Why Indian automobile industry needs to walk extra to clean up toxic emissions

By jumping from BSIV to BSVI,  India's not allowing vehicle manufacturers extra time to sell the stock of unsold BSIV vehicles

Entitlements

Two weeks of discussions on the Kyoto Protocol on climate change have just ended. But core problems remain. The world's worst polluters are …

Net Zero 2050: Swiss vote for clean energies over fossil fuels

Proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions, accelerate renewables receives almost 60% votes

Centre launches pilot project to reduce emissions from agriculture

The project will be implemented in Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttarakhand  

Missing green growth: 11 rich countries like Germany, UK will need 2 centuries to meet Paris goals

Emission reductions highly insufficient for Canada, Australia and 9 European countries; calling it ‘green growth’ is misleading …

2022: Looking back to move ahead for clean energy transitions

The presence of the goods and services tax impedes the country’s voluntary carbon market

Eating right, for the environment: WWF’s diet chart to help curb climate change, biodiversity loss

Ahead of World Food Day, WWF outlines sustainable diet plan that's healthy for humans & environment alike  

Most Indians want government to ramp up climate action, reduce emissions urgently: Survey

Many Indians claimed to have been personally affected by climate change

EU climate advisory board recommends reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 90-95% by 2040 from 1990 levels

Of 63 scenarios compatible with the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, 27 had high feasibility concerns  

Indian Railways likely to become world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon emitter by 2030

The Indian Railways transports 24 million passengers every day across the subcontinent on 13,000 trains covering approximately 67,956 km; it’…

CoP26 progress: China, South Africa boost climate action momentum, but global ambition remains inadequate

South Africa, China have either announced new NDCs or are targeting reduced investment in fossil fuels, but overall progress falls short of Paris …

In carbon negative Sikkim, emissions are on the rise

A preliminary report by the Sikkim government suggests the green state is carbon-negative, but emissions are on the rise

Diesel cars fail to meet European emission standards, reveals report

Tests carried out under urban driving conditions showed the NOx emissions of diesel cars to be much higher than the prescribed limit

Fuel efficiency should be on carmakers to help economy, environment: Study

US saved $5 trillion in fuel costs, prevented 14 billion tonnes of carbon from releasing into the atmosphere, as onus was on manufacturers to …

United effort

Electric vehicles are becoming more popular, but which countries are buying them?

A new report by the International Council of Clean Transportation has come out with a new briefing paper on the electric vehicles market. This …

Delhi notifies guidelines for scrapping vehicles, but some issues remain unaddressed

The guidelines should make periodic testing of roadworthiness of vehicles mandatory and link the scrapping process to deregistration of vehicles 

The joker among 'trumps'!

Logging trees to generate power is emerging as the new game to gain carbon credits. But this climate strategy is burning the ecology

Study highlights need for tourism industry to curb emissions: Yellowstone case shows travel’s big footprint

The park generates over 1.03 megatonnes of CO2 annually, travel to and from the park contributes to 90% of it

US tightens emissions norms for vehicle manufacturers. How the move can inspire India’s EV transition

Local parts key to eligibility for subsidies  

Methane emission to rise 13% by 2030 without global pledge, claims Kerry

India, not a part of the pledge, is among top 5 methane emitters globally

Atmospheric methane concentration at record levels

The 2019 levels are the highest since record-keeping began in 1983

Only 5% of India’s coal-based thermal power capacity meets SO2 emissions norms: CSE report

None of the plants in the eastern states were found to be compliant   

Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high and Earth is warming faster than ever: Report

Humanity has caused surface temperatures to warm by 1.14°C since the late 1800s; this warming is increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.…

Extreme heatwaves can strike regions that were ‘lucky’ to escape record temperatures so far: Study

 Interventions such as establishing cooling centres or reducing work hours for outdoor workers can help