According to a study done at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai will collectively produce 231.9 million tonnes of Carbon Dioxide (Co2) by 2040 from the development and operation of buildings alone. According to IT Madras experts, the building sector alone is thought to be responsible for around a quarter of all CO2 emissions in India.
A "Heads of Terms" offtake agreement for low-carbon hydrogen has been signed between Vertex Hydrogen and Merseyside glass maker Pilkington UK. With the completion of two world-first trials of hydrogen being burnt in a glass furnace, St Helens' Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, a unit of the NSG Group, has led the flat glass industry in the conversion to low carbon fuels.
ABB Ltd. and Boliden, a Swedish mining and smelting business, have forged a strategic partnership to use low-carbon footprint copper in high-efficiency electric motors. The goal is to accelerate the transition to a more circular economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched 100 new CNG-powered buses in Guwahati on Sunday, as well as the city's first CNG fuel station. According to a release from the Chief Minister's Office, the Assam State Transport Corporation will operate these air-conditioned, fire-detection, and GPS-equipped buses that Guwahati Smart City Limited purchased as part of its Smart City Mission.
Reuters reports that due to a rise in demand from makers of electric vehicles (EVs), the Russian aluminium company United Co Rusal International is considering supplying more low-carbon aluminium to China. Vice President Huang Wenqian of Rusal Shanghai Economic and Trade Company said, “we are highly confident about China's low-carbon demand”.
In Lucknow, a state-level Climate Change Knowledge Centre (CCLC) will be established. This will be the state's first climate change knowledge center, according to AK Saxena, minister of state for environment, forest, and climate change (independent charge). The center will develop communication materials to raise awareness about climate change and will collaborate with national and international technical institutions.
In the coastal village of Vizhuthamavadi in Nagapattinam, roughly 320 kilometres south of Chennai, the Development of Humane Action (DHAN) Foundation established the radio station Kalanjiam Samuga Vanoli fourteen years ago.
Rajeshwar Rao, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, on Thursday, said that India is particularly vulnerable to climate concerns because of its extensive coastline, high reliance on fossil fuels in energy systems, and reliance on agriculture for rural subsistence. As a result, action is necessary.
In order to reduce the quantity of coal used in power plants and replace it with low-carbon fuels including methanol, agricultural waste, biomass, and ammonia, among other options, NTPC Ltd. and GE Power India Ltd. inked a memorandum of understanding.
Ashwini Kumar Choubey, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change, stated on Thursday that India is committed to lowering its GDP's emissions intensity by 45% from 2005 levels by 2030.
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