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Reserve Bank of India

28 Sep 2024

Fossil Fuel Dominance In Electricity Generation To End By 2030: RBI

"The era of fossil fuels' dominance is coming to an end, with renewables expected to cross 50 per cent share of electricity generation globally by the end of this decade" said RBI.

14 Nov 2021

COP26: India rightly calls for ‘phase down’ of all fossil fuels equitably

India called for "phase down" of all fossil fuels at COP26 meet There has been some unwarranted criticism over change of language in COP26 agreement

World Health Organization

22 Sep 2021

WHO issued new air-quality guidelines, aim to curb deaths due to fossil fuels

WHO first air quality guidelines since 2005 Aim to reducing deaths from key pollutants

26 Jan 2019

Germany to phase out coal by 2038 in move away from fossil fuels

The commission`s plans are at the centre of Germany`s strategy to shift to renewables, which made up more than 40 percent of the energy mix last year, beating coal for the first time.

14 Nov 2017

CO2 emissions projected to rise again in 2017 after three-year hiatus: Report

The figures point to China as the main cause of the renewed growth in fossil emissions -- with a projected growth of 3.5 percent.

23 Jun 2017

Australian red gum trees under threat due to rising CO2 levels, say researchers

A study by Carsten Kulheim from the ANU's Research School of Biology has shown that rising levels of CO2 threatens the future of the species.

Indian Space Research Organisation

04 May 2017

Unveiled - ISRO's solar hybrid electric car

The Solar Hybrid Electric Car, designed and developed using in-house expertise, was successfully demonstrated recently in a test drive at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram.

30 Apr 2017

Photosynthesis inspires scientists to convert sunlight-induced CO2 into solar fuel!

Even though, previously, researchers had successfully managed to implement similar operations, they couldn't be realized due to unavailability of proper resources.

31 Jan 2017

India should reduce dependency on fossil fuels: Survey

When compared with other G-20 nations, the results are striking.

18 Nov 2016

Earth's warm October not record; 2016 on track to be hottest year ever!

From May 2015 to August 2016, Earth set monthly heat records for 16 straight months.

carbon emissions

14 Nov 2016

Global carbon emissions remain flat for third year

The researchers said that carbon emissions did not grow last year and the projected rise of only 0.2 per cent for 2016 marks a clear break from the rapid emissions growth of 2.3 per cent per year in the decade to 2013, with just 0.7 per cent growth seen in 2014.

12 Oct 2016

I have nothing but questions for this man: David Letterman after interviewing PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed India’s position and vision to help fight climate change with American TV talk show host David Letterman in a documentary series 'Years of Living Dangerously'.

22 Sep 2016

Fossil fuel reserves would crush climate goals: Report

Fossil fuels from active fields and mines allowed to operate through their projected lifetimes would punch through the two degree Celsius cap for global warming laid down in the Paris Agreement, said the report, based on industry data.

Washington refineries

14 May 2016

Protesters block train tracks to 2 Washington refineries

About 150 people spent the night in tents pitched on the railroad tracks near Anacortes, about 70 miles north of Seattle.

Earth's climate system

18 Jan 2016

2015 a 'tipping point' for climate change

When future generations write the history of humanity's faltering quest to repair Earth's climate system, 2015 will have its own chapter. Nature, along with the usually fractious family of nations, conspired to make it a landmark year: almost certainly the hottest on record for the planet as a whole, and a rare moment of unity when 195 states pledged to curb the carbon pollution that drives global warming.

13 Dec 2015

With landmark climate accord, world marks turn from fossil fuels

The global climate summit in Paris forged a landmark agreement on Saturday, setting the course for a historic transformation of the world`s fossil fuel-driven economy within decades.

Paris climate summit

12 Dec 2015

Paris Climate Summit: Draft pact aims at 'well below' 2 degree Celsius limit

The climate change conference today came out with an ambitious final draft of a deal that proposes limiting global warming to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius and committing USD 100 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries in coping with the problem.

Global emissions

08 Dec 2015

Emissions from fossil fuels to drop in 2015

Worldwide emissions from fossil fuels are projected to decline by 0.6 percent in 2015, even as India has figured among the top four emitters who jointly account for almost 60 percent of global emissions, a report said.

30 Nov 2015

Paris Summit: Protecting our planet & nature is a priority for India, says PM Modi

25 Nov 2015

World facing 'grave environmental crisis', warns Pope Francis

Pope Francis said the world was facing a "grave environmental crisis" as he arrived in Kenya today on a landmark Africa trip just days before a crucial UN summit aimed at curbing climate change.

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