Page 4 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
G20 leaders offer few commitments on climate, agree on 1.5 degree target
The G20 bloc, which includes Brazil, China, India, Germany and the United States, accounts for an estimated 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions
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Greenhouse gas build-up reached new high in 2020: United Nations
UN weather agency warns the world is 'way off track' on reaching goals for capping rising temperatures
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March towards net zero carbon could leave gas investments stranded: Study
This risk is seen because International Energy Agency had in June said that achieving net zero emissions globally would depend on halting all future fossil fuel development
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Major oil producer Saudi Arabia announces net-zero emissions by 2060
The announcement was made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in brief scripted remarks at the start of the kingdom's first-ever Saudi Green Initiative Forum
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Net-zero is not enough
Global climate agreement must be about the allocation of available carbon space
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Tata Steel world's first steel co to pledge pruning of sea trade emissions
Joins Sea Cargo Charter as part of its sustainability objectives and initiatives on reduction of Scope-3 greenhouse gas emission
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Manufacturing firms list green goals; environmentalists say more needed
Tata Power was the first power company to declare a net-zero target for itself
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China, India miss UN deadline to submit plans for cutting emissions
China and India have missed a UN deadline to submit plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in time for the global body to include their pledges in a report for governments at this year's summit
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Handful of cities driving greenhouse gas emissions in urban hubs: Report
Just 25 big cities - almost all of them in China - accounted for more than half of the climate-warming gases pumped out by a sample of 167 urban hubs around the world
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Coal India committed to achieving carbon offset of 60k tonnes by year-end
State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) is committed to achieving a carbon offset of over 60,000 tonnes by the end of this year, according to a statement issued by the coal ministry on Tuesday.
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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
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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.
 "India's wind power sector wants rival solar to help drive growth")
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.
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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.
 "Data shows global warming could pass 1.5 degree Celsius in next five years")
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.
 "Antarctica heading for climate crisis if carbon emissions aren't cut")
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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