UAE companies to start tracking and reporting carbon emissions

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will require companies to monitor and report their emissions in an effort to reach a target to become carbon neutral by 2050. All companies with emissions equivalent to 500,000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide per year are required to participate, according to legislation that came into force on Dec

India succeeds in reducing 33% emissions

India’s greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations. The report’s findings showed India well on the way to meeting a commitment to the United Nations Convention on

EU urges IMO to set 2050 as netzero emissions target

The delegation believes that the international shipping sector is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions which continue to rise, both in absolute and in relative terms, and are close to reaching 3% of all man-generated GHG emissions.

Sweden may miss CO2 targets with biofuel cut

Sweden will struggle to hit its 2030 emissions targets, a government agency warned after the country’s minority coalition cut the biofuel that must be added to diesel and gasoline. The right-wing Sweden Democrats-backed coalition government has already cut fuel taxes, raised tax breaks for people driving to work and ended new electric vehicles subsidies. Mixing

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

WBCSD’s new avoided emissions guidance for decarbonisation

The newly released Guidance on Avoided Emissions by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and 19 of its member companies in collaboration with Carbone4 and its Net Zero Initiative (NZI) can help business drive innovations and scale solutions that contribute to global NetZero. This guidance will help ensure credible accounting of avoided emissions,

EU prioritizes five clean sectors for energy shift

The European Union plans to prioritize the growth of five clean technologies – from solar energy to hydrogen – to meet its emissions-reduction goals and stave off competition from the US and China in the race toward a climate-neutral economy. The European Commission, the bloc’s regulatory arm, wants to accelerate permitting procedures for key projects

DHL Express offers choice to choose SAF to cut emissions

DHL announced the launch of GoGreen Plus, a new service that will allow customers to reduce the carbon emissions associated with their shipments through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). DHL, part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, is the leading global brand in the logistics industry, offering an unrivaled portfolio of services, including international

ITF calls for carbon pricing for shipping

The International Transport Forum (ITF), part of Paris-based OECD, has called for the swift implementation of carbon pricing for shipping to speed up the sector’s shift towards zero-emission ships. The price gap between conventional and zero-emission ship fuels hinders the adoption of known and sometimes available technological solutions, the ITF has argued in a new