Page 6 - Carbon 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

India must look at other options and not just EVs to curb emissions: Toyota

India must look at multiple technology options, including hybrids, to tackle carbon emissions and not just restrict to electric vehicles, a senior company official of Japanese auto major Toyota said

US top court limits federal power to curb carbon emissions: Report

The Supreme Court's conservative majority has signaled ongoing skepticism toward expansive federal regulatory authority

EU countries endorse a push to end combustion engine sales by 2035

Environment ministers struck a deal on the proposal after Italy gave up demands for a five-year delay in the EU's plan for automakers to clean up their fleet

JSW Steel earmarks Rs 10,000 cr for carbon emission reduction initiatives

Group chairman Sajjan Jindal said that the company has contracted for about 1 GW of renewable energy, of which 225 MW became operational in April 2022, and the balance will come on stream in phases.

Maruti Suzuki betting on hybrids over electric vehicles in clean shift

India's shift to electric vehicles is also much slower than other major markets like China and the US even though PM has committed to making India a net-zero carbon-emitting nation by 2070

Railways gets $245-mn World Bank loan to cut logistics project's emissions

Bid to help India reduce emissions through logistics project

Flipkart to focus on decarbonisation, commits to net zero emission by 2040

Flipkart Group will focus on key areas of impact -- such as sustainable platform, responsible value chain and positive collaborations -- to achieve a clearly-defined decarbonisation pathway

Global steel industry could face $518 billion stranded asset risk: Report

Much of this stranded asset risk is concentrated in Asia: 80 per cent of the BOF steelmaking capacity under development globally is planned in China and India

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

World Economic Forum 2022: Global leaders pledge to green their economies

Decarbonisation is now seen as an urgent necessity

Daimler India aims carbon-free operations at TN manufacturing plant by 2025

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd (DICV) on Thursday said it is aiming for 100 per cent carbon-free operations at its manufacturing plant at Oragadam in Tamil Nadu by 2025. The company, which manufactures Bharat Benz trucks and buses, also said it has set a target of 100 per cent paper-free organisation by the end of 2023. DICV Managing Director & CEO Satyakam Arya said the company has achieved sustainable growth in its domestic as well as export businesses. "A few key objectives for the next decade are to achieve 100 per cent carbon neutrality in our operations by 2025, become a 100 per cent paper-free organisation by the end of 2023, increase energy self-reliance and have a sharper focus on workplace diversity and culture," he said in a statement. As part of its sustainable business plans, the company said it currently uses 85 per cent of its energy from renewable sources. It has already harnessed solar energy for its manufacturing facility in Oragadam and laid the ...

Australian PM commits to cut 43% carbon emissions by 2030 at Quad Summit

Australian PM Anthony Albanese sought to push the climate change agenda by committing to reduce carbon emissions in the country by 43 per cent by 2030 with an aim for net-zero emissions by 2050

WEF 2022: Indian CEOs' alliance to supercharge race to net zero

The Alliance will continue efforts to achieve the vision outlined in the white paper released last year on net-zero

Mean temperatures, sea levels and carbon emissions at record high

Climate alert: Probability of mean temperatures crossing 1.5 degrees in five years has increased to 50 per cent: World Meteorological Organisation report

5 technologies that will help make the food system carbon neutral

Agriculture is also vulnerable to the effects of climate change and, as the conflict in Ukraine demonstrates, food systems can be exposed to geopolitics

WEF 2022: How to get more energy security, reach zero-carbon independence

When efficient machines operate within efficient systems, the result is digitized energy efficiency

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.

Electrification not silver bullet for achieving carbon neutrality: OICA

OICA is an international trade association which comprises 39 national automotive industry trade associations. India's auto industry lobby group SIAM is a member

Western nations must bear financial cost to fight climate change: India

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav also spoke about the 'waves of environmental litigation over the years which have become detrimental to the development'