levels of global warming, need to be cut substantially by 2030, Europe's climate boss said on Tuesday. She added that she would be pushing for a global plan on cutting fluorinated gases at U.N. climate change talks in Doha beginning later this …
State fails to implement laws to stop stubble burning, tillers say they don’t have option Chandigarh: As Nasa satellite images over the past few days show, Punjab is literally on fire. In the images, the state is pockmarked with red dots which correspond to blazes deliberately lit by farmers to …
As a measure to check pollution during Diwali festival this year, Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will conduct a survey at local markets to examine firecrackers for the level of pollution they may cause. The prescribed sound limit of firecrackers is 125 decibel. "Usually the firecrackers available in the …
The world will have to cut the rate of carbon emissions by an unprecedented rate to 2050 to stop global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees this century, a report released by PwC on Monday showed. PwC's annual Low Carbon Economy Index report examined the progress of developed and …
The UK's goal of reducing transport CO2 emissions received a boost today as the Government made £16.5m worth of funding available for new research and development. Grants will be awarded to UK businesses through a new open competition for collaborative research and development funding, which will be managed by the …
The Government is offering funding of up to £10m to innovative projects that aim to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy. Up to £7m is available under the third round of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board's (TSB) component technologies development and …
Flooded rice fields are an important source of the greenhouse gas CH4. Possible carbon sources for CH4 and CO2 production in rice fields are soil organic matter (SOM), root organic carbon (ROC) and rice straw (RS), but partitioning of the flux between the different carbon sources is difficult. We conducted …
Agriculture and food production releases up to 17,000 megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere annually, according to analysis by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). The research stressed that the emissions "footprint" of food production must be reduced, and lays out how climate …
UK aims for lower carbon footprint with more clean energy generation Nuclear power, once labeled as the cleanest and most efficient source of energy, appeared to be on its way out after the Fukushima disaster in Japan last year. The axe certainly looked like falling when major nuclear powers like …
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has just launched a study examining the impact of open-fire cooking on regional air quality and human health. The study will look at atmospheric air pollutants and human diseases in terms of the effects of smoke from traditional cooking methods in households, villages, …
Suppliers of offset credits to California's carbon emissions market will only be able to meet a third of demand unless the state approves more project types, a move that could drive up the cost of complying with the scheme, an expert said Tuesday. Companies that have their carbon dioxide emissions …
The TN govt has announced its new Solar Energy Policy, which envisages generation of around 3,000 Mw of solar power within 2015 Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd have said they planned to use solar energy to power some of their requirements in future. …
The European Union needs new binding goals on renewable energy and on cutting carbon emissions to succeed green policy targets that expire in 2020, the EU's energy chief said, omitting any mention of replacing the current energy savings target. His comments added to a debate about whether the three existing …
Australia will need to import about 100 million tonnes of carbon abatement in 2020 to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets, the first official emissions projections since Australia imposed a price on carbon found on Wednesday. Australia introduced a $23 per tonne carbon tax on around 300 of the nation's …
