India's solar capacity is expected to reach 292 gigawatts by 2030, with an estimated increase of solar waste reaching 19,000 kilotonnes by 2050, mostly due to additional capacities.
VinFast Auto, a Vietnam-based electric vehicle manufacturer, praised India's new electric vehicle (EV) policy, which provides import duty breaks for companies spending at least USD 500 million in manufacturing facilities in India. This approach allows VinFast to introduce a variety of environmentally friendly SUVs at competitive costs.
In Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, preparations for the next Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections place an extreme value on environmental sustainability. Hage Lailang, the district election officer, convened a meeting with political parties to discuss environmentally friendly campaign methods, encouraging them to eliminate single-use plastics.
Haryana is leveraging renewable energy to gain a competitive advantage in sustainable development by reducing global warming and carbon emissions.
The KPMG research, 'Time to act now – ESG in Metals and Mining,' stresses the significance of incorporating ESG and sustainability measures to align the metals and mining business with global net zero goals.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) held the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) in Geneva, with the theme 'Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Economic Commission for Europe region in times of multiple crises: The effective delivery of sustainable, resilient, and innovative solutions.'
Effective carbon emission reduction techniques play an essential role in mitigating climate change. Regulated carbon markets have emerged as a possible alternative, using a market-based approach to incentivize businesses to minimise their carbon footprints.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California has granted Airbus a contract to build the GRACE-C twin spacecraft in partnership with the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). This mission builds on the long-standing partnership between the United States and Germany to continually study the Earth's gravitational field.
Earth Hour is a worldwide movement that takes place annually on the last Saturday of March. This year, it falls on March 23rd.
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has released its 'State of the Global Climate 2023' report, which shows record levels of greenhouse gases, surface temperatures, ocean heat, acidification, and sea level rise.