Page 15 - Carbon Emissions

Focus on pollution

NCR needs an effective regulator

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits dip; nitrogen dioxide emissions down

Power generation holds steady compared to previous week

India, US and climate change

Can India achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050?

Chevron to slow carbon emissions, raise oil output with modest spending

Chevron outlined a plan to expand oil and gas production through 2025, but without spending significantly more, and pledged to limit the pace of growth of its carbon emissions

IEA says global CO2 emissions rising again after nearly 6% fall last year

In India, the world's third biggest emitter, emissions rose above 2019 levels from last September as economic activity increased and restrictions were relaxed

European Commission bets on data to prepare for climate change impacts

As European Union countries attempt to eliminate their net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, they will still face decades of climate-related impacts, locked in from previous years' emissions

US, Canada to align policies to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050: Biden

According to New York Post, President Biden said that he and Trudeau agreed to work together to counter China's influence and to combat racism and global warming

Elon Musk should come clean; Tesla's carbon emissions are rising

A company that thrives on the power of the sun shouldn't hide the footprint of its own operations in shadow

Jaguar Land Rover to go 100% electric by 2039: Tata Motors

The firm joins a global race to roll out clean-energy vehicles

Air pollution kills 64,000 people a year in England: Parliamentary report

Warning of air pollution's deadliness and its disproportionate impact on disadvantaged communities, members of the committee reaffirmed that improving air quality should be at the core

Elon Musk puts up $100 million for global carbon reduction competition

The contest is to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide from the Earth's atmosphere

All industrial units in Delhi operating on cleaner fuels, says DPCC

The Commission had earlier asked the DPCC to identify the industries using unapproved fuels and take stringent penal action in case of non-compliance

General Motors sets 2040 target date to achieve Global Carbon Neutrality

GM said it will offer 30 all-electric models globally by mid-decade and 40 percent of the company's US models offered will be battery electric vehicles by the end of 2025, the release added

Elon Musk says he will give $100 million for carbon capture prize

Musk, 49, is a philanthropy neophyte compared with those he just leapfrogged on the Bloomberg ranking of the world's 500 wealthiest people

Elon Musk promises $100-mn prize for best carbon capture tech: Know details

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that he planned to give away $100 million as prize for the 'best carbon capture technology'

Just hours into presidency, Biden announces US will rejoin Paris accord

Biden's action on Paris sends a strong message that the US is prepared to cooperate in the fight against climate change and to reclaim the leadership role it once held

No early end to India's love for coal despite climatic commitments

While home minister Amit Shah sees it as critical to India's goal of becoming a $5-trn economy, coal plays a crucial role in the politics of the Centre and eastern states too

World's oceans continue to warm, despite reduced carbon emissions

Published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences earlier this week, the study was conducted by 20 scientists from 13 institutes in China, the United States and Italy

Fairer way to help developing economies

The proposed Green New Deal in the United States and the European Commission's European Green Deal have laudable environmental goals but are too inward-looking

Too many companies are banking on carbon capture to reach net zero

The UN Principles for Responsible Investment estimates that some 42 companies announced net-zero targets in 2019