The Indian government has stated that the country progressively nears its targets set in the Paris Agreement. Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh said India has acquired a 28 percent reduction in carbon emissions over 2005 levels, against the target
Over the years, rising global temperatures and atmospheric pollution have damaged the ozone layer that protects the earth from the ultraviolet radiation of the sun. However, from depletion to gradual repair, it is now on track to recovery. Recovering the ozone layer reduces the amount
Whether you believe it or not, climate change is here and it is burning our planet to ashes. It comes as no surprise as over 14,000 scientists declare a worldwide climate emergency, calling for urgent climate action and warning that several tipping points are now
A Dutch student, Gijs Schalkx skillfully modifies his motorcycle to run on swamp gas! An inventor and art student, Schalkx has named his vehicle Sloot Motor (sloot means ‘ditch’ in Dutch), which runs on methane procured from roadside bogs and ponds. This resourceful Sloot Motor
Peatlands like marshes, bogs and fens are running short of water which can let loose almost 860 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. It is found to have devasting effects on the effort towards curbing climate change. Peatlands may cover only 3% of the
Climate change has become an impending problem for the planet to deal with, and it is making the Indian monsoon erratic and dangerous, a study has revealed. The data driven finding said that over the past million years, the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide has
Carbon emissions have proven to be disastrous for the environment and the inhabitants of the planet. Excessive emission of greenhouse gases by industries and various human activities has led to climate change and various diseases. In an effort to reduce carbon emissions, Running Tide Technologies,
Carbon pollution from China’s booming, coal-intensive economy last year exceeded the carbon pollution of the US, Europe and other developed nations combined – making up to a whopping 27 percent of all the greenhouse gases worldwide. As China’s coal-reliant economy has boomed, so have its
Something is going wrong with the lungs of the world. According to a shocking report, after years of burning, mining, and development in the prestigious ecosystem – the Brazilian Amazon releases more carbon than it absorbs. The rainforest has released nearly 20% more carbon dioxide
Love isn’t in the air, it is the pollution. While everyone is fighting it through their own ways, the streetwear label Pangaia is using air pollution to produce fashionable ink for clothes. That’s something nobody’s probably heard before. The brand’s latest clothing collection features clothes