Electricity consumption from the manufacture of artificial intelligence (AI) chips has soared by more than 350 percent worldwide between 2023 and 2024, according to new research from Greenpeace East Asia. In East Asia, the global hub for AI semiconductor production, growing electricity demand from AI chipmaking has been met primarily …
Permits renewed for research on several rice and corn strains, a move hailed by some scientists as a big step towards commercialisation The central government has renewed permits allowing scientists to grow three varieties of genetically modified rice and corn on the mainland, more than three months after they expired, …
The villagers of Dharnai in northern India had been living without electricity for more than 30 years when Greenpeace installed a microgrid to supply reliable, low-cost solar power. Then, within weeks of the lights flickering on in Dharnai’s mud huts, the government utility hooked up the grid -- flooding the …
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN), criticized by an environmental group this year for being among the dirtiest technology companies, pledged to reach 100 percent renewable energy usage for its cloud computing division. In an undated post on its website titled “AWS and Sustainable Energy,” the Seattle-based company announced the commitment without giving …
As part of a plan to restart its nuclear industry, the government last Thursday began a controversial consultation process with local residents near idled reactors that was criticized for failing to give everyone in the region a say. More than a year after Japan’s last reactor was shut down in …
Lego A/S, the Danish toymaker, won’t renew a promotional deal with Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) to hand out toys to people filling up at its gas stations after a Greenpeace campaign protesting against Arctic drilling. A video by the environmental group showing Lego toys drowning in oil in an …
Accusing Chhattisgarh government of turning a blind eye to human-elephant conflict, Greenpeace India, a global NGO, urged the Centre and state government to avoid auctioning forest land for mining activity. Such conflicts claim almost 25 human lives every year. Greenpeace alleged Chhattisgarh government was keen on mining in forests, rather …
Lego will not renew its marketing contract with Shell after coming under sustained pressure from Greenpeace to end a partnership that dates to the 1960s. The environmental campaign group, protesting about the oil giant’s plans to drill in the Arctic, had targeted the world’s biggest toy maker with a YouTube …
He is one of the applicants in the petition filed in the in connection with the coal block allotment that the apex court had cancelled Environment activists had urged the Centre to draw a comprehensive plan to save the forests while reallocating and auctioning the coal blocks that the apex …
The fertiliser we use to grow ripe and healthy vegetables is doing damage to our groundwater, and it is often due to one thing: phosphate. Used in the production of phosphoric acid for fertiliser, phosphate often contains naturally radioactive elements, like many other natural rocks. Making phosphoric acid leaves phosphorous …
China’s efforts to name and shame its filthiest power stations and impose tough new emission standards are the leading weapons in President Xi Jinping’s war on pollution. The world shouldn’t hold its breath waiting for him to declare victory. A coal-fired power plant in the center of China’s most polluted …
Prime Minister David Cameron is being urged to push for a global countdown to zero emissions ahead of his expected attendance at the New York climate summit later this month. A coalition of five leading environmental groups - Greenpeace, Christian Aid, Green Alliance, RSPB and WWF - have set out …
Delhi government still has a long way to go in clarifying the policy before private individuals take the decision to set up rooftop solar systems. The net metering scheme that was announced by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Tuesday is only a nascent step in this direction. The …
Campaigners including National Trust and Greenpeace ask politicians to demonstrate their commitment to the environment. Green campaigners are calling on all of the UK's political parties to include key environmental pledges in their manifestos ahead of next spring's general election. The UK is well-placed to lead the transition to a …
The University of Sydney has announced a review of its investment policies and said it will suspend investments in coal, following an outcry over $1m in shares it holds in the company behind the controversial Maules Creek mine. The university on Wednesday confirmed it had issued an instruction to make …
Burning Europe's lignite reserves would wipe out carbon budget from 2020 until the end of the century, says Greenpeace. New coal power stations designed to burn Europe's massive deposits of lignite pose a serious threat to the continent's decarbonisation efforts, according to figures released on Wednesday. Analysts from Greenpeace's Energydesk …
New coal power stations designed to burn Europe’s massive deposits of lignite pose a serious threat to the continent’s decarbonisation efforts, according to figures released on Wednesday. Analysts from Greenpeace’s Energydesk compiled data from the German government that shows burning Europe’s reserves of lignite would wipe out the EU’s entire …
Air pollution across 74 major Chinese cities worsened in July compared to last year, according to government data released on Tuesday, showing that the government is having trouble shaking its smog problem. The 74 cities struggled with pollution on 26.9 percent of the days in July, up from 19.5% a …
UDHAGAMANDALAM: The Tea Board of India (South) has said that Indian teas are safe as stringent standards are followed during production and tea plantations operate under several statutes and laws passed by the government, notably the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA). The statement is in response to international …
The University of Sydney has been accused of breaking its own environmental policies by investing $1m in the company behind the controversial Maules Creek mine. Greenpeace said Dr Michael Spence, vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney, had confirmed that 0.1% of the university’s long-term investment fund was used for Whitehaven …
Says samples of leading brands tested contain unacceptable levels of dangerous chemicals; govt's Tea Board denies charges The Indian arm of Greenpeace, a global pressure group for the environment, alleged on Monday that pesticides considered both highly and moderately hazardous by the World Health Organization (WHO) had been found in …
