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Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Driven by rising natural gas and oil consumption, levels of CO 2 are expected to hit 37 billion metric tons this year, according to new estimates from the Global Carbon Project (GCP), an initiative led by Stanford University scientist Rob Jackson. and China account for more than half of all carbon dioxide emissions globally.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

million preterm births globally—or 18% of all pre-term births—were associated with outdoor exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ).The Recent research has suggested that exposure to air pollution could also be a risk factor. India alone accounted for about 1 million of the total 2.7 Environment International.

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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APRIL 11, 2019

About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH). —Susan Anenberg.

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bp ventures makes 1st direct investment in India; $13M in EV ride-hailing & charging company BluSmart

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

bp ventures has made its first direct investment in India, investing $13 million in integrated EV ride-hailing and charging company BluSmart. bp ventures led a $25 million Series A round that also saw support from Mayfield India Fund, 9Unicorns and Survam Partners, alongside other existing investors.

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BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

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AUGUST 7, 2020

After growing by more than 2% in 2019, global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies. The report shows that medium-term growth will come from increasing cost-competitiveness and increased global access to gas. Low-carbon gas.

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India’s Shoonya campaign aims to boost electric last-mile deliveries

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

NITI Aayog, the Government of India’s official think tank, with support from RMI and RMI India, has launched a campaign to transform last-mile deliveries and eliminate pollution through consumer engagement. —RMI Managing Director Clay Stranger.

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Meet the Teens Whose Tech Reduces Drownings and Fights Air Pollution

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Drowning is the third leading cause of accidental deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization. Spotting carbon dioxide in soil Sahiti Bulusu’s Carboflux device measures and tracks carbon levels in soil to collect data for climatologists. The data also can give scientists a large-scale global perspective.

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

With the global push towards sustainability, the rise of electric autos in India comes as no surprise. From charging stations and battery manufacturers to renewable energy providers, the shift towards electric autos in India has the potential to revolutionize the transportation sector and create a plethora of new job opportunities.

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IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

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MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. Global emissions from the energy sector stood at 32.1 The data signal a continuing decoupling of emissions and economic activity.

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Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Global and regional-mean temperature responses to identical aerosol emissions in different regions. Diagonal lines (b) indicate the ratio of regional- to global-mean cooling. For example, their models show that aerosol emissions from Western Europe have 14 times the global cooling effect that aerosol emissions from India do.

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Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

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JUNE 27, 2017

The regions hardest hit are also those investing the most in solar energy installations: China, India and the Arabian Peninsula. My colleagues in India were showing off some of their rooftop solar installations, and I was blown away by how dirty the panels were. Credit: ACS, Bergin et al. Click to enlarge.

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Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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Study finds that under business-as-usual scenario, average global air quality to worsen; China, North India and Middle East are the hot spots

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AUGUST 2, 2012

Population-Weighted Multi Pollutant Index (PW-MPI) values for different regions. China, North India and the Middle East are expected to be especially affected by a drastic decrease in air quality. Remarkably, the global PW-MPI in 2050 is projected to be similar to that in the Middle East in the year 2005. Source: Pozzer et al.

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Ashok Leyland to Bring Electric Vehicles to India from UK

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APRIL 20, 2021

Ashok Leyland to Bring Electric Vehicles to India from the UK. India has over 1.6 Air pollution in terms of suspended Particulate matter (SPM) in all metropolitan cities once exceeded the limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO), Now it has reduced after the introduction of Electric vehicles into the Indian roads.

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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JANUARY 13, 2012

A study by an international team of researchers, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, has identified 14 measures targeting methane and black carbon (BC) emissions that could reduce projected global mean warming ~0.5°C Their paper is published in the journal Science.

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EV sales in India surge 41% to 1.66 million units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

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MARCH 31, 2024

As per retail data published on the government of India’s Vahan website, between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, a total of 16,65,270 EVs were bought in India – that’s 4,562 EVs sold every day in FY2024 compared to 3,242 EVs in FY2023. MEGA MARCH PUMPS UP THE VOLUME March 2024 was a mega month for India EV industry.

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Uber Green Launches in India: Revolutionizing Sustainable Mobility

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JUNE 20, 2023

Uber, the global ride-hailing giant, has taken another significant stride towards sustainability with the launch of Uber Green in India. This initiative aims to provide environmentally friendly transportation solutions while reducing carbon emissions and promoting cleaner mobility options.

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Tata Motors urges govt to keep hybrid tax, Toyota lobbies for cut

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Read more Tata Motors has opposed Toyota’s appeal for tax reduction on hybrid cars, claiming that they are more polluting than electric vehicles and should not be given a tax advantage. Several automakers like Toyota, who have been selling hybrid cars in India have been lobbying for a tax cut on the hybrid vehicles in India.

