Except for Brazil, fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber delegates from every other nation at climate talks, finds independent analysis. Members from largest oil & gas cos among delegates.
Lancet annual update comes days before COP30 in Brazil, urges govts to act urgently to cut fuel emissions. There were 2.5 mn deaths globally due to air pollution from fossil fuels in 2022.
Most of the increased power demand was fulfilled by fossil fuels, with a three percent overall increase in the consumption of fossil fuels, says a Climate Trends report.
Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oilfield services firm. He is pro Trump’s plan to maximise production of oil and gas and to boost electricity production.
While output from wind, solar, and hydro sources remains low as a percentage of capacity, India is producing more coal than before and drilling for coal deposits too.
The carbon footprint of AI is projected to expand due to its high energy consumption and the carbon emissions associated with the production of its hardware.
In a victory for India and other developing economies, the agreement avoids the term ‘phase out’ for fossil fuels, using “phase down of unabated coal power” instead.
To boost climate finance, a COP28 advisory panel in Dubai has recommended 'taxing the bad' like polluting activities, and cutting fossil fuel subsidies.
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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