The researchers noted that the annual cuts of 0.16 billion tonnes of CO2 are only 10 per cent of the 1-2 billion tonnes of CO2 cuts that are needed globally every year to tackle climate change ...
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Scientists say that in order to meet the Paris climate accord’s goal of keeping average temperatures from rising by 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times, man-made emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases need to be reduced to near zero by 2050 ...
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According to a new study released by the Centre for Science and Environment, a non-profit organisation based in Delhi, there has been lack of action over the years to control and reduce pollution in the areas that were already identified as ‘critically’ polluted ...
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The 2015 Paris climate agreement had nations submit voluntary targets for how much heat-trapping gases they would spew by 2025 and update them every five years ...
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According to Prakash Javadekar Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, the delivery on commitment by developed countries to mobilise USD 100 billion per year by 2020 in support of climate action in developing countries has been elusive ...
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Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways said that if 10,000 electric vehicles are brought into use in Delhi, then about Rs. 30 crores per month spent on fuel can be saved and it will reduce pollution ...
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Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and philanthropist sheds light on the importance of using green approach in order to save the world from climate crisis ...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged people to turn electric vehicle (EV) adoption movement into a 'jan andolan' (mass movement) and decrease air pollution ...
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In the Budget 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 2,217 crore funding for Centre’s clean air programme, for controlling air pollution in 42 cities ...
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The United Nations Development Programme's 'Peoples' Climate Vote' reflects views of over half the world's population, which indicate that 64 per cent of participants believe that climate change is a global emergency ...
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The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, may help develop better policies to improve the air quality and visibility in North India, say experts ...
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The researchers analysed participants aged 40-69 with no eye problems at the start of this study in 2006 and concluded that air pollution has damaging effects on eyes ...
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