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Centre Proposes Legally Binding Emission Targets For 460 Industries Under New Carbon Market Rules
The Ministry of Environment has proposed legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for over 460 industrial units as part of India's first compliance-based carbon market
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Global Fossil CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2024: Here's What You Need to Know
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024 at 37.4 billion tonnes, up 0.8% from 2023, according to the Global Carbon Project. Despite progress in renewables and climate efforts, fossil fuel use has not yet peaked, raising concerns about reaching global warming limits. With 41.6 billion tonnes of CO2 projected overall, scie...
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At G7 Ministers' Meet, India's Request To Rich Nations
Meeting the global target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require developed nations to scale up their emission reduction efforts, India said at the G7 Ministers Meeting on Climate Energy and Environment in Japan's Sapporo on Saturday.
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"Focus Of India Is On Growth, On Green Jobs": PM Modi
Drawing attention to the net zero emissions target for the year 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India's focus is on green growth and green jobs.
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With New Mumbai Plan, Aaditya Thackeray Creates A First For South Asia
Mumbai announced detailed plans to zero out carbon emissions by 2050, a target that puts it two decades ahead of India's national goal and makes it the first city in South Asia to set such a timeline.
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India's Net Zero 2070 Goal Will Not Hit Peak Oil Demand Target: HPCL
India is ramping up the use of natural gas, biofuels, ethanol mixing with petrol, and use of green hydrogen among others to cut its carbon footprint.
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Indian Oil To Set Up 10,000 E-Vehicle Charging Stations In 3 Years: Chairman
Indian Oil Corp (IOC) will set up 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations in the next three years and is drawing up plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations to aid the country's net zero carbon target by 2070, its chairman said.
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PM's Big Pledge At Climate Summit: India To Go Carbon Neutral By 2070
India will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday, spelling out the target for the first time that gives the country 10 years more than China and 20 m
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India Rejects Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target, Says Pathway More Important
India on Wednesday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
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Developed Countries Should Do A "Net-Minus" In Carbon Space: India At UN
India has underlined that the target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 should be based on the principle of equity, with developing countries peaking later given their respective sustainable development paths.
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India Says To Exceed Emission Cut Targets, Further Reduction Hinges On Climate Fund
As part of its pledge under the 2015 Paris climate agreement India, the world's third-biggest carbon emitter after China and the United States, is supposed to reduce its carbon footprint by 33-35% from 2005 levels by 2030.
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Carbon Emission Cuts Need To Be 80% More Ambitious To Meet Paris Agreement Targets: Study
Carbon emission cuts need to be about 80 per cent more ambitious to stay below 2 degree Celsius global warming -- considered a threshold for climate stability and climate-related risks such as excessive heat, drought, extreme weather and sea level rise -- a new study says.
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India Has Set Target Of Cutting Carbon Footprint By 30-35%: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India has set a target of reducing the carbon footprint by 30 to 35 per cent.
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Piyush Goyal Tweets Why 2030 Is Big Year For Indian Railways
The Indian Railways has set a target of bringing down carbon emission to zero by the end of the next decade, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said during an online meeting with the bosses of some renewable energy sector firms today.
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Environment Ministry To Develop Next Generation Refrigerants
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has announced an ambitious collaborative research and development programme to develop next generation, sustainable refrigerant technologies as alternatives to HFCs.
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Centre Proposes Legally Binding Emission Targets For 460 Industries Under New Carbon Market Rules
The Ministry of Environment has proposed legally binding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for over 460 industrial units as part of India's first compliance-based carbon market
-
Global Fossil CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2024: Here's What You Need to Know
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024 at 37.4 billion tonnes, up 0.8% from 2023, according to the Global Carbon Project. Despite progress in renewables and climate efforts, fossil fuel use has not yet peaked, raising concerns about reaching global warming limits. With 41.6 billion tonnes of CO2 projected overall, scie...
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At G7 Ministers' Meet, India's Request To Rich Nations
Meeting the global target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require developed nations to scale up their emission reduction efforts, India said at the G7 Ministers Meeting on Climate Energy and Environment in Japan's Sapporo on Saturday.
-
"Focus Of India Is On Growth, On Green Jobs": PM Modi
Drawing attention to the net zero emissions target for the year 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India's focus is on green growth and green jobs.
-
With New Mumbai Plan, Aaditya Thackeray Creates A First For South Asia
Mumbai announced detailed plans to zero out carbon emissions by 2050, a target that puts it two decades ahead of India's national goal and makes it the first city in South Asia to set such a timeline.
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India's Net Zero 2070 Goal Will Not Hit Peak Oil Demand Target: HPCL
India is ramping up the use of natural gas, biofuels, ethanol mixing with petrol, and use of green hydrogen among others to cut its carbon footprint.
-
Indian Oil To Set Up 10,000 E-Vehicle Charging Stations In 3 Years: Chairman
Indian Oil Corp (IOC) will set up 10,000 electric vehicle charging stations in the next three years and is drawing up plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations to aid the country's net zero carbon target by 2070, its chairman said.
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PM's Big Pledge At Climate Summit: India To Go Carbon Neutral By 2070
India will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday, spelling out the target for the first time that gives the country 10 years more than China and 20 m
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India Rejects Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target, Says Pathway More Important
India on Wednesday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.
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Developed Countries Should Do A "Net-Minus" In Carbon Space: India At UN
India has underlined that the target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 should be based on the principle of equity, with developing countries peaking later given their respective sustainable development paths.
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India Says To Exceed Emission Cut Targets, Further Reduction Hinges On Climate Fund
As part of its pledge under the 2015 Paris climate agreement India, the world's third-biggest carbon emitter after China and the United States, is supposed to reduce its carbon footprint by 33-35% from 2005 levels by 2030.
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Carbon Emission Cuts Need To Be 80% More Ambitious To Meet Paris Agreement Targets: Study
Carbon emission cuts need to be about 80 per cent more ambitious to stay below 2 degree Celsius global warming -- considered a threshold for climate stability and climate-related risks such as excessive heat, drought, extreme weather and sea level rise -- a new study says.
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India Has Set Target Of Cutting Carbon Footprint By 30-35%: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India has set a target of reducing the carbon footprint by 30 to 35 per cent.
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Piyush Goyal Tweets Why 2030 Is Big Year For Indian Railways
The Indian Railways has set a target of bringing down carbon emission to zero by the end of the next decade, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said during an online meeting with the bosses of some renewable energy sector firms today.
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Environment Ministry To Develop Next Generation Refrigerants
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has announced an ambitious collaborative research and development programme to develop next generation, sustainable refrigerant technologies as alternatives to HFCs.
