EU explores tweaking methane rules for US gas to help trade talks, sources sayTo avert a trade war with the U.S., the EU is exploring ways to ease methane emission rules for U.S. gas exports. The European Commission i...
21 Apr, 2025, 10.22 AM IST
IIT Guwahati develops method to convert methane and carbon dioxide into biofuel using bacteriaResearchers at IIT Guwahati developed a new method. They converted greenhouse gases into biofuel. The method uses bacteria. It offers a sus...
09 Dec, 2024, 08.01 PM IST
IIT Guwahati develops tech to convert methane, carbon dioxide into eco-friendly biofuelResearchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a biological method to convert methane and carbon dioxide into biofuels using methanotrophic bac...
09 Dec, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
With its size, economy and stature as the world’s largest democracy, India should play the lead role for G77 nations at COP 28: Robert N. StavinsThe UNFCCC focus from 1992 has been on carbon dioxide (CO2) and the role of energy generation and use in CO2 emissions. Now, it’s increasin...
30 Nov, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
UAE climate talks: Focus on fast action to reduce methane emissionsThe UN climate talks in the UAE are expected to see intense negotiations on methane. The UAE, hosting this year's climate talks (COP28), is...
28 Nov, 2023, 10.55 AM IST
EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limitThe European Union has reached a deal to impose methane emissions limits on oil and gas imports from 2030. This law will require importers ...
15 Nov, 2023, 09.33 AM IST
UAE oil giant raises climate goal ahead of key UN summitAbu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has brought forward its net-zero carbon emissions target to 2045, five years earlier than previously...
31 Jul, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
How technology can decrease carbon footprint in agricultureAgriculture accounts for close to 80% of total nitrous oxide emissions, mainly generated from the application of synthetic nitrogen fertili...
04 Jun, 2022, 11.06 AM IST
ExxonMobil lifts spending on emission reduction plan to USD 15BThe energy giant said the USD 15 billion will go toward projects focused at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from existing operations and ...
01 Dec, 2021, 08.20 PM IST
There is scope to slash methane emissionsGlobally, 32% of anthropogenic methane emission is from livestock; but since the Indian diet is primarily plant-based, our emission reducti...
12 Nov, 2021, 11.41 PM IST
US-China climate pact: What does it mean for Beijing?Beijing has yet to spell out precisely how it intends to achieve these goals, and environmentalists have warned that without specifying the...
11 Nov, 2021, 03.32 PM IST
India set to exceed voluntary emissions-cut targetIn its third biennial update report (BUR-III), submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently, India declared...
29 Mar, 2021, 03.31 AM IST
What is the science behind the moo-ve from cattle methane emissions?Scientists have worked for years to reduce methane emissions from cattle burps by changing what cattle eat, or through research on vaccines...
18 Sep, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
Global warming: Time is running outIn the last year, global carbon dioxide emissions had increased by around 36 gigatonnes, and this level had remained roughly steady over th...
16 Nov, 2017, 12.30 AM IST
CIL gets ready to tap into coal bed methane, gasificationUnderground coal gasification (UCG) is extraction of energy from coal and lignite resources that are otherwise deemed uneconomical through ...
02 Apr, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
US greenhouse gas emissions down by 10 per cent since 2010: ReportGreenhouse gas emissions by US dropped 3.4 per cent in 2012 from previous year and by 10 per cent since 2005, according to official report.
16 Apr, 2014, 10.29 AM IST
- US greenhouse gas emissions down by 10% since 2010: Report
Greenhouse gas emissions by the US dropped 3.4% in 2012 from the previous year and by 10% since 2005, according to an official report.
16 Apr, 2014, 10.27 AM IST