World behind on almost every policy required to cut carbon emissions

Coal must be phased out seven times faster than is now happening, deforestation must be reduced four times faster, and public transport around the world built out six times faster than at present, if the world is to avoid the worst impacts of climate breakdown, new research has found. Countries are falling behind on almost

Maersk helps Europris to reduce GHG emissions

Europris has choosen Maersk’s ECO Delivery product to significantly reduce GHG emissions from seaborne logistics. Europris is the leading retail company in Norway with more than 260 supermarkets and one of the largest importers of containerized goods from Asia into the country. Maersk and Europris have a long-standing partnership in end-to-end logistics. With ECO Delivery

Petroleum ministry warns against curbs on hydrocarbon investments

India should stick to its position that further investment in developing and extracting oil and gas resources is needed in tandem with the exploration of carbon-free alternatives at the upcoming global COP28 climate change summit in the UAE, Petroleum Ministry officials said. This stance has been part of the Ministry’s recommendations to inter-ministerial consultations on

CONCOR, ITE Introduce IceBattery® technology for logistics

Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR), Public Sector under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, is partnering with Japan-based “Innovation Thru Energy®” (ITE) to introduce groundbreaking IceBattery® technology to the Indian market. CONCOR and ITE are jointly unveiling state-of-the-art temperature-controlled IceBattery powered 40-feet passive Containers coupled with advanced DX (Digital) platforms, addressing critical issues

THDCIL inks pacts to develop 3,270 MW RE projects

THDCIL has a portfolio of 10 projects (hydro, thermal, wind & solar) with a total capacity of 4,516 MW. THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) is planning to set up 3,270 megawatts (MWs) of clean energy projects, including pumped storage and floating solar, in Karnataka, its chairman and managing director R K Vishnoi has said. In this

World govts set to overshoot fossil fuel limit by 110% in 2030

The annual UN climate change conference set to begin in Dubai on 30 November — an international report has found that governments globally have allowed themselves a fossil fuel production limit in 2030 that is 110 percent more than what the cap should be to keep global warming to the 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial limit

Govt working on estimating cost of netzero transition

According to Nageswaran, the total cost and impact of transitioning to Net Zero needs to be fully understood. According to Nageswaran, the total cost and impact of transitioning to Net Zero needs to be fully understood. The Union government is working with a multilateral development bank to estimate how much money it will cost India

Fossil fuel addiction still gripping many nations

A new report published finds that governments plan to produce around 110 per cent more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and 69 per cent more than would be consistent with 2 degrees. This despite the fact that 151 national governments having pledged to achieve netzero

Cargill partners with SFP to expand its decarbonization solutions

Cargill has taken its first step into large-scale biogas production by entering into a joint venture in relation to Sustainable Fuel Plant (SFP) Zeeland in The Netherlands, a subsidiary of SFP Group. SFP Zeeland produces sustainable biomethane, a reliable renewable fuel, which enables customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet their sustainability targets. It

Tamil Nadu rejects proposal to set up 20 hydrocarbon wells

Tamil Nadu Minister of Environment and Climate Change Meyyanathan Siva V has declined a proposal by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to establish hydrocarbon test wells at 20 locations in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district in the Cauvery delta region. The Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswamy, had urged the