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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Topic: Emissions

Reducing cattle is key to combat climate change. But you don’t have to say bye to beef

Cellular agriculture can enable widespread production of animal proteins, with cultivated beef well-positioned to become a sustainable consumer choice.

A new material that can change how we make cement — and cut emissions by 40%

Cement contributes to 8% of human-made GHG emissions. Substituting clinker in cement with the material LC3 can save up to 500 million tons of emissions by 2030.

India’s coal-based power generation grows at fastest pace in 33 years, govt data shows

Power output rose 11.5% to 1,591.11 billion kilowatt-hours, in fiscal year ended March 2023, an analysis of daily load data from regulator Grid-India showed.

Australia passes emissions reduction plan with curbs on some new gas, coal investments

‘Safeguard Mechanism’ reform legislation is key to Labor govt's pledge to cut emissions by 43% by 2030 in country that ranks as one of world's biggest carbon emitters per capita.

Dubious sponsorship & empty pledges: Why climate activists are accusing COP27 of ‘greenwashing’

The event drew criticism after reports said activists from African nations had been prevented from participating, and a petition to remove Coca-Cola as sponsor.

UN report shows gap of 23 gigatonnes in carbon emission targets, calls out ‘inadequate action’

Emissions Gap report by UNEP said while current commitments estimated to reduce global emissions by 5-10 %, reduction of 30-45% needed to restrict global warming to below hazardous limits.

India’s fossil fuel imports, bills to double over next two decades, reveals new IEA report

Report added if India is able to achieve 'more rapid progress in deploying low‐emissions alternatives in power, industry & transport' it'll be on path to fulfill net zero emissions by 2070 goal.

SubscriberWrites: EVs have to travel a long way to get perfect Green Tag. It is not completely emission free

Level of pollution caused by e-vehicles varies from country to country depending on factors like source of energy, policy on battery recycling, and mining process.

New rules on fly ash disposal a ‘positive step’, but experts say health, ecology risks remain

Fly ash is the residue of coal combustion, which, if disposed of improperly, is hazardous. New govt rules include a system of environmental compensation based on polluter-pays principle.

Clean energy and net-zero emissions are possible only if we act now. Here’s a roadmap

The SDG7 Global Roadmap outlines how the world can move to clean energy by 2030, to eventually reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

On Camera

BJP 2024 manifesto on investment, farm income, panchayati raj—lack of clarity is worrying

Promises tend to become irrelevant if care is not taken to create necessary enabling conditions to make them feasible. This is even truer of electoral promises.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.