Articles for Carbon Emissions

The Tobacco Trap: EU sustainability standards may derail Indian tobacco exports
2 days, 9 hours ago

The Tobacco Trap: EU sustainability standards may derail Indian tobacco exports

India Today  

India exported tobacco worth $1.2 billion, becoming the largest tobacco exporter in the world. However, the entire tobacco export industry, along with the livelihoods of farmers, is at risk as Indian tobacco is ill-equipped to meet many European sustainability standards. Indian tobacco farmers will require substantial technological advancements, financial resources, and targeted investments to meet the EU’s stringent sustainability standards. …

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The billionaire mining magnate who bet coal had a future—and won big
3 days, 4 hours ago

The billionaire mining magnate who bet coal had a future—and won big

Live Mint  

TABANG, Indonesia—Deep in Indonesian Borneo, workers laid asphalt on a new 60-mile road being built to transport coal from mines that have never been busier. “We’ve forecast peak coal at least three times," said Rory Simington, a coal analyst with Wood Mackenzie, a natural-resources analytics company. King coal Low’s company, Bayan Resources, is looking to supercharge its coal mining to …

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Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Biden, on his way out, sets ‘ambitious’ climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60%

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month. “And I believe that with this new 2035 target as their …

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 9, 2024 To December 15, 2024
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 9, 2024 To December 15, 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations Kunhimuhammed @ Kunheethu v. State of Kerala 2024 LiveLaw 964 National Highways Authority of India v. G Athipathi and Others, Civil Appeal No. Case Details: Kirpal Singh v. Government of India Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 970 The Supreme Court has held that Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is applicable to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Case …

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How would a carbon market function? | Explained
3 weeks, 5 days ago

How would a carbon market function? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: COP29, the ongoing climate conference in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, has given a fillip to the idea of using carbon markets to curb carbon emissions by approving standards that can help in the setting up of an international carbon market as soon as the coming year. Carbon markets in which the right to pollute is traded for …

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India defines green steel; will rate companies on basis of emission intensity for steel production
4 weeks, 1 day ago

India defines green steel; will rate companies on basis of emission intensity for steel production

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India on Thursday came up with a definition of what constitutes 'green steel', becoming one of the first countries to lay down clear parameters for decarbonized steel. Kuamaraswamy, is a step towards transforming India’s steel industry into a more sustainable, low-carbon sector by defining a clear framework for promoting the adoption of green technologies in steel production. How …

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Plea Seeking Measures To Mitigate Climate Change : Supreme Court Appoints Amici Curiae To Examine Laws Regulating Carbon Emissions
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Plea Seeking Measures To Mitigate Climate Change : Supreme Court Appoints Amici Curiae To Examine Laws Regulating Carbon Emissions

Live Law  

Recognizing the importance of the issue of carbon emissions and their impact on the environment, the Supreme Court recently appointed Advocates Jay Cheema and Sudhir Mishra as Amici Curiae to examine the existing legal framework governing emissions. “It is submitted that Climate Change is the most significant environmental issue faced by the global community, and India is one of the …

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Amazon plans to use AI-designed material to reduce carbon emissions from data centres
1 month, 1 week ago

Amazon plans to use AI-designed material to reduce carbon emissions from data centres

Firstpost  

The carbon-filtering material, developed by Orbital Materials, showcases the power of artificial intelligence in materials science. Amazon will use the sponge-like device at an Amazon Web Services data centre With AWS being the largest cloud-computing provider globally, Amazon's adoption of such sustainable technologies highlights its commitment to tackling the environmental impact of its operations while fostering innovation. Image Credit: Reuters …

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Why green investments have become the last line of defense for Biden’s climate agenda
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why green investments have become the last line of defense for Biden’s climate agenda

CNN  

CNN — Can the green shoots of clean energy break through the “brown blockade”? The brown blockade is the phrase I’ve used to describe the hardening tendency of the states most deeply integrated into the existing oil and gas economy, as either major producers or consumers of fossil fuels, to support Republican presidential and congressional candidates who are resolutely opposed …

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India's path to a greener future
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India's path to a greener future

Hindustan Times  

India, as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, has been at the forefront of the global debate on climate change and sustainability. Under this scheme, businesses will be mandated to limit their emissions or purchase carbon credits from more efficient firms, driving significant sectors like power generation, cement, and steel--responsible for a substantial share of India’s emissions--to participate …

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Why is there a row over climate finance?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why is there a row over climate finance?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The 29th edition of the Conference of Parties, arguably the most important of the UN’s climate conferences, was scheduled to end on November 22, after 11 days of negotiations, and take a collective step forward in addressing rising carbon emissions. This was seen to be the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance which refers to …

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COP29: India voices dissent on ‘discriminatory trade barriers linked to carbon emissions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

COP29: India voices dissent on ‘discriminatory trade barriers linked to carbon emissions

The Hindu  

India has voiced its disapproval of “protectionist” measures that link trade barriers and carbon emissions, at the ongoing climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan. “A regime of unilateral trade measures on climate change,” India stated on Friday, “imposes the cost of the transition to low-carbon economies on developing and low-income countries. Circular evasions Neither the BASIC proposal nor India’s statement explicitly …

