AgriVijay startup helps farmers cut down dependency on fossil fuels

To boost farm income and mitigate CO2 emissions, AgriVijay, India’s first marketplace of renewable energy products, brings solar energy-based agricultural solutions for farmers and rural households. AgriVijay was co-founded by Pune’s Vimal Panjwani with a vision to boost farm income by cutting down dependency on expensive fossil fuel products and mitigating climate change. The startup

Fossil fuel exports from Queensland will end by 2030

Fossil fuel exports would end in less than a decade to drastically cut the carbon emissions that Queensland sends overseas under a Greens proposal. Greens MP Michael Berkman also wants to set up an independent authority to work with coal and gas workers on a transition plan, including a job-for-job guarantee and free reskilling, under

Can waste plastic become a useful fuel source in the future?

Worldwide, more than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year – roughly the same weight as all of humanity. Today, around 85% ends up in landfill or is lost to the environment where it will stay for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years. Now the race is on to find the best way to

Record high fossil fuel consumption subsidies in 2022

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), worldwide subsidies for fossil fuel consumption increased dramatically in 2022, surpassing $1 trillion for the first time. This surge in subsidies was caused by energy market turbulence, which led to international fuel prices soaring well above what many consumers paid. Consumption subsidies are energy price cuts for consumers,

Support for fossil fuels higher than renewable energy

Fossil fuel-related items – transport and household energy – contributed about 20% to India’s annual rate of inflation between April and May 2022, according to a report published by Cambridge Econometrics ‘Fossil Fuel Prices and Inflation in India’. India’s annual inflation rate was 7-8% during the period. According to the report, between January 2021 and

Research finds hydrogen viable alternative to fossil fuels

Hydrogen fuel could be a more viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels according to University of Surrey researchers who have found that a type of metal-free catalysts could contribute to the development of cost-effective and sustainable hydrogen production technologies. The study has shown promising results for the use of edge-decorated nano carbons as metal-free catalysts

Clean-energy investment hits a record $1 trillion

Investment in cleaner energy is on the verge of overtaking spending on fossil fuels for the first time ever after topping a record $1 trillion last year, according to a recent report from energy and renewables research group BloombergNEF. Investment in sectors such as renewables, nuclear, zero-emission vehicles or recycling projects totaled $1.1 trillion last

Port of Rotterdam to provide methanol from summer 2023

From the summer of 2023, the Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s top bunkering port, will provide methanol bunkering to sea-going vessels on a regular basis. Last year saw several sea-going ships bunker methanol at the port, the port figures show, resulting in a total of 1,500 tons of methanol sold in 2022. Methanol has emerged as

Fossil fuel producers should help world reach netzero, say scientists

Fossil fuel companies should be forced to “take back” the carbon dioxide emitted from their products, handing them direct responsibility for cleaning up the climate, a group of scientists has argued. The principle that the producer of pollution should pay for its clean-up is established around the world, but has never been applied to the

EAC recommends setting up end date for fossil fuels before 2050

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), a cross-party group tasked with making assessing progress in UK on green issues, warned policymakers that an end date should be set ‘well before 2050’ in order for the country to retain its reputation as one of the most pro-active in terms of the climate. Recommendations formed part of an