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3 weeks, 4 days ago

South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A South Korean National Assembly member has called for a moratorium on wood pellet imports from Indonesia and an investigation into their environmental impacts after government data and satellite analysis linked the country’s biomass imports to deforestation in Indonesia. South Korean National Assembly member Moon Dae-Lim looks at a policy report on the state audit authored by …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We should stop imports of wood pellets … and …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cannabis Biomass Power Plant: A Sustainable Solution for Raipur

New Indian Express

Police in Raipur have found a way to convert massive amounts of confiscated cannabis into biomass for power generation. The cannabis was collected and processed at a private power plant, where it was converted into biomass through a process called 'biomass combustion'. This method produces electricity without emitting harmful pollutants like carbon emissions. The initiative is aimed at reducing drug …

Environment Science Law Technology Raipur

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Carbon emissions of biomass burning quantified

China Daily

A groundbreaking study by the Aerospace Information Research Institute with the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the staggering carbon footprint of global vegetation fires. The research, published in the journal Earth System Science Data, said carbon emissions from such fires averaged 25.9 billion metric tons a year between 2020 and 2022. "Accurately quantifying carbon emissions from biomass burning is …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Biomass burning causes 2.59b tons of carbon emission per year

China Daily

The Aerospace Information Research Institute at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has quantified the carbon emissions caused by biomass burning worldwide since 2020 and established a database. The research results show that from 2020 to 2022, the carbon emissions from the biomass burning or the global vegetation fires amounted to as high as 2.59 billion tons per year. Shi Yusheng, …

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6 months ago

Sun Machines

The Economist

Your browser does not support this video. ↓ Here comes the sun the past and a possible future Global useful energy consumption* 1880 1900 1920 Traditional biomass Coal 1940 1960 Other renewables 1980 Nuclear 2000 Coal Gas Oil 2020 Fast- transition scenario† 2040 Solar P2X‡ Wind 2060 25 0 50 75 100 125 Terawatt hours, ’000 Sources: Rupert Way; Our …

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7 months, 1 week ago

The future of coal in India: Decarbonising the oft-maligned resource

Hindustan Times

Amid increasing pressure over the use of coal from international quarters, the development of coal-based power, especially in the context of reducing emissions from it, stands at a critical juncture in the country. However, in order to achieve deep cuts in GHG emissions from coal-based power, India must accelerate the development of technologies like ‘Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage ’, …

Global India Climate Change Japan Plants Power Coal

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Government urged to end subsidies as Drax accused of burning old forest wood

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government is being urged …

Energy Growth British Forest End Old Subsidies

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kufos joins NISAR research in forest biomass, carbon monitoring

The Hindu

The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies will be part of an advanced NISAR Phase II research project on forest biomass and carbon monitoring using radar data. The first phase of the research programme involved the validation of ground truth data in the forest biomass of Shimoga, Hoshangabad and Nilambur regions. This part of the research programme will concentrate …

Research Data Forest Phase Kufos Nisar Forest Biomass

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Half of the electricity used in 2023 came from renewable sources

NL Times

Half of the electricity used in the Netherlands last year came from renewable sources. Most came from biomass and wind energy, but the amount of solar energy is also rising, claims Energieopwek. Energieopwek reported earlier this year in May that, for the first time, more power was generated through solar panels than through biomass. In total, the share of renewable …

Energy Netherlands Electricity Energieopwek

1 year ago

Affordability and permanence of biochar as a carbon removal solution

Hindustan Times

In the battle against the climate crisis, scientists and innovators are continuously exploring new technologies and methods to reduce carbon emissions and remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Biochar, a form of charcoal produced from biomass, has the potential to serve as a viable carbon removal solution, but questions regarding its affordability and permanence linger. The affordability of biochar …

Climate Change Climate Production Affordability Cost Carbon Removal

1 year ago

Can we really fuel planes with fat and sugar?

BBC

Can we really fuel planes with fat and sugar? Reuters Virgin Atlantic's Boeing 787 was the first commercial airline to cross the Atlantic using 100% biofuel For sustainable air fuel to work, it's going to need a staggering amount of land. Virgin Atlantic's Boeing 787 was powered not by fossil fuels, but plant sugars and waste fats – a form …

Aviation Fuel New York Billion Waste Sugar Fat

1 year ago

Delhi grapples with ’severe’ air quality as AQI soars to 404 today

Live Mint

Delhi experienced a sharp decline in air quality on Saturday morning, falling into the 'severe' category, as reported by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research. However, Delhi University faced a more severe situation with an AQI of 416, while the air quality at the Delhi IGI Airport Terminal 3 reached a critical level of 432, according …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Real-time apportionment study up and running again in Delhi

Hindustan Times

The Delhi government’s real-time source apportionment study has been operationalised, with real-time data on the sources of pollution from PM2.5 particulates impacting the Capital now available on the R-asmaan portal, officials aware of the matter said. The apportionment study looks at nine sources of PM2.5 particulates — secondary inorganic aerosols, road dust, vehicles, industries, construction, biomass burning, coal and fly …

Delhi Data Study Dpcc Sources Biomass Burning Apportionment

1 year, 1 month ago

Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The case alleges that the Government’s Biomass Strategy – a key part of its transition plans – is unlawful …

Energy Climate Case Plan Carbon Net Forests

1 year, 2 months ago

PM's Principal Secretary reviews measures undertaken to prevent air pollution in Delhi-NCR