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Study finds some improved cookstoves may emit more black carbon pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

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APRIL 4, 2012

The first real-world, head-to-head comparison of improved cookstoves (ICs) and traditional mud stoves has found that some ICs may at times emit more of the black carbon particles that are linked to serious health and environmental concerns than traditional mud stoves or open-cook fires.

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Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

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MAY 10, 2020

In a paper in Nature Sustainability , they report that global urban extent has expanded by 9,687?km km 2 per year—a rate four times greater than a previous estimate, suggesting an unprecedented rate of global urbanization. Urban area dynamics during 1985–2015 at the global and continent scales.

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World Bank to focus on reducing short-lived climate pollutants; transport projects

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

A new report prepared by the World Bank at the request of the G8 identifies ways that the World Bank can do more through its projects to reduce the emission of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs): black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone, and fluorinated gases known as HFCs. —Akbar et al. degrees Celsius.

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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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JUNE 26, 2022

Global revenue generated from this industry is forecast to grow from 350 million USD in 2019 to more than 1 trillion USD by 2040 (Morgan Stanley, 2020). Decline in global stratospheric O 3 is small (0.01%), but reaches 0.15% in the upper stratosphere (?5 Effect of rocket launch and re-entry emissions on global climate forcing.

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IEF, IHS Markit: deepening underinvestment in hydrocarbons raises specter of continued price shocks and volatility

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

Underinvestment in oil and gas development extended into a second year in 2021 even as global energy demand rebounded, raising the prospect of price shocks, scarcity and growing energy poverty, according to a new report by the International Energy Forum (IEF) and IHS Markit. —Joseph McMonigle, secretary general, IEF.

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Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

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JANUARY 7, 2012

Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). Researchers at Peking University have developed a new methodology to model black carbon (BC) emissions from diesel and gasoline motor vehicles. An earlier global BC emission inventory by Bond et al. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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E-Commerce Giant Flipkart To Increase Electric Mobility In India

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MARCH 24, 2021

On a global scale, It is loud and clear that the future is electric and both developed and developing countries are embracing this and treat it as an opportunity to address their big-time problem POLLUTION. Electric mobility adaptation is the most effective and cost-effective way of getting more carbon neutral. .

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Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

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MARCH 27, 2010

The Asian monsoon circulation provides an effective pathway for pollution from Asia, India, and Indonesia to enter the global stratosphere, according to a new international study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. NCAR scientist William Randel, the lead author.

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Berkeley Lab study finds hybrids more fuel efficient in India, China than in US

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MARCH 31, 2014

Improvement in fuel consumption in India of a hybrid vehicle over a conventional vehicle. They found that driving a hybrid would achieve fuel savings of about 47 to 48% over a conventional car in India and about 53 to 55% in China. Hybrid and electric vehicles can significantly reduce carbon emissions and other pollutants.

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U of Birmingham scientists launch project to tackle global clean cold challenge

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JANUARY 16, 2017

Scientists from the University of Birmingham launched a major research project to investigate how “clean cold” could help to achieve almost all of the United Nations’ (UN) global Sustainable Development Goals. They will develop strategies using novel low-carbon and zero-emission technologies and new policy approaches.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel production could be made with almost no carbon emissions through $278 billion of extra investment by 2050, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Steel is responsible for around 7% of man-made greenhouse gas emissions every year and is one of the world’s most polluting industries.

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MIT researchers improve upon methods to model urban air pollution

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AUGUST 29, 2011

The new metamodel is capable of efficiently simulating the urban concentration, surface deposition, and net export flux of these species that are important to human health and the global climate. Urban regions account for an ever increasing fraction of Earth’s population, and are consequently an ever increasing source of air pollutants.

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Lancet Series Finds That Cutting Greenhouse Pollutants Will Have Major Direct Health Benefits Worldwide

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NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Carefully choosing how we reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have the added benefit of reducing global health inequities. Smith, professor of global environmental health at UC Berkeley and principal investigator in the United States for the overall research effort. —Kirk R.

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UC Davis, ITDP study suggests global shift to public transport, NMT and away from cars could save $100T through 2050 and cut GHGs

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

gigatons of carbon dioxide annually—a 40% reduction of urban passenger transport emissions—by 2050. It is also critical to reduce the energy use and carbon emissions of all vehicles. This expands mobility options, especially for the poor, and curbs air pollution from traffic. Further, an estimated 1.4

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Electrifying Growth: The Surge of Electric Vehicles Sales in Feb’ 23

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MARCH 1, 2023

With advancements in technology, increasing availability of charging infrastructure, and growing concerns about climate change and air pollution, EVs are becoming more accessible and attractive to consumers. Ather has maintained its third position on the sales list, with 9,959 e-scooters delivered in Feb ’23.

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GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Despite the economic effects of the global financial crisis (GFC), carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year, according to a new paper published by an international team of 31 scientists in Nature Geoscience. over the previous seven years.

