Sunkonnect plans to cut 15% carbon dioxide emissions in educational institutes over 4 yearsSunkonnect's ambitious plan targets 34 million tonnes of CO2 reduction. The firm will install solar rooftops on over 5,000 schools. Energy ...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
World far off track to meet climate goals: UNThe UN estimated Tuesday that nations' carbon-cutting pledges imply a far-from-sufficient 10-percent emissions cut by 2035, cautioning that...
28 Oct, 2025, 01.21 PM IST
Amazon’s sustainability chief: ‘We have to act now’ on climateAmazon's focus on electric vehicles and industry partnerships highlights the complexity of transitioning to a sustainable future.
12 Jul, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
India unlikely to join global cooling pledge at COP28: Govt sourcesThe pledge to cut cooling-related carbon dioxide emissions by at least 68% by 2050 compared with 2022 levels was developed by the United Na...
27 Oct, 2023, 11.20 AM IST
Carbon tech investment defies venture capital downturn, says PitchBookThe amount raised in 2022 for carbon and emissions technologies was only 2% below 2021's record $14.1 billion, according to a report by Pit...
14 Feb, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
UN chief Antonio Guterres says global warming goal on 'life support'In an exclusive interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Guterres said the negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, set to end Friday, will ...
11 Nov, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
Current global pledges keep planet on track for catastrophic heating, warns UN report26 Oct, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
The toughest of tasks at UN climate talks: Article 6 on CO2 marketsLatest U.N. data shows 143 countries, accounting for around 57% of global emissions, have submitted new or updated emissions cut plans ahea...
26 Oct, 2021, 07.45 PM IST
G20 Rome summit aims to set agenda for COP26 climate talksThe developed nations are upping the ante and aim to finalise an ambitious climate action plan at the G20 heads of nations summit in Rome o...
18 Oct, 2021, 08.23 AM IST
Australia PM Morrison says he will attend U.N. climate summitMorrison had said he was unsure whether he would travel to the summit on Oct. 31-Nov. 12 because of the situation with COVID-19, but those ...
15 Oct, 2021, 10.30 AM IST
China raises emissions reduction targets; Xi sets sights on carbon-neutrality by 2060The announcement was cheered by climate campaigners. Greenpeace executive director Jennifer Morgan called it "an important signal" that sho...
23 Sep, 2020, 08.37 AM IST
Infosys joins Amazon, signs Climate Pledge to become net-zero carbonThe Climate Pledge calls on signatories to be net-zero carbon across their businesses by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Accord’s goal of ...
17 Jun, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
Union Cabinet approves India's INDC document at COP21INDCs were voluntary pledges that countries made to cut carbon pollution at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Paris.
22 Dec, 2015, 11.16 PM IST
Climate degegates generating 29,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide: Project Developer ForumFlights and hotels for the entire 9,000 delegates from 190 countries attending the UN climate confernece here will generate almost 29,000 t...
07 Dec, 2014, 05.08 PM IST
China pledges to cut carbon intensity by 45 per cent by 2020The central government said local governments and departments should recognise the significance and urgency in dealing with climate change.
19 Sep, 2014, 06.32 PM IST
- Countries violating own pledges to cut carbon emissions, UN report says
The gap between what countries pledged to do for curbing carbon emissions and what they actually did is increasing, pushing the planet even...
22 Nov, 2012, 03.42 PM IST
- India not a deal breaker on climate talks: European Union
For now, India has said that it will only stick to its voluntary domestic pledge that can be subjected to international monitoring.
05 Dec, 2011, 09.58 PM IST