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 National Green Tribunal on Monday took the Delhi government to task for its failure to implement its order banning vehicles more than 15 years old from plying on the roads in the national capital when it was “active” on odd-e3. “You have done whatever you wanted to, this odd-even …
This paper examines the implications for U.S. fossil fuel production and global CO2 emissions of ceasing to issue new federal leases for fossil fuel extraction and not renewing existing leases for resources that are not yet producing. Avoiding dangerous climate change will require a rapid transition away from fossil fuels. …
Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have requested guidance on common greenhouse gas metrics in accounting for Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to emission reductions. Metric choice can affect the relative emphasis placed on reductions of ‘cumulative climate pollutants’ such as carbon dioxide versus ‘short-lived climate …
Wildfires are an important component of terrestrial ecosystem ecology but also a major natural hazard to societies, and their frequency and spatial distribution must be better understood. At a given location, risk from wildfire is associated with the annual fraction of burned area, which is expected to increase in response …
The Supreme Court at its special sitting on Saturday refused to extend the time limit for diesel taxis to change to CNG-fitted vehicles beyond April 30. As a result, from May 1 diesel taxis and diesel commercial vehicles used as taxis cannot ply in the National Capital Territory. The court …
This synthesis report on the aggregate effect of the 161 intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) communicated by 189 Parties by 4 April 2016 provides estimates of the aggregate greenhouse gas emission levels in 2025 and 2030 resulting from the implementation of those INDCs. Those levels are compared with the emission …
Geothermal is a renewable source energy that can be used directly for heating or for power production. Geothermal utilization, particularly power production, may result in some greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. GHG emissions from geothermal power production is generally small in comparison to traditional base load thermal energy power generation facilities. …
Geothermal is a renewable source energy that can be used directly for heating or for power production. Geothermal utilization, particularly power production, may result in some greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. GHG emissions from geothermal power production is generally small in comparison to traditional base load thermal energy power generation facilities. …
Bengaluru: Pulmonologists are seeing a spike in the number of asthma patients this season, which they attribute to the intense heat. "In previous years, we barely used to see 2-3 asthma patients a day during summer as the allergy is mostly triggered during the rainy season and winter. The figure …
The biological carbon pump is the process by which CO2 is transformed to organic carbon via photosynthesis, exported through sinking particles, and finally sequestered in the deep ocean. While the intensity of the pump correlates with plankton community composition, the underlying ecosystem structure driving the process remains largely uncharacterized.
German automaker Mercedes-Benz has proposed to shift its diesel cars and other vehicles in India to the environment friendly biodiesel. "Mercedes has given me a letter that they can use 100% biodiesel in their cars and buses," road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. "Mercedes India chief …
Humans can look to the past to predict future changes in climate, according to a recent report. The study can be beneficial for understanding extreme weather, mass extinctions and melting ice sheets due to increased carbon dioxide emissions in the future. On the basis of a report published in Nature …
We are looking on now as warming oceans stress the world's coral reefs, prompting them to turn white, including our Great Barrier Reef. We also know that our oceans have become about 30 per cent more acidic since pre-industrial times as they absorb the billions of tonnes a year of …
More radical action is needed to decarbonize the world's energy supply and improve energy efficiency to keep the global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius, the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) said on Wednesday. The ETC is made up of global experts from energy companies, the investment sector, public and …
At COP21 in Paris, 195 countries agreed to limit global warming to well below 2ºC and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5ºC. In advance, the participating countries submitted plans to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions – the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). Every five years these plans will be …
This technical paper first provides an overview of the work under the Convention in relation to assessing the impact of the implementation of response measures. The elements of and approaches to assessment of this impact are then discussed, and relevant assessment approaches, including modelling tools, are compiled with a view …
This technical paper first provides an overview of the work under the Convention in relation to assessing the impact of the implementation of response measures. The elements of and approaches to assessment of this impact are then discussed, and relevant assessment approaches, including modelling tools, are compiled with a view …
Agriculture and food production are responsible for a substantial proportion of greenhouse gas emissions. An emission based food tax has been proposed as one option to reduce food related emissions. This study introduces a method to measure the impacts of emission based food taxes at a household level which involves …
India is committed to cutting down carbon emission by 30-35 per cent and energy efficiency is vital to achieve the target, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. "Distribution of 10 crore LED bulbs is not only our achievement, but of the consumers as well. India has a clear vision to …
From a quarter to half of Earth's vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change on April 25. An international team of 32 authors from 24 …
