Fossil Fuel

Explained: How extreme weather could cause closure of thousands of hospitals globally

According to a latest report, if fossil fuels are not phased out quickly, thousands of hospitals worldwide could close entirely or partially due to extreme weather. In India, 10 per cent of hospitals may have to relocate or close due to climate change by the end of the century

Vantage | Two steps that can make COP28 most crucial climate summit ever

As COP28 approaches, the world awaits pivotal decisions that could shape the trajectory of global climate action

How ‘white hydrogen’ deposits found in France could save Earth

Two scientists, who were exploring the Earth's crust for fossil fuels, discovered a large supply of white hydrogen in northeastern France. It is a cleaner energy source than solar or wind power because when hydrogen burns, all that is produced is water

What is the X-57, NASA's first electric plane designed to reduce fuel consumption, emissions, and noise?

The X-57 uses lithium batteries to run electric motors for its propellers. But the energy you get from batteries, relative to their weight, is 50 times less than you can get from aviation fuel

EU imported six times fossil fuel energy from Russia than India since February 2022, states EAM Jaishankar

Jaishankar further added that if a $60,000-per-capita society feels it needs to look after itself, 'they should not expect a $2,000-per-capita society to take a hit'

Paris Agreement requires 'phase down of all fossil fuels', says India at UN climate summit

Citing the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Indian negotiators told the Egyptian COP27 presidency that meeting the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement 'requires phase down of all fossil fuels'

How US president Joe Biden learnt from his mistakes and scored a win on climate plan

Many pieces of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda have been thrown overboard, but his proposals on climate change remain largely intact

G7 nations vow to stop fossil-fuel financing abroad by the end of 2022

Ending subsidies for the international fossil fuel energy sector was already part of a series of commitments agreed to by around 20 countries at last year's COP26 climate summit in Glasgow

As Glasgow climate pact emerges at UN COP26 summit, India intervenes on fossil fuel

Several countries criticised the change on fossil fuels promoted by India, while Indian Environment Minister asked the summit how one could expect developing nations to make promises about 'phasing out' coal, dealing with their development agendas

Why phasing out coal completely is easier said than done even though its future is bleak

Electricity needs are soaring as the world’s population and prosperity increase, and renewables simply aren’t enough to satisfy that growth in demand