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March 14, 2022
Mumbai becomes first South Asian city to set net-zero roadmap
Mumbai, India's financial hub, has unveiled its first ever Climate Action Plan as part of India’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070. Under the plan, the city aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first Southeast Asian cit
March 09, 2022SBTi shuts door on carbon target validation for fossil fuel firms and suppliers
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), one of the key organizations focused on aligning corporate environmental sustainability action, has made change to its criteria and will no longer accept pledges or validate targets from fossil fuel companies.
February 24, 2022Global energy sector emits 70% more methane than they report: IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published on Wednesday its 2022 Global Methane Tracker report, indicating that methane emissions from the global energy sector are 70% higher than official figures, with the coal sector identified as the largest singl
February 23, 2022Most carbon capture and reuse technologies are incompatible with climate goals: experts
Most efforts to capture and reuse carbon dioxide produce more carbon dioxide than they capture, and they are not able to reduce enough emissions to meet the Paris Agreement's goals, said researchers from Radboud University, the Netherlands.
January 27, 2022Climate commitments at risk as global oil prices soar
British financial think tank Carbon Tracker released its new report on Thursday, writhing that, with global oil prices rising to US$90 per barrel, investors may be lured into long-term fossil fuel projects, destroying the world's hopes to limit carbon emi