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Best of BS Opinion: The real oximeter, why poor are leaning right & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Monday

India's wind power sector wants rival solar to help drive growth

India's wind industry, which has about 40 gigawatts of capacity now, has been struggling for the past few years due to land challenges.

Tata Consultancy Services targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2030

In FY 2021, TCS' specific carbon footprint across scope 1 and scope 2 was lower by 61.6 per cent compared to baseline year FY 2008.

Data shows global warming could pass 1.5 degree Celsius in next five years

Most global leaders committed to taking actions that would limit global warming to 1.5ºC and below 2ºC by the end of the century.

Antarctica heading for climate crisis if carbon emissions aren't cut

Scientists say Antarctic ice sheet has physical tipping points, beyond which ice loss can accelerate out of control.

Joe Biden will pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half

The president will commit the United States to deep cuts in emissions at an Earth Day summit meeting that starts on Thursday, according to people familiar with the plan

Wipro aims to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040

This is in line with the objective of the Paris Agreement to cap temperature rise to 1.5 C

India can hold electricity-sector emissions by rising clean power capacity

India can hold its greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector at 2018 levels by increasing its clean power capacity, according to a Berkeley Lab-led team of researchers

Climate change: PepsiCo aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040

The food-and-beverage giant generated about 57 million metric tonnes of greenhhouse gas emissions globally in 2019

Team Joe Biden: A climate adviser who is an India-Pakistan pundit too

John Kerry, Biden's pick for climate envoy, also knows the Afghanistan-Pakistan axis for a long time

Economic cost of pollution

It could affect productivity and long-term growth

How to make climate pledges stick

The world needs to move beyond finger-pointing and work toward a uniform carbon tariff to increase the costs of emissions

Oil major Exxon Mobil plans to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2025

The world's top oil and gas firms are under heavy pressure from investors and climate activists to meet the 2015 Paris climate goal

Going green: India to focus on hydrogen to meet zero-emissions target

Options include generating hydrogen from coal, biogas, and through electrolysis

Nestle to spend $3.6 billion over next 5 yrs to cut carbon footprint

The company is taking measures to halve its carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero emission by 2050, even as the company grows

Nestle to recycle 100% packaging by 2025 to reduce carbon footprint

Globally, firm aims to become net zero by 2050 via reduced use of water at farms, sustainable packaging and use of green energy at all its 800 plants and warehouses

India on course to exceed 2015 Paris agreement targets, says report

India is the third largest emitter of CO2/ NOx and is home to nine of the 10 most polluted cities globally

Big economies aim for net-zero emissions but India cannot afford to yet

The South Asian country has a tiny carbon footprint per person, but it can still still help in the green transition.

Significance of China's net-zero target

Its carbon pledge is a massive financial and technological undertaking. India must prepare for energy transition too

Denmark seeks talks on North Sea oil and gas after application withdrawn

Denmark has considered discontinuing the tender process because of the country's ambitious target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030.