Oil Major Equinor launching maritime climate ambitions
On the UN’s World Oceans Day, Equinor is launching its ambitions for reducing own emissions from ships and how the company will contribute to decarbonising … Read more
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Tech Mahindra Signs UN Global Compact Initiative Statement on Climate Action
Tech Mahindra Ltd. One of the leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services has signed a joint declaration with UN Global Compact urging governments … Read more
Activists asks not to grant extension of clearance to Himachal hydro project
Close to 1,000 representatives of environmental action groups, locals and academics have asked the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change not to grant extension … Read more
COVID 19 Effect: Ground level ozone is increasing says a study
Levels of two major air pollutants have been drastically reduced since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant — ground-level … 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
NREL announces Cleantech Innovators at 2020 Virtual Industry Growth Forum
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recognized three top cleantech innovators as it wrapped up the 25th anniversary edition of the … Read more
Tyre industry pushes back against evidence of plastic pollution
A growing body of scientific research linking tyre wear to microplastic pollution, as well as increasing scrutiny from lawmakers in the European Union (EU), has … Read more
SAS, IIASA Call for Crowd-Driven Artificial Intelligence to Help Track Deforestation
This Earth Day, SAS and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) are implementing the next generation of crowd-driven artificial intelligence (AI) to help power AI … Read more
Renewable energy can support resilient and equitable recovery :Report
Advancing the renewables-based energy transformation is an opportunity to meet international climate goals while boosting economic growth, creating millions of jobs and improving human welfare … 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