Despite green pledges, Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15 per cent
Amazon said Tuesday that its carbon footprint rose 15 per cent last year, even as it launched initiatives to reduce its harm on the environment. … Read more
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NTPC forms JV NTPC EDMC Waste Solutions to set up waste to energy project
NTPC on Monday said it has incorporated a joint venture firm NTPC EDMC Waste Solutions for developing and operating waste to energy project. “The NTPC … Read more
Sea level could rise by more than 1 metre with unchecked emissions
Global mean sea-level rise could exceed 1 metre by 2100 and 5 metres by 2300 if global targets on emissions goes unchecked says a survey. … Read more
Can financial disclosure of climate risk accelerate climate action?
The Covid-19 pandemic could be a dry run for future impacts of climate change, with challenging and unprecedented situations requiring rapid and aggressive responses worldwide. … Read more
PM Modi’s #9PM9Minute lights-out call went well, but we did it wrong again
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged people to switch off the lights at their homes and light up lamps, candles or mobile phone torches … Read more
Volkswagen gearing up to hire climate activist to scrutinize policies
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess plans to hire a climate campaigner to shake up the German automaker’s efforts to fight pollution and help … Read more
A joint team in Assam to probe environmental damage caused due to oil spill at CTF
A joint team has been formed that will access any possible damage to the environment due to an incident of spillage of crude oil at … Read more
Voice against climate change got louder than ever in 2019
The chorus against climate change got louder than ever in 2019, and the government took a slew of measures to mitigate its impact such as … Read more
Climate summit host Spain struggles on environment
Spain wanted to make a splash on the international scene by agreeing to host next month’s COP25 climate summit at the last minute after Chile … Read more
Nine climate tipping points now ‘active,’ warn scientists
More than half of the climate tipping points identified a decade ago are now “active”, a group of leading scientists have warned. This threatens the … Read more