Action on air pollution: Too little too late?
Earlier this year, the government finally released the much-delayed National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), a five-year national-level strategy to tackle air pollution. Starting this year and with 2017 as the base year for measurements, the programme will be funded to the tune of
Warming oceans and a warming planet
In climate-change news, scientists have found that the world’s oceans are heating up to 40 per cent faster on average than the estimates of a 2014 United Nations panel report. This research from four different studies was published in the journal Science. The
Royal Dutch Shell: Putting money where the mouth is
Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, has announced that executive pay will be linked to carbon-emissions target. This unprecedented move comes after sustained pressure from investors, led by asset manager Robeco and the Church of England Pensions
Tetra Pak: Trying to make 100 per cent recycling a reality
Tetra Pak has partnered with resource-management company Veolia for an initiative that will enable all components of used beverage cartons collected within the European Union to be recycled by 2025. This initiative will start in the EU and expand to more markets around
No planet for children
About 93 per cent of children under the age of 15 years are exposed to highly polluted air that exposes them to major health problems, a new WHO (World Health Organization) report has found. About 630 million of these 1.8 billion children are
The new mass-extinction age
Humanity has wiped out 60 per cent of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles between 1970 and 2014, a new report by the WWF has revealed. The devastating findings were released in the report, Living Planet, which has inputs from scientists from ZSL (Zoological
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts: Making green commitments and hoping to deliver
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL), one of India’s leading vacation-ownership companies, has committed to join RE 100, a global campaign led by the Climate Group which brings together businesses across the globe committed to 100 per cent renewable power. The company
PepsiCo promises to collect and recycle used PET bottles in Delhi
PepsiCo has announced a programme for collection and recycling of used PET bottles in Delhi. The number of bottles recycled will be equivalent to its products sold in Delhi. The company has partnered with Gem Enviro Management to set up the infrastructure for
COP24: A mediocre deal is better than a no deal?
On December 15, as part of COP24 at Katowice, Poland, representatives of nearly 200 countries agreed on a deal to adopt a detailed set of rules to implement the Paris climate agreement. After an all-night bargaining session, it was decided that every country
An impending global climate crash
In further bad news for the entire world, new research has found that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide have been growing at an accelerating pace this year, with emissions expected to increase by 2.7 per cent. Last year, it grew by 1.6 per