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Tata Steel launches carbon bank to make CO2 a future value-creating asset
Private steel major Tata Steel recently launched a carbon bank, a virtual repository through which …
PTI
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EV charging is so bleak that some owners are considering going back to gas-powered cars, survey finds
Nearly half of EV owners in the US are considering switching back to a gas-powered car, a McKinsey …
Nora Naughton
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A leading carbon target arbiter has come into fire after ruling to allow carbon offsets — what's the big deal?
The Science Based Targets initiative, revered for its role in setting rigorous climate targets for …
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As COP28 concludes, have we taken enough steps to combat the climate crisis?
With the two-week-long COP28 summit finally under wraps, proceedings pretty much followed the same …
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COP28: Nations inch closer to historic deal on fossil fuel transition; India, China push back on coal
After nearly two weeks of hectic negotiations, countries were on the verge of reaching a historic d…
PTI
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Exposure to coal power plant emissions may be twice as dangerous than previously thought, study finds
Coal burning creates copious amounts of sulphur dioxide, a fine particulate matter (PM2.5) that sus…
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Climate crisis: Net zero goal still alive, says IEA
Globally, the rate at which people are installing solar panels and buying electric vehicles is "per…
PTI
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'The end is coming for dirty energy': Countries strike historic deal on fossil fuels in Dubai
Nearly 200 countries for the first time agreed to transition away from the leading cause of the cli…
Catherine Boudreau
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Oil titan Sultan Al Jaber backtracks on comments that 'there is no science' around fossil fuels at UN climate summit
Sultan Al Jaber, president of COP28 and CEO of the United Arab Emirates state-owned oil company Adn…
Catherine Boudreau
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Exxon's $60 billion bet on fossil fuels proves we're failing at the energy transition
ExxonMobil made a $60 billion bet that the world will be hooked on fossil fuels for decades. It sho…
Catherine Boudreau
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Global fossil fuel demand is likely to peak this decade as the clean energy economy grows, IEA says
The clean energy sector has struggled recently, but remains "the most dynamic aspect of global ener…
Aruni Soni
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Mesmerising NASA videos depict where our CO2 comes from, and where it eventually ends up
In three videos, NASA expresses the voyage of carbon dioxide from source to sink over the course of…
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Greta Thunberg says she will no longer speak at a climate event, accusing a sponsor of greenwashing by investing in companies tied to the fossil fuel industry
Greenwashing refers to a phenomenon where companies market themselves as more environmentally-frien…
Hannah Getahun
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Waste to wealth: Himachal to convert fire-prone pine needles to biogas, help reduce fossil fuel dependence
Nearly 22 per cent or 8,267 sq.km of the total forest area in Himachal Pradesh is fire-prone. A maj…
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The messy, high-stakes world of private equity's fossil-fuel dilemma
Giants like Blackstone and Carlyle are aiming to cut emissions. But states' intense ESG divisions c…
Rebecca Ungarino
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50 years back, the largest oil company made exceptional climate change predictions (and then spent decades being a denier)
Exxon has been known for conducting vigorous campaigns to disprove global warming in the past. Howe…
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Vast reserves of clean hydrogen fuel could be hiding beneath our feet
Clean hydrogen gas from underground reservoirs could be a key source of carbon-free fuel. Bill Gate…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Global fossil fuel use to skyrocket before falling drastically over next decade; India to reach 2030 emission targets easily: report
To get on track this decade, there needs to be $3 invested in low-carbon supply for every $1 in fos…
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Prioritising fossils fuels over cleaner energy alternatives amplified Indian heart-related mortalities by 55%: Lancet Countdown report
The report says climate change continues to amplify the health impacts of multiple crises in India.…
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Fossil-fuel companies need investors to operate. Could the IPCC report help push for more divestment from them?
The movement to sell off investments in fossil fuels is gaining momentum. Greater funding to the re…