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Leveraging technology to reduce carbon in the business world
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Leveraging technology to reduce carbon in the business world

Hindustan Times  

As global awareness of the climate crisis grows, there is increasing pressure on companies to reduce their carbon emissions and adopt sustainable practices. From traditional renewable energy solutions to cutting-edge deep technology innovations, companies have a variety of options to leverage technology to reduce carbon. Green Earth One of the well-known ways to reduce carbon emissions is to adopt renewable …

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COP29 in Baku: Climate is a casualty in Trump’s tangle, diverging paths of Exxon and Shell
1 month, 4 weeks ago

COP29 in Baku: Climate is a casualty in Trump’s tangle, diverging paths of Exxon and Shell

Firstpost  

As COP29 unfolds in Baku, the climate conversation is overshadowed by political turmoil with Trump’s potential policy reversals, Exxon and Shell’s conflicting approaches As COP29 takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, global attention is once again focused on climate action, especially on the responsibility of big corporations. Major oil companies like ExxonMobil and Shell are at the centre of the climate …

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Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions

Associated Press  

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year. Many analysts had been hoping that China — by far the world’s biggest annual carbon polluting nation with 32% of the emissions — would have peaked its …

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Shell wins appeal against landmark climate ruling to cut emissions
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Shell wins appeal against landmark climate ruling to cut emissions

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. In the original 2021 ruling, hailed as “a monumental victory” for activists, Shell was ordered to cut its carbon …

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Oil and gas is a 'gift from God', Azerbaijan tells Keir Starmer and the Taliban as thinly attended COP26 climate summit descends into farce... while PM commits to 81% cut in emissions
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Oil and gas is a 'gift from God', Azerbaijan tells Keir Starmer and the Taliban as thinly attended COP26 climate summit descends into farce... while PM commits to 81% cut in emissions

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer committed the UK to a massive cut in carbon emissions at the COP29 summit today - despite the host hailing oil and gas as a 'gift from God'. The Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev insisted countries should not be embarrassed about selling fossil fuels Keir Starmer committed the UK to a massive cut in carbon emissions at the COP29 …

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Oil giant Shell wins appeal on landmark emissions ruling the Netherlands
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Oil giant Shell wins appeal on landmark emissions ruling the Netherlands

Al Jazeera  

A Dutch court has sided with Shell on its appeal against an earlier ruling that it was obligated to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help prevent climate change. An appeals court in The Hague on Tuesday dismissed the ruling, saying the oil and gas company is on its way to meeting emission targets that it has set for itself, …

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Emissions accounting system a must to transition
2 months ago

Emissions accounting system a must to transition

China Daily  

The central departments have recently vowed to improve the carbon emissions accounting system, which collects, monitors, processes and manages carbon emissions data. It involves hardware such as portable carbon emissions monitoring equipment and software such as satellite remote sensing technology, carbon emissions factor databases, data management platforms and carbon emissions reporting systems. China has already made certain progress in the …

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The E2E Dynamic 100 track 2024
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The E2E Dynamic 100 track 2024

The Independent  

Stephen Fitzpatrick - Ovo Group Ltd OVO Energy, founded in 2009, is one of the UK’s leading independent energy suppliers, committed to driving sustainability and reducing carbon emissions. Absolute Turnover Growth: £593,398,000 Region: London Sector: Financial Services 9. Absolute Turnover Growth: £450,959,000 Region: London Sector: Business Consulting and Services 13. Absolute Turnover Growth: £151,662,000 Region: London Sector: Financial Services 73. …

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Finally, Britain has entered the ‘clean energy’ age
3 months ago

Finally, Britain has entered the ‘clean energy’ age

The Independent  

On Monday, a 142-year chapter of British history closed as our last remaining coal-fired power station shut down for the last time. Today, in Merseyside and Teesside, we begin writing the next chapter in our energy story as we launch Britain’s carbon capture industry. That is why we are today committing funding for Britain’s first carbon capture projects in Merseyside …

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JD Vance labels climate change as ‘weird science’ as he refuses to say it’s real
3 months, 1 week ago

JD Vance labels climate change as ‘weird science’ as he refuses to say it’s real

The Independent  

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Is nuclear energy the key to a sustainable future?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is nuclear energy the key to a sustainable future?

Hindustan Times  

The world faces an urgent energy challenge: how to meet rising global demand while combating climate change. As countries strive to decarbonise their economies, nuclear energy, once clouded by safety concerns and public skepticism, is making a comeback as a potential solution. For comparison, coal produces 820 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour, natural gas emits 490 gCO2 per kWh, while …

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China, Africa advance modernization in new era
4 months ago

China, Africa advance modernization in new era

China Daily  

Editor's note: President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the joint pursuit of modernization by China and Africa will set off a wave of modernization in the Global South and open a new chapter for building a community with a shared future for humanity. The demand for green development in Africa is significant, as the continent faces notable climate adaptation …

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