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 …
A global warming limit agreed by world leaders with great fanfare is feared to be coming close to being broken just eight months on. Climate change scientists have warned it may be nearly impossible to keep global warming below the 1.5C target set at the Paris negotiations in December after …
A new study revealed that earlier snowmelts caused by global warming are disrupting the ability of subalpine forest to regulate atmospheric carbon dioxide. The study, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, suggests that earlier snowmelts that occur during colder air temperatures reduce the ability of the forest to take …
Ola, India's most popular mobile app for transportation, with the introduction of a first-of-its kind "#DoYourShare" campaign, has taken shared mobility to a new level. Ola plans to install a unique 'Billboard' at prominent junctions in the three cities to display and track carbon emission levels saved in real-time by …
It is clear that the exercise is no walk in the park Authorities in China and India have singled out vehicular emissions as a major cause of choking cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Delhi. This dire situation, partly caused by conventional vehicles’ emissions as well as heavy smog, has prompted …
Although deforestation continues unabated in tropical forests, a new study has revealed some unexpected good news: tree cover on agricultural land is increasing across the globe, capturing nearly 0.75 Gigatonnes (billion tonnes) carbon dioxide every year. "Remote sensing data show that in 2010, 43% of all agricultural land globally had …
The Union environment, forests and climate change ministry has set up five inter-ministerial groups that shall project the changes in schemes, programmes and laws required for India to achieve its greenhouse gas emission intensity reduction targets under the Paris Agreement. The thematic inter-ministerial groups, with some representation from industry groups …
The ride-sharing app will install billboards displaying the amount of CO2 emissions reduced when users share rides India’s largest taxi aggregator Ola is not one to shy away from publicity, spending millions on advertising its low-cost rides to millions. This time around the company is changing things up, by motivating …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Air Pollution by Thermal Power Plants, 04/08/2016. As per data compiled by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the total CO2 emissions from all grid connected coal based Power Stations during last three years is given at this document. The specific CO2 emissions from these plants …
Appliance, equipment, and lighting standards have been among the most effective energy efficiency policies, delivering increased savings over multiple rounds of standards for many products. But how much more can be accomplished? What is the potential for additional savings from future standards, specifically for the presidential administration that begins in …
Global heat, greenhouse gases and sea levels all climbed to record highs last year, making 2015 the worst in modern times across a range of key environmental indicators, international scientists said Tuesday. A dire picture of the Earth's health is painted in the State of the Climate report, a peer-reviewed …
As scientists and policymakers around the world try to combat the increasing rate of climate change, they have focused on the chief culprit: carbon dioxide. Produced by the burning of fossil fuels in power plants and car engines, carbon dioxide continues to accumulate in the atmosphere, warming the planet. But …
A new report by Shell unveils pathways to transforming the company’s power, industry, transportation and buildings sectors to reduce carbon emissions. Energy giant Shell has identified a need to transform four sectors of the energy system - power, industry, transportation and buildings - for it to achieve net-zero emissions. The …
The impact of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems will depend on species capacity to adapt. Recent studies show that the behaviour of reef fishes is impaired at projected CO 2 levels; however, individual variation exists that might promote adaptation. Here, we show a clear signature of parental sensitivity to high …
Global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed confidence that a consensus will be reached on limiting the carbon emissions in the aviation sector during the forthcoming ICAO Assembly. Global Market Based Measures (GMBMs), a potential means for limiting or reducing carbon emissions, have been under consideration of …
MUMBAI: The growing risk of climate change in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) due to ever-increasing carbon emissions and fast-depleting agricultural and forest land can be curtailed provided state and local bodies and people participate in urban farming reforms, says a TERI study. According to TERI's associate director for western …
Germany's Federal Office for Motor Vehicles has approved diesel engines of General Motors' Opel unit, after initial doubts about whether the engine control software was permissible, weekly Bild am Sonntag reported. Engines of the 2.0 CDTI type which are built into Insignia, Cascada or Zafira branded cars have been cleared, …
As Donald Trump, the climate change denier won the US presidential election has declared victory and will be the 45th president of the United States, this report released by the US Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) presents credible and compelling evidence that climate change is happening now in the United States …
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has warned that the aviation industry needs to prepare for severe disruptions as a result of climate change and that it needs to make full use of clean technology and policy tools in order to reduce its carbon footprint. ICAO’s 2016 Environmental Report says …
Using the Norwegian Environment Agency report Climate mitigation measures and emission trajectories up to 2030 and its proposed action plan for Norwegian emissions of short-lived climate forcers as a basis, this report answers three questions. 1. What are the short-term climate effects of the measures in the low-carbon transition report, …
This paper focuses on the risks associated with “negative emission” techniques for drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and storing it in land-based sinks or underground. It examines what these risks may imply for near-term actions to limit warming to 1.5°C or 2°C above pre-industrial levels. Negative emission …
