Some scientists are proposing we launch tons of moon dust into space to reflect sunlight and cool the planet—but it’s a complicated climate solution. A group of U.S. scientists this week proposed an unorthodox scheme to combat global warming: creating large clouds of moon dust in space to reflect sunlight and cool the Earth. In […]
Study: Enough rare earth minerals to fuel green energy shift – EQ Mag
Rare earth elements actually aren’t that rare The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to produce electricity and limit global warming, according to a new study that counters concerns about the supply of such minerals. With a push to get more electricity […]
Bill Gates: We will overshoot 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, nuclear can be ‘super safe’ and fake meat will eventually be ‘very good’ – EQ Mag
The world will not be able to avoid overshooting the goal established in the 2015 Paris Climate Accord to limit global warming to, ideally, 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-Industrial levels, Bill Gates told Reddit users on Wednesday. While it’s “great” if people want to be vegan, Gates doesn’t think most people will do that […]
Opposition members ask govt to take holistic approach to tackle effects of global warming – EQ Mag
New Delhi : Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday said the government should take a holistic approach by coordinating across various ministries and bringing agencies together to tackle the effects of global warming. Tiruchi Siva of the DMK, Pramod Tiwari of the Congress and Sandosh Kumar P of the Communist Party of India […]
Indian-origin UK minister behind bringing world to limit global warming – EQ Mag Pro
New Delhi : The man behind bringing nearly all 200 nations into a common cause — to adapt to the effects of climate change and limit the rise in average global temperature to 1.5 C as required by the 2015 Paris Agreement — is an Indian-origin UK minister. Born to Hindu parents in Agra and […]
Biden puts US back into fight to slow global warming
Biden signed an executive order rejoining the Paris climate accord within hours of taking the oath of office, fulfilling a campaign pledge. Washington: President Joe Biden returned the United States to the worldwide fight to slow global warming in one of his first official acts and immediately launched a series of climate-friendly efforts that would […]
Five years on, some signs that Paris climate accord is working
Scientists and diplomats say the outlook for mid-to-late century is not as gloomy as it was when the historic 2015 Paris climate accord was signed. New York: The forecast for global warming is looking a little less bleak in the long term, but not so rosy in the short term. With numerous countries pledging to […]
India may close its dirtiest coal plants as green focus grows
The plan under consideration by the power ministry would cap plants’ so-called heat rate, which is a measure of how much coal energy is needed to produce each unit of electricity, according to people with knowledge of the issue India is considering a proposal that may force some of its dirtiest coal plants to close, […]
India has contributed least to global warming, still very responsible on fossil fuels: Goyal
Davos : Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India has contributed the least to global warming but is still being very responsible on fossil fuels, while the western world is not doing enough even after accounting for more than half of the carbon emissions. Speaking here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, […]
As India Achieves Solar Power Target Four Years In Advance, Centre Eyes New 100 GW Goal By 2022
In light of the country achieving its installed solar power generation capacity target four years ahead of schedule, the central government has now set aim at a new goal of reaching 100 GW of solar power by 2022, reports PTI. Initially, the government had aimed for India’s solar power capacity to reach 20 GW by […]