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Nitin Gadkari On How Road Projects Can Solve Delhi's Garbage Problem
Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who has been handling the Road Transport portfolio for the third straight term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today said efforts are on to use garbage to build roads.
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Global Fossil CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2024: Here's What You Need to Know
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024 at 37.4 billion tonnes, up 0.8% from 2023, according to the Global Carbon Project. Despite progress in renewables and climate efforts, fossil fuel use has not yet peaked, raising concerns about reaching global warming limits. With 41.6 billion tonnes of CO2 projected overall, scie...
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Switzerland Set To Introduce Global Minimum Corporate Tax, Climate Law
Swiss voters looked set to approve proposals to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050, projections by public broadcaster SRF showed on Sunday.
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Watch: 'Just Stop Oil' Protester Disrupts World Snooker Championship, Throws Orange Powder On Table
Another woman was prevented from executing a similar stunt on the other table by the referee Olivier Marteel.
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Bitcoin Makes Slim Gains in Use of Sustainable Energy, Cambridge University Research Shows
Bitcoin has made slim gains in the use of green energy, or sustainable energy this year, according to research by Cambridge University. Fossil fuels made up some 62 percent of Bitcoin's energy mix in January 2022, the latest data available, versus 65 percent a year earlier, as per the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI). The stu...
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IEA Warns Against Energy Crisis Deepening Fossil Fuel Reliance
The Paris-based IEA, a top energy watchdog, warned investors last year not to fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero emissions by mid-century.
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Joe Biden Orders US To Stop Financing Fossil Fuel Projects Overseas
Biden administration has ordered U.S. government agencies to immediately stop financing carbon-intensive fossil fuel projects overseas and prioritize international collaborations to deploy clean energy technology, according to U.S. diplomatic cables.
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Adani's Controversial Australia Mine Will Be Used For Electricity In India
Billionaire Gautam Adani's coal mine in Australia, a project that's become a global emblem for opposition to fossil fuels, is preparing to begin exports after more than a decade of bitter dispute over its development.
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Climate Pledges "Hollow" Unless Fossil Fuels End: UN Chief
Promises by governments to cut carbon emissions "ring hollow" as long as they continue to funnel trillions of investment to oil, gas and coal projects, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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19 Countries Including US Vow To End Overseas Fossil Fuel Finance
At least 19 countries, including major investors the United States and Canada, promised Thursday to end all unabated overseas fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022.
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What It's Like Living Next To China's Belt And Road Project
A lot has been written about China's multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. Economists have debated the debt dynamics. Political scientists have analyzed how it fits into the rising power's geopolitical strategy. And climate experts have decried the emissions China is adding to the atmosphere by supporting fossil fuel projects.
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Get Coal For Power Plant Via Auction, Panel Tells GVK
An inter-ministerial panel on coal linkages has asked GVK to obtain fossil fuel through special forward e-auction for its 540-mw thermal power project near Goindwal Sahib in Punjab.
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Global Fossil-Fuel Emissions May Decline In 2015: Study
Annual global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels could drop slightly in 2015, even as India figured as the fourth top emitter in 2014, accounting for 7.2 per cent of worldwide emissions, according to a new report.
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Nitin Gadkari On How Road Projects Can Solve Delhi's Garbage Problem
Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who has been handling the Road Transport portfolio for the third straight term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today said efforts are on to use garbage to build roads.
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Global Fossil CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2024: Here's What You Need to Know
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024 at 37.4 billion tonnes, up 0.8% from 2023, according to the Global Carbon Project. Despite progress in renewables and climate efforts, fossil fuel use has not yet peaked, raising concerns about reaching global warming limits. With 41.6 billion tonnes of CO2 projected overall, scie...
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Switzerland Set To Introduce Global Minimum Corporate Tax, Climate Law
Swiss voters looked set to approve proposals to introduce a global minimum tax on businesses and a climate law that aims to cut fossil fuel use and reach zero emissions by 2050, projections by public broadcaster SRF showed on Sunday.
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Watch: 'Just Stop Oil' Protester Disrupts World Snooker Championship, Throws Orange Powder On Table
Another woman was prevented from executing a similar stunt on the other table by the referee Olivier Marteel.
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Bitcoin Makes Slim Gains in Use of Sustainable Energy, Cambridge University Research Shows
Bitcoin has made slim gains in the use of green energy, or sustainable energy this year, according to research by Cambridge University. Fossil fuels made up some 62 percent of Bitcoin's energy mix in January 2022, the latest data available, versus 65 percent a year earlier, as per the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI). The stu...
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IEA Warns Against Energy Crisis Deepening Fossil Fuel Reliance
The Paris-based IEA, a top energy watchdog, warned investors last year not to fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero emissions by mid-century.
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Joe Biden Orders US To Stop Financing Fossil Fuel Projects Overseas
Biden administration has ordered U.S. government agencies to immediately stop financing carbon-intensive fossil fuel projects overseas and prioritize international collaborations to deploy clean energy technology, according to U.S. diplomatic cables.
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Adani's Controversial Australia Mine Will Be Used For Electricity In India
Billionaire Gautam Adani's coal mine in Australia, a project that's become a global emblem for opposition to fossil fuels, is preparing to begin exports after more than a decade of bitter dispute over its development.
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Climate Pledges "Hollow" Unless Fossil Fuels End: UN Chief
Promises by governments to cut carbon emissions "ring hollow" as long as they continue to funnel trillions of investment to oil, gas and coal projects, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
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19 Countries Including US Vow To End Overseas Fossil Fuel Finance
At least 19 countries, including major investors the United States and Canada, promised Thursday to end all unabated overseas fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022.
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What It's Like Living Next To China's Belt And Road Project
A lot has been written about China's multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. Economists have debated the debt dynamics. Political scientists have analyzed how it fits into the rising power's geopolitical strategy. And climate experts have decried the emissions China is adding to the atmosphere by supporting fossil fuel projects.
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Get Coal For Power Plant Via Auction, Panel Tells GVK
An inter-ministerial panel on coal linkages has asked GVK to obtain fossil fuel through special forward e-auction for its 540-mw thermal power project near Goindwal Sahib in Punjab.
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Global Fossil-Fuel Emissions May Decline In 2015: Study
Annual global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels could drop slightly in 2015, even as India figured as the fourth top emitter in 2014, accounting for 7.2 per cent of worldwide emissions, according to a new report.
