Page 4 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
India preparing to submit new climate targets to UN ahead of COP27 talks
India's delay has been striking given Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise announcement at COP26 that his country would reach net-zero emissions by 2070
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Australian govt prioritizes reducing greenhouse emissions and cheaper EVs
The new center-left Labor Party government expects EVs will account for 89 per cent of Australian new car sales by 2030
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Railways gets $245-mn World Bank loan to cut logistics project's emissions
Bid to help India reduce emissions through logistics project
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Australia commits to reducing greenhouse emissions by 43% by end of decade
Australia's new government on Thursday formally committed to a more ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target of 43 per cent by the end of the decade in fulfillment of a key election pledge
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Satellite spots huge amount of methane emissions from Russian coal mine
A private company said that it detected one of the largest artificial releases of methane ever seen, coming from a coal mine in Russia
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G-7 mulls zero coal use for power generation by 2035 to meet climate goals
Ministers from the G-7 countries meeting in Berlin also announced a target to have a highly decarbonised road sector by 2030, meaning that zero emission vehicles would dominate the sales
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Delhi IGI airport to induct 62 EVs to cut down greenhouse gas emissions
The Delhi airport has decided to replace all its vehicles with EVs in the next four months for its airside operations under the Green Transportation Program
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Delhi airport to induct 62 e-vehicles to cut greenhouse gas emissions: DIAL
The Delhi airport will induct 62 electric vehicles in the next four months for its airside operations to reduce 1,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, its operator DIAL said on Monday
South Africa needs to spend $250 bn over 3 decades to transition from coal
Coal accounts for more than 5% of South Africa's gross domestic product and the coal industry employs 125,000 people, each with between three and 10 dependents
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WEF 2022: Egypt promises to push pledges, facilitate talks as COP27 host
The president of the next UN climate change conference in Egypt says the event will push countries to make good on their pledges to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Asian leaders in a policy commission to make case for net-zero emissions
The Asia Society Policy Institute has announced that it will convene a High-Level Policy Commission on Getting Asia to Net Zero for countries, including India.
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Innovations to mitigate carbon emission in dairy sector
A study by FAO has found that 36% of greenhouse gas emissions in India originate from its agri-food systems
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India is not part of greenhouse gas problem: Environment minister
Participating in the Raisina Dialogue 2022, which entered its third day, Yadav asserted that India was determined to achieve economic prosperity and enhance its renewable energy capacity
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Gujarat Biotech University researchers striving to produce carbon-free fuel
The university has been established in partnership with University of Edinburgh (UoE), United Kingdom, by the Department of Science and Technology, Gujarat
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Intel commits to net-zero emissions in its global operations by 2040
Intel is also committed to addressing climate impacts throughout its upstream and downstream value chain, also known as Scope 3 emissions
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UN chief says world continues on 'fast track to climate disaster'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that time is running out for countries, corporations and others to adopt critical measures to reverse greenhouse gas emissions
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Jaguar Land Rover says will cut 46% greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Thursday said it has committed to cut 46 per cent greenhouse gas emissions across its operations by 2030.
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India, the poorest of super-emitters, needs a different path to net-zero
Without a wave of financial support from abroad, India will likely rely on homegrown tools that have lowered energy consumption and the cost of living for millions of its people
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BP's annual profit hits 8-year high as it boosts low carbon plans
BP reports $12.8 billion profit in 2021; BP expands greenhouse gas emission reduction plans
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