Australian parliament approves emissions caps

Australia’s parliament passed breakthrough climate laws targeting the nation’s worst polluters, forcing coal mines and oil refineries to curb emissions by about five percent each year. The laws apply to 215 major industrial facilities – each producing more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases a year – and form the backbone of Australia’s pledge to

ABB drives emission-free river commute in Lisbon

The first of ten new, all-electric ferries opens a new age of emission-free commuter services along Lisbon’s Tagus River, in the latest example of green transformation from Portugal’s capital city. The vessel, whose operations rely on an integrated power, automation, energy storage and propulsion solution from ABB, has now been delivered to the ferry operator

NGEL agrees with IOCL to build RE projects

NGEL, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC, signed a joint venture agreement with IOCL for setting up of renewable energy projects to meet round the clock power requirement of IOCL refineries. The agreement was signed in the presence of Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC; Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, chairman, IOCL; DK Patel, director (HR), NTPC; UK Bhattacharya,

Indian biggest buyer of Urals crude

India was the biggest buyer of seaborne Urals oil in March and the country’s demand for the grade means Russia has to maintain high exports, two traders said and Refinitiv Eikon data showed. Refiners in India, which in the past rarely bought Russian oil, because of high transport costs, have emerged as key oil clients

Study finds methane cools even as it heats

Most climate models do not yet account for a new UC Riverside discovery: methane traps a great deal of heat in Earth’s atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30% of the heat. Greenhouse gases like methane create a kind of blanket in the atmosphere, trapping heat from Earth’s surface, called longwave energy, and

Carbon-neutral agriculture is vital for achieving Netzero targets

Agricultural sector contributes about 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). It is one of the major contributors to GHG emissions. But the sector can be put on the climate-friendly path by adopting sustainable practices and innovative technologies. The sector can play a crucial role in mitigating the impacts of climate change. In the energy

MoCA suggests measures for carbon emissions

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has advised the authorities at the state level to ensure that carbon emission reduction measures are incorporated into the design and standards for greenfield airport development proposals, detailed project reports, and airport master plans before submitting them to the nodal ministry. Further, the ministry has also advised the Airports

Jio-bp to install EV charging stations

Jio-bp, a joint venture between Reliance Industries and bp, is set to install EV charging stations in all of Piramal Realty’s residential projects in Mumbai. Jio-bp has already established India’s largest EV fleet charging hubs and several public charging points across different cities and highways in the country. Additionally, the company provides battery-swapping services through

MathPro study for ICCT finds hydrotreating an inexpensive approach

A study by MathPro Inc., prepared for the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), has found that hydrotreating is an inexpensive approach to produce near-zero naphthalenes petroleum jet fuel (PJF) for contrail abatement. The report estimates an incremental cost of 0.09 to 0.12 USD/gallon (~€0.03/L) to hydrotreat fossil jet fuel at the conversion refineries that

Decarbonisation tech centre opens in Genoa

CapLab, a centre for the development of new decarbonisation technologies, has been launched in Molo Giano, in the heart of the port of Genoa. The new laboratory is the result of the partnership between Ecospray, a subsidiary of cruise giant Carnival, and the University of Genoa. It will be used to study new fuel cell-based