India likely to accept EU’s default values for its carbon emissions

During the ongoing transition phase of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), India is likely to accept the bloc’s default values for calculating carbon emitted during production of identified polluting items, including steel & aluminium, in the country, for export to the region. Based on averages and their own estimates, the EU is working

Some Asian nations make token efforts in fight against climate change

Japan and South Korea, Asia’s richest economies, have made token efforts to boost clean energy investments in the emerging markets of Southeast Asia and South Asia, but are far from leading the region’s fight for climate change. The lack of climate leadership demonstrated by these two nations partly stems from being laggards in climate action

Indonesian, Australian firms team up on zero-emission steel

Leading private Indonesian steelmaker PT Gunung Raja Paksi Tbk (GRP), a member of Gunung Steel Group, is working towards a greener, more inclusive future, with a plan to reduce carbon emissions from the steel industry by replacing natural gas with green hydrogen produced on site using Australian technology. The Indonesian and Australian governments are backing

Value Maritime inks pact with ABS for first CCS review and approval

Dutch maritime technology company Value Maritime has signed its first CO2 capture and storage (CCS) review and approval for four newbuild container vessels with the US-based classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). Offshore Energy reports. The agreement was signed in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, last week. Earlier this year, ABS granted approval in principle

How cow dung can help India decarbonize

In India, cows are seen as sacred ‘vehicles of the gods.’ Now work is underway to transform their manure into fuel for the vehicles of mere mortals. The initiative to power cars and trucks with cow dung is part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for quick solutions to societal problems such as pollution

Healthcare professionals urge to phase out fossil fuels

More than 46 million healthcare professionals from around the world on November 1 endorsed a letter addressed to the president-designate of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28), calling on leaders of all countries to commit to “accelerating the phase-out” of fossil fuels – in a just and equitable way – as “the decisive path to

West Asian countries to launch new climate initiatives

Although the contribution of Arab countries to carbon emissions is limited, the Arab region is one of the most affected by climate change, according to the Abu Dhabi-based Arab Monetary Fund Arab countries plan to launch new climate initiatives and complete a number of previously announced initiatives at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference

Climate change could jeopardize progress in human health, says UN report

Decades of progress in human health and well-being is at risk of backsliding as the as the world warms faster than “at any point in recorded history,” according to a multi-agency report.  The health sector is in need of tailored climate information and services in the face of the challenges posed by increasingly severe weather,

KPI Green Energy subsidiary bags solar power projects

KPI Green Energy’s subsidiary bagged orders for solar power projects. Sun Drops Energia Private Limited, a wholly owned solar power subsidiary of the company, received orders for 5.70 MW solar power projects under the Captive Power Producer (CPP) segment. With the addition, the cumulative orders for solar power projects under CPP segment crossed 112 MW,

Global warming will reach 1.5C threshold this decade

Climate change is accelerating and the world will cross the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) warming threshold this decade, according to research published that scientists said should raise alarms at this year’s COP28 climate talks. Countries pledged in the 2015 Paris Agreement to hold global warming to within 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures but the new