Climate change

United States

Sewage Sludge May Play a Role in Clean Energy Future

Argonne scientists assess energy, nutrients and water resources from U.S. wastewater facilities.

India

Toyota Launches Pilot Project for Flex Fuel Vehicle in India

Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday unveiled its flex fuel hybrid sedan in India, kicking off a pilot project in a market where the government is pushing automakers to…

World Bank Defends Climate Record in Meeting with NGOs

World Bank President David Malpass defended the institution's commitment to tackling climate change on Tuesday, telling civil society groups that have criticize…

Carbon Emissions

Hybridizing Diesel Engines to Cut Carbon Emissions

Finding alternatives to conventional fuels such as gasoline is a major way to reduce emissions and air pollution and help combat global warming.

KSOE to Demonstrate Fuel Cell-Applied Ship Operation

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group speeds up the era of eco-friendly ships by launching a demonstration project to apply fuel cells, which are in the spotlight as a…

Clean Energy Firms’ ESG Rating May Be ‘Downplayed’: Report

This calls for an improved ESG methodology.

Carbon Emissions

Honeywell Announces New Ethanol-to-Jet Fuel Technology

Tech firm Honeywell International Inc will roll out technology that could increase supplies of lower-carbon aviation fuel produced from ethanol.

Greece

Greek Renewables Fully Cover Power Demand for First Time on Record

Power generation from renewables fully covered Greece's electricity demand over a few hours last week, for the first time in the history of the country's electr…

Net Zero Emission

Investors of Australia's Top Banks Call for Climate Risk Resolutions at AGMs

Shareholders in Australia's three top banks on Monday called for resolutions at the upcoming annual general meetings asking the lenders how they would avoid fin…

Net Zero Emission

New Zealand Farmers to Face Livestock Emissions Charges Under New Plan

The New Zealand government on Tuesday confirmed plans to price agricultural long-lived gases and biogenic methane that mainly comes from cow and sheep burps sep…

Methane Levels Near Nord Stream Leak Area Found to Be 1,000 Times Higher Than Normal

The scientific expedition to the Nord Stream leak from the University of Gothenburg has arrived back home.

India

Tata Power Aims to Reach 10,000MW Renewables in Rajasthan

It will develop 8,000MW utility-scale projects, and 1,000MW solar rooftops, amongst others.

Carbon Emissions

NTPC to Decarbonise Gas Power Plant

This includes the project for 5% co-firing of hydrogen at the Kawas gas power plant.

Carbon Emissions

Shippers Focus on LNG, Biofuels, Methanol to Meet Emissions Targets

Shipping and commodities firms will commission more ships partly powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) next year while ramping up trials for biofuel bunkering …

Carbon Emissions

Companies Are Not Reporting Financial Risks of Emissions, US Study Finds

No company disclosed all the information recommended by Climate Action 100+ to get the world’s biggest polluters to address climate change