Investment to accelerate Australia’s energy transition to net zero

Business — both big and small — is under no illusion as to the magnitude of the task at hand, in achieving Australia’s pledge to become a net-zero carbon dioxide-emitter by 2050. Increasingly it is falling to business to carry the standard to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. With the first

Nafed signs deal with IOC to curb carbon emissions

Agro co-op giant NAFED inked an MoU with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in order to increase biofuel production in the country in order to reduce carbon emissions, among other things. The event was attended by senior officials from Nafed and the IOC. “MoU b/w IOC & NAFED was signed on 15 Feb 2022 to set-up

New policy to reduce the cost of green hydrogen by 40-50%

India’s largest oil company Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will set up ‘green hydrogen’ plants at its Mathura and Panipat refineries by 2024 to replace carbon-emitting units, as it considers hydrogen policy green which has just been announced as a turning point in the country’s energy transition. this will help reduce costs. SSV Ramakumar, director of

Cummins unveils industry-first fuel-agnostic internal combustion powertrain solutions

Global power leader Cummins Inc. announced today that it is expanding its industry-leading powertrain platforms, leveraging a range of lower carbon fuel types. As the industry’s first unified, fuel-agnostic engines, these platforms will use engine blocks and core components that share common architectures and will be optimized for different low-carbon fuel types. “Getting to zero

India’s top steelmakers seek federal funds to cut carbon emissions

India’s top steelmakers have urged the government to provide federal funding and other economic assistance to help them meet targets for cutting carbon emissions, a leading industry body said. India, the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the United States, has pledged to achieve a net-zero carbon emission target by 2070 and

India invites bids to set up gas sales network

India has invited bids in an auction for licences to supply natural gas to households, automobiles and small industries in some areas of five states, an official statement said, as the country pushes to cut its carbon emissions. India, the world’s third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, has set a 2070 goal for net zero

Methane regulations were one victory of the Glasgow climate talks. What comes next?

This year’s global climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, came with the usual sense of anticlimax: lots of lofty rhetoric, too little action. But world leaders made at least one meaningful pledge. More than 100 nations, including the United States, committed to reducing methane emissions by 30% by the end of decade. This commitment is a

Designated ‘net-zero’ lanes could push the shipping industry to clean up its act

The world’s ever growing global economy runs on shipping– this means that supplies from food to building materials. Some of the items and materials we order online (including from huge companies like Amazon) from overseas often make it to our doorsteps thanks to shipping lanes and canals that connect the world. Shipping canals all over

Biofuels leaders call on Biden to keep promise to support renewables program

With the Biden administration considering a possible cut in Renewable Fuel Standard  volumes to bring down gasoline prices, some say he is breaking a campaign promise. Congress created the renewable fuel standard program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the nation’s renewable fuels sector and become less dependent on foreign oil. The idea of