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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: Emissions

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.

China is banking on its ‘carbon market’ to reduce its emissions. But it’s not perfect

The world’s largest contributor to CO2 emissions is now implementing the world’s largest market to reduce such emissions.

How much land would be needed to power a net-zero India? New study shows

Renewable energy sources like solar or wind power don’t permanently alter land and natural resources like coal mining does, writes Charles Worringham in a new study in IEEFA.

Nearly half of all prospective new car buyers are thinking of going electric, study suggests

No less than 41 per cent of those who say they intend to purchase a new car are considering an EV — 66 per cent of them in the next 12 months.

India only G-20 country implementing Paris accord commitments, says Prakash Javadekar

Speaking at the Rajya Sabha Monday, the environment minister said India is ahead of other countries in reducing emissions and increasing afforestation.

How India can kickstart a green energy revolution

Already the world’s third largest producer of CO2, India accounted for 7% of the global total in 2018 and remains heavily reliant on coal to generate electricity.

Why ‘flight shame’ is real but not always effective

Environmentally-motivated shame is all well and good, but economic motivation probably would prove more effective.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.