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Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money

Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2024

Working on greener mobility has become a need for automakers around the world, given the status of global climate conditions in recent years. To accomplish this goal, while other technologies have emerged, EVs (electric vehicles) and hybrids have become the most well-known and broadly accepted, particularly in India. According to R.C.

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Empowering India’s Green Agenda | Autocar Professional

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APRIL 28, 2024

India is grappling with the third-worst air quality globally and is home to 42 of the top 50 most polluted cities in the world. A recent UN report paints a stark picture of the global climate crisis, attributing much of the crisis to fossil fuel pollution.

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Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

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OCTOBER 16, 2009

Carbon cycle. The report estimates that carbon emissions equal to half the annual emissions of the global transport sector are being captured and stored by marine ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. Blue carbon sink. Credit: Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Click to enlarge.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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APRIL 21, 2024

Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. The shift to eco-friendly electric mobility is underway globally.

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Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This marks the most significant improvement in global fuel standards for the shipping industry in 100 years, and is intended to achieve significant health benefits on a global scale. reduction of childhood asthma globally. pollution impacts in 2020 with and without the use of low-sulphur fuels. global reduction in PM 2.5

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First China, Now India, Commit To Reducing Carbon Emission Rates

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OCTOBER 11, 2015

The world's nations will meet in Paris in December to discuss a global strategy for combating climate change. That will include plans from individual countries detailing how they expected to reduce their carbon.

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OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Greater reliance on energy taxation is needed to strengthen efforts to tackle the principal source of both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, according to a new OECD report. These changes mainly result from fuel tax reforms in China, India and Mexico, the report said. Governments should do more and better.

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With SUVs in vogue, fuel demand surges adding 20% to energy emissions growth

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MAY 28, 2024

By: Bloomberg | Updated on: 29 May 2024, 08:33 AM Sports utility vehicles accounted for a record 48 per cent of global car sales in 2023, up from 41.4 With bigger engines, these vehicles have also pushed up fuel demand globally as well as carbon emission. per cent in 2020 and 20.58 per cent in 2013.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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MAY 26, 2022

In a recently published whitepaper on hydrogen opposed-piston engines (H 2 -OPE), opposed-piston engine maker Achates Power explained that since there are no carbon molecules in hydrogen fuel, neither unburned hydrocarbons nor particulate matter is a concern for emission control from a hydrogen combustion engine. Shell plc, London, England.

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Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Honeywell’s Transportation Systems Forecast projects that turbocharged vehicles will acount for 48% of annual global sales by 2021, up 9 percentage points from 2016. The global turbo business is expected to reach almost $12 billion in industry sales in 2021.

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Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

bp ventures makes 1st direct investment in India; $13M in EV ride-hailing & charging company BluSmart

BNEF, Snam, IGU report finds global gas industry set to resume growth post-pandemic; low-carbon technologies for long-term growth

India’s Shoonya campaign aims to boost electric last-mile deliveries

Meet the Teens Whose Tech Reduces Drownings and Fights Air Pollution

Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

Global CO2 emissions stalled for the third year in a row

Study finds that under business-as-usual scenario, average global air quality to worsen; China, North India and Middle East are the hot spots

Ashok Leyland to Bring Electric Vehicles to India from UK

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

EV sales in India surge 41% to 1.66 million units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Uber Green Launches in India: Revolutionizing Sustainable Mobility

Tata Motors urges govt to keep hybrid tax, Toyota lobbies for cut

Study finds some improved cookstoves may emit more black carbon pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

Study using satellite data finds rate of urban growth much greater than previously thought

World Bank to focus on reducing short-lived climate pollutants; transport projects

UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

IEF, IHS Markit: deepening underinvestment in hydrocarbons raises specter of continued price shocks and volatility

Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

E-Commerce Giant Flipkart To Increase Electric Mobility In India

Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

Berkeley Lab study finds hybrids more fuel efficient in India, China than in US

U of Birmingham scientists launch project to tackle global clean cold challenge

BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

MIT researchers improve upon methods to model urban air pollution

Lancet Series Finds That Cutting Greenhouse Pollutants Will Have Major Direct Health Benefits Worldwide

UC Davis, ITDP study suggests global shift to public transport, NMT and away from cars could save $100T through 2050 and cut GHGs

Electrifying Growth: The Surge of Electric Vehicles Sales in Feb’ 23

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money

Empowering India’s Green Agenda | Autocar Professional

Marine Ecosystems Capture Carbon Emissions Equal to Near 50% of Emissions of Global Transport; UN Agencies Propose Blue Carbon Fund for Their Support

Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

Study: IMO low-sulfur fuel standards will decrease childhood asthma cases, premature deaths; climate tradeoffs

First China, Now India, Commit To Reducing Carbon Emission Rates

OECD: governments should make better use of energy taxation to address climate change; “meaningful” increases limited to road sector

With SUVs in vogue, fuel demand surges adding 20% to energy emissions growth

Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

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