Decarbonizing in the automotive industry requires more than the elimination of internal combustion engine operated vehicles and the exclusive making of EVs. While automakers are striving to cut down on emissions across the world, the BMW Group has announced its plan to open the company’s
Wildlife seems to be having the hardest time amid human-induced global warming, what with wildfires, droughts, and relentless deforestation. The recent blow came when millions of bees died after Delta Air Lines shipping mishap due to human irresponsibility and hot weather. Reportedly, Alaska beekeeper Sarah
Rapidly changing climatic conditions and rising temperatures have created a long spell of drought in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh in India. Rainfall shift and dry conditions have affected the supply of water and crop yields across the state, threatening the livelihood of its
Wind and animals scatter tree seeds to unimaginable distances, which helps in the germination of new tree saplings. However, wildfires can destroy any scattered seeds, hindering the natural plant regeneration process. While it is an incredibly herculean task to manually plant new saplings, technology can
China keeps building more and more coal power plants, while the world is trying to shed its dependency on fossil fuels to combat the climate change. In 2021, about 176 gigawatts of global coal capacity was under construction, and over half of which was being
Melting permafrost across the Arctic has experts worried about the future of the locals and the overall health of the planet. Increasing temperatures have caused the collapse of ice-rich ground, evaporation of massive lakes, and releasing more organic material and producing more greenhouse gases. The
There were times when you opened a newspaper in the morning, it would bring you all the news from around the world, the day-to-day affairs. Now, I detest reading or listening to the news channels as their lion’s share is filled with rapes, deaths, murders,
Lohari village in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun has submerged in the waters of the reservoir built as part of the 120-megawatt Vyasi hydropower project in the Vikas Nagar zone. The villagers received a 48-hour eviction notice on April 9, 2022. Two days later, the homes, farmlands and
Amazon is celebrating Earth Month by teaming up with environmental charity One Tree Planted to encourage its consumers to plant trees through Alexa. Under Amazon’s new green campaign, customers in the US with an Alexa-enabled device simply need to say “Alexa, grow a tree” to
In a time when people are trying to reduce their footprint, baby products – such as clothes, shoes, and other accessories – pose quite the conundrum. When kids outgrow their clothes and shoes, most of these items end up in landfills. Offering a solution to