IOC to achieve netzero operational emissions by 2046  

Indian Oil has achieved 10% ethanol blending with Petrol in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry and is working towards 20% ethanol blended petrol in line with government mandate.   SATAT’ scheme on Compressed Biogas (CBG) encourages entrepreneurs to set up CBG plants, produce & supply CBG to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) like IndianOil for sale as automotive

IR likely to announce hydrogen trains

There may be big-bang announcements for railways in the upcoming Budget, including a plan to roll out 35 hydrogen-fuelled trains, around 400-500 Vande Bharat trains, nearly 4,000 newly designed automobile carrier coaches and approximately 58,000 wagons, all of which may be rolled out in the next three years. Sources said the railways is likely to

Lenovo to become NetZero by 2050

Lenovo announced its goal to reach netzero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a partnership between the UN Global Compact, CDP and World Wide Fund for Nature – making it the first PC and smartphone maker and one of only 139 companies in the world

Businesses will struggle to meet netzero goals, AiDash study finds

AiDash has released its Carbon Offsetting in 2023 study that shares key findings from a global survey of more than 500 senior sustainability officers revealing sustainability strategy, carbon management planning, GHG emissions reporting, and more. The study found the majority of businesses will struggle to meet netzero goals without the use of carbon credits, but

Can national hydrogen mission bring energy transition in India?

The Union Cabinet has approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission to promote green hydrogen in a bid to cut emissions and become a major exporter in the field. The move is aimed at making India the global hub for the production of green hydrogen and achieve netzero carbon emissions by 2070. Hydrogen, made by splitting

Fossil fuel producers should help world reach netzero, say scientists

Fossil fuel companies should be forced to “take back” the carbon dioxide emitted from their products, handing them direct responsibility for cleaning up the climate, a group of scientists has argued. The principle that the producer of pollution should pay for its clean-up is established around the world, but has never been applied to the

NTPC and GE Power sign MoU to reduce carbon intensity

Carbon reduction from coal power plants is a key challenge and Co-firing of low carbon fuel will facilitate the transition towards a low carbon energy economy and subsequent it to “Net Zero” emission.  In its efforts to adopt advanced powering technology to decarbonize power generation in India, NTPC Ltd., the country’s largest power generating utility,

Coal usage to continue in India despite netzero targets

Coal is dirty – it makes up for 40 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, its mining wreaks havoc on the environment and burning it produces pollutants like mercury which are linked to acid rain and particulate matter that causes respiratory illnesses. But the war in Ukraine has caused a mini-energy crisis

World’s first netzero transatlantic flight to fly in 2023

The first ever net zero transatlantic flight will take off from the UK next year, with Virgin Atlantic receiving government funding to fly across the pond using solely sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In 2023, one of Virgin Atlantic’s flagship Boeing 787s, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, will take off from London Heathrow and make

Mahindra opens new netzero warehouse in Telangana

Mahindra Logistics Ltd. (MLL) has opened a new net-zero facility, which is designed with a sustainable warehousing architecture including multi-client capabilities, renewable energy, resource conservation and green cover. This state-of-the-art net-zero multi-client warehouse is located in 3.7 lakh sq.ft at Aruna Industrial Park in the Banda Mailaram village of Mulug mandal of Siddipet. This warehouse