Hindustan Times

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister PK Mishra chaired the High-Level Task Force meeting on air pollution in Delhi-NCR at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday. During the meeting, the Principal Secretary discussed in detail about various measures being undertaken to reduce the impact of different sources of air pollution including industrial pollution; vehicular pollution; dust from construction and demolition …

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1 year, 3 months ago

How vehicular pollution is not primary cause of poor air quality in Delhi

Firstpost

In March this year, a most authoritative study on the subject pointed out that in winter the real reason for air pollution is something else: biomass burning In its Air Quality Life Index report for 2023, the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute has said that air pollution cuts short the lives of people of Delhi by about 11.9 years. …

India Delhi Pollution Air Cause Cent Biomass Burning

1 year, 6 months ago

Air quality improvements keep nation on track to achieve govt's climate targets

China Daily

Measures to stop farmers burning straw and encourage alternative uses, such as the production of biomass fuel, are resulting in profound changes in North China. The use of straw stalks as biomass fuel is also popular in Horqin Right Wing Front Banner, Hinggan League, as part of local efforts to dispose of agricultural waste in an environmentally friendly way. At …

Farmers Fuel Farmland Project Inner Mongolia Million Gao

1 year, 6 months ago

Air quality improvements keep nation on track to achieve govt's climate targets

China Daily

Measures to stop farmers burning straw and encourage alternative uses, such as the production of biomass fuel, are resulting in profound changes in North China. The use of straw stalks as biomass fuel is also popular in Horqin Right Wing Front Banner, Hinggan League, as part of local efforts to dispose of agricultural waste in an environmentally friendly way. At …

Local Farmers Farmland Project Inner Mongolia Million Yuan

1 year, 6 months ago

Renewable energy rose slightly to 15% in the Netherlands in 2022; Halfway towards target

NL Times

Renewable energy’s share in the Netherlands’ total energy consumption climbed to 15 percent last year, up from 13 percent in 2021. Renewable energy consumption amounted to 277 petajoules in 2022, 6 percent more than a year earlier. Solar energy consumption grew by 45 percent to 62 PJ last year, primarily due to the installation of more solar panels. Wind energy …

Energy Renewable Energy Consumption Total Netherlands Renewable

1 year, 7 months ago

Shengquan's mega straw refining project starts operations in Heilongjiang

China Daily

A bird's-eye view of the first phase of the world's first one-million ton straw refining integration project in Daqing city, Heilongjiang province The first phase of the world's first one-million-metric-ton straw refining integration project has been fully put into operation in Daqing city, Heilongjiang province recently, unveiling a new chapter in the industrial development of biomass straw. With a total …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Rice into low-carbon plastic: bringing hope to a struggling Fukushima town

The Hindu

Jinichi Abe grins as he watches diggers working earth near his rice fields, knowing they are returning still more fields to productivity after Fukushima nuclear reactors exploded and sprayed the area with radiation over a decade ago. Even better, Abe knows the rice that he and a cooperative grow will have a steady buyer, and his town of Namie, still …

Rice Town Plastic Namie Biomass Resin Struggling Fukushima

1 year, 9 months ago

The weight of life: Cattle 40% of all mammals by mass, wild animals 6%

Hindustan Times

Almost 40% of mammals by mass in the world are cattle, and with India accounting for around 30% of the world’s cattle according to the US Department of Agriculture, Indian cattle should account for around 12% of the mammalian biomass in the world. “We were able to attain global population reports accounting for about half of the total biomass of …

Animals Indian Land Species Wild Tonnes Total

1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi: BJP hits back at CM Kejriwal for blaming biomass burning by security guards and drivers for air pollution in the capital

Op India

On Monday, Bhartiya Janata Party MP Parvesh Verma criticized Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for claiming that biomass burning by security guards and chauffeurs is a source of air pollution in the national capital. दिल्ली में प्रदूषण अब पंजाब के किसानों की पराली से नहीं बढ़ता है। AAP सरकार ने गहन रिसर्च करके एक्सपर्टस से बात कर पता किया है कि …

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South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia

South Korean politician calls for investigation of biomass energy material imported from Indonesia

Cannabis Biomass Power Plant: A Sustainable Solution for Raipur

Carbon emissions of biomass burning quantified

Biomass burning causes 2.59b tons of carbon emission per year

Sun Machines

The future of coal in India: Decarbonising the oft-maligned resource

Government urged to end subsidies as Drax accused of burning old forest wood

Kufos joins NISAR research in forest biomass, carbon monitoring

Half of the electricity used in 2023 came from renewable sources

Affordability and permanence of biochar as a carbon removal solution

Can we really fuel planes with fat and sugar?

Delhi grapples with ’severe’ air quality as AQI soars to 404 today

Real-time apportionment study up and running again in Delhi

Government facing legal challenge over burning trees for energy in net-zero plan

PM's Principal Secretary reviews measures undertaken to prevent air pollution in Delhi-NCR

How vehicular pollution is not primary cause of poor air quality in Delhi

Air quality improvements keep nation on track to achieve govt's climate targets

Air quality improvements keep nation on track to achieve govt's climate targets

Renewable energy rose slightly to 15% in the Netherlands in 2022; Halfway towards target

Shengquan's mega straw refining project starts operations in Heilongjiang

Rice into low-carbon plastic: bringing hope to a struggling Fukushima town

The weight of life: Cattle 40% of all mammals by mass, wild animals 6%

Delhi: BJP hits back at CM Kejriwal for blaming biomass burning by security guards and drivers for air pollution in the capital