To combat climate change, Saudi Arabia has launched the Saudi Green Initiative and Middle East Green Initiative. One of the lessons learned from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is the need for collective action among members of the international community to effectively address global challenges such as pandemics and climate change. The pandemic has created an […]
Farmers struggle to break into booming carbon credit market
When Microsoft Corp made a massive purchase of carbon credits in January, it turned to a relatively new source: farmers who plant crops meant to trap carbon in the soil. The credits are financial instruments generated by projects that reduce or avoid the release of greenhouse gases, such as solar farms or tree plantings. When […]
Forum: Installing rooftop solar panels may not result in much energy savings
I have been following the Straits Times reports on climate change and I have read about the heat island effect that highly urban cities such as Singapore experience. Singapore will be getting hotter and hotter in the future and it is now trendy to install rooftop solar panels in private landed estates (Saving the environment […]
Germany, China To Increase Cooperation On Climate Change
BERLIN (AP) : Germany and China agreed Monday to step up their cooperation in combating climate change in an effort to help keep global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) by the year 2100. Countries are running out of time to achieve that target, laid down in the Paris agreement […]
Partnership with India to achieve climate, energy goals core pillar of bilateral cooperation: Biden
Biden made the comments a day after India and the United States announced a “US-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership” to create stronger bilateral cooperation on actions in the current decade to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. New Delhi: US President Joe Biden on Friday said that he is looking forward […]
India needs $401 bn capex to fight climate change: Report
The country needs over USD 400 billion in capital investment which could save over 100 GW of energy and 1.1 billion tonne of greenhouse gasses between 2015 and 2030, if it goes ahead with the measures to control pollution under the Paris climate agreement, says a report. Since the country is set to far exceed […]
What It Takes to Turn Cities Into Bulwarks Against Climate Change
Grownups look straight past the nuts and bolts of the city. Power lines and drainage grates go unseen. But my 8-year-old notices, even those up above the row houses. “Look at that,” Felix says, “there’s one with solar panels.” It’s a forerunner of the next city that he sees—the resilient cities we’re going to have […]
India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change
Coal’s contribution to electricity generation in India fell for the second straight year in 2020, marking a departure from decades of growth in coal-fired power. Still, the fuel accounts for nearly three-fourths of India’s annual power output. CHENNAI: India may build new coal-fired power plants as they generate the cheapest power, according to a draft […]
Apple launches $200 million ‘Restore Fund’ to fight climate change
Apple in its green initiatives so far, claims that it has used 100 per cent responsibly sourced fibre in its packaging improve the management of more than a million acres of forest land globally. Apple in collaboration with the Conservation International and Goldman Sachs has announced a new green initiative to remove carbon dioxide from […]
India, France to push joint initiatives on climate change
New Delhi : India and France on Wednesday agreed to further joint initiatives on solar power, eliminating single use plastic and green hydrogen. Environment and Climate change Minister Prakash Javadekar had a bilateral meeting with Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean Yves Le Drian in which both discussed boosting global action on […]