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Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio, home of the Wright brothers and astronaut legends
Around the world, electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL...
TCS launches digital solution for life cycle assessment and reporting
“TCS Product Life Cycle Profiler will help our clients identify the...
India among first five nations to submit Sixth National Report: Environment Ministry
“While globally, biodiversity is facing increasing pressure on account of habitat fragmentation and destruction, invasive alien species, pollution, climate change and oversuse of resources, India is one of the few countries where forest cover is on the rise, with its forests teeming with wildlife.”
New auto policy, FAME II to drive India’s clean mobility push in 2019
The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) estimates the EV sales to more than double to around 2 lakh units next year, on the back of supportive policy environment
Himalayan glaciers retreating at alarming rate: Parliamentary panel
The panel chaired by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi noted that “reckless and irresponsible” tourism in the Himalayan ecosystem is one of the major reasons for environmental degradation and asserted that with the construction of roads and luxurious amenities for tourists, the number of people visiting has vastly increased which is increasing the pressure on the ecosystem.
10 global re/insurers refuse cover to Adani Group’s $16.5bn Australian coal mine
A campaign by 73 prominent environmental organizations,which collectively represent 76 million members, penned a letter to 30 global re/insurance companies earlier this month urging them to rule out any providing any services for the controversial coal mine and its associated rail project
Next generation of combustion engines, in 2026, to be the last: Volkswagen
Wolfsburg, Germany: Volkswagen's strategy chief said on Tuesday the German carmaker's core brand will develop its final generation of vehicles using combustion engine technology in 2026. Volkswagen made a strategy shift towards...
Tackling Climate Change can help India, China with health benefits: WHO
The largest gains would be expected in China and India, which would generate even larger net benefits by pursuing the 1.5 degrees Celsius target rather than the two degrees target ($0.27-2.31 trillion in China and $3.28-8.4 trillion in India).The health gains of meeting the two degrees target would also significantly offset the costs in other regions, such as the European Union (seven-84 per cent) and the US (10-41 per cent).
World Bank Promises USD 200 Bn In 2021-25 Climate Cash
“If we don’t reduce emissions and build adaptation now, we’ll have 100 million more people living in poverty by 2030,” John Roome, World Bank senior director for climate change, warned.
Nations must triple efforts to achieve Paris climate accord target: Study
The report, released ahead of the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24), shows global emissions have reached historic levels at 53.5 GtCO2e (gigatonnes of equivalent carbon dioxide), with no signs of peaking.
Researchers assessed that only 57 countries (representing 60 per cent of global emissions) are on track to do so by 2030
Antarctic Ozone hole is healing: IIT Kharagpur study
Asked if this was going to affect the existing protocols and regulations for industrial emissions of ozone depleting substances, Kuttippurath was quoted as saying “the recovery … suggests that the Montreal Protocol has definitely saved the ozone layer and climate of the southern hemisphere.”
Heatwave death threat to world’s vulnerable
When you look at climate change as a public health issue, it really turns it on its head. It isn’t just affecting polar bears or rainforests, it’s something that affects communities, children, families in the UK and Europe and around the world.The outlook is particularly dire for Europe and the eastern Mediterranean, where mounting temperatures and an ageing population produced a “perfect storm” of risk factors