Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Opinion | Why this is the right time to follow green economy in India

Green economy aims at sustainable consumption as well as sustainable production

Explained: Why clean, cost-effective logistics are essential as freight movement in India goes up

India, the world's third largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has the potential to reduce nitrogen oxide and particulate matter emissions by 35 percent and 28 percent respectively by 2050

Lenovo extends 'carbon offset' service to customers in India, Asia Pacific

Customers can choose from a range of projects overseen by the UN and ClimeCo, a voluntary carbon credits producer in the US.

UNDP report takes into account carbon footprint, says fossil fuel dependency impacts assessment of human progress

UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner noted that "humans wield more power over the planet than ever before.

Humankind generates upto 100 times as much CO2 as venting from volcanoes each year: Report

While the planet could regain its carbon balance over time, it might need a mass extinction to do so, the study's authors think.

UN's IPCC climate report coming out this week: Here’s all you need to know

The IPCC report leads up to an international climate convention in December, the Talonoa Dialogue.

Climate change: Why green bond financing is a good bet to raise resources to save nature

India’s green bond market is currently pegged at about $3 billion, apportioning majority of the proceeds to renewable energy projects (contributing directly towards achieving India’s NDCs)

Rising carbon dioxide levels can strip food grains of nutrients; India to face mass malnutrition, says study

Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air threatens to raise the spectre of mass malnutrition as it saps wheat, rice, and other staple grains of valuable nutrients, researchers warned.

India's transition to electric and connected mobility system can save $330 billion: Report

Even under a shared mobility paradigm, over 46,000,000 vehicles (two, three, and four wheelers) could be sold by 2030, said the report.

Britain to spend one billion pounds for promoting electric vehicles to meet climate change targets

A parliamentary watchdog said in January that Britain had spent 168 million pounds on two failed initiatives to help to fund CCS technology.