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Temperature rise in India due to climate change poses health risks to pregnant women: study
While acknowledging gender as a driver of vulnerability, the study...
EU must prepare for ‘catastrophic’ climate change risks, agency says
Without more urgent action, the EEA said most of the 36 climate...
Fossil fuel production far exceeds climate targets, U.N. says
the 2015 Paris Agreement, requires fossil fuel production decreasing by around 6% per year between 2020 and 2030.
Instead, countries are planning and projecting an average annual increase of 2%, which by 2030 would result in more than double the production consistent with the 1.5C limit, the report said.
Japan may ban sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles in mid-2030s – media
The move would follow Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s pledge earlier this year for Japan to slash carbon emissions to zero on a net basis by 2050 to realise a greener society.
Battery costs fall, make electric vehicles cheaper – BMI
BMI estimates that between 2014 and 2017 the price of battery cells fell 16.5% per annum, but between 2017 and 2020 the drop was only 5.8% per annum.
“We may have seen the last of the big easy wins for lithium-ion battery producers in reducing cost.It is now about reducing and stabilising the cost of your biggest input raw materials such as lithium, nickel, graphite, cobalt and manganese,”,”BMI Managing Director Simon Moores said.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon skyrockets to 12-year high under Bolsonaro
While environmentalists blamed the government for the rise, federal officials hailed the figures as a sign of progress in fighting deforestation, as the increase was far lower than the 34% increase recorded in 2019.
Biden plan to end U.S. fossil fuel subsidies faces big challenges
Doing away with tax breaks on producers of fuels that emit greenhouse gases would fit neatly with Biden’s pro-climate agenda, which marks a reversal from Trump’s efforts to roll back climate regulations while boosting fossil fuel output.
It would help establish the United States as a global leader on climate, potentially helping convince other big emitters to axe fossil fuel subsidies.
Shell faces Dutch court as climate change activists demand end to emissions
Environmental activists are demanding that Shell cuts its greenhouse gas emissions almost in half by 2030 and to zero by 2050 – which would effectively force the Anglo-Dutch firm to quickly move away from oil and gas and direct its investment to sustainable sources of energy
Govt”s ethanol push prompts sugar mills to raise production
Recently, the Union government had decided to allow use of old stock of wheat and rice for ethanol production that can be blended with petrol and diesel
Delhi govt advertises for 60 environmental scientists
“Delhi cannot build a wall to prevent polluted air coming from its surrounding states, but it has to check its own sources of pollution – be it dust, illegal industries, polluting factories, polluting vehicles or waste and biomass burning,” said Vimlendu Jha, founder of environment group Swechha.
Israel, India partners in quest for future with low carbon, pollution levels: Netanyahu
Addressing a digital conference of the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA), he said obstacles to conserving solar energy would have to be overcome to ensure supply on days when there is no sun.
“We want a future with less carbon and less pollution, a future based on green energy and that’s why I welcome this vital initiative by Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi and I want to assure you that Israel is your partner in this quest,” a government release quoted Netanyahu as saying.
New Zealand’s Ardern set to declare climate emergency
“We’ve always considered climate change to be a huge threat to our region, and it is something we must take immediate action on,” Ardern said, according to state broadcaster TVNZ.If a climate emergency is passed, New Zealand would join countries like Canada, France and Britain that have taken the same course to focus efforts on tackling climate change.