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
Colgate: Saving water through sponsorship
In November, it was announced that Mina Guli’s #RunningDry journey – 100 Marathons in 100 Days – would be sponsored by Colgate Palmolive (India). #RunningDry is a global initiative by water advocate and global athlete Mina Guli. Through the sponsorship, Colgate reiterated its
IPCC: Doomsday is almost here
The latest report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is blunt in its dire assessments for the future of the planet – the immediate consequences of climate change is far worse than previously thought and to avoid this scenario, the world economy
Europe says no to single-use plastics
In October, the European Parliament approved a ban on single-use plastics across Europe by 2021. The proposal bans 10 single-use plastics that most frequently end up in the ocean, as well as oxo-degradable plastics, such as bags or fast-food container packaging. The banned
Plastic-free world: A pipe dream?
A new report issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA), titled ‘The Future of Petrochemicals’, has found that a sharp increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the petrochemical industry has the potential to negate the decrease in emissions from other sectors. Such
Audi: Paying the price for cheating
In October, as part of the fallout from the emissions-cheating scandal, Audi agreed to pay a fine of €800 million, or about $930 million, in Germany. The fine was for failure to properly supervise employees who devised and executed this cheating scheme. However,
Hydrogen – powering life and now trains
In a shot in the arm for clean energy, two hydrogen-powered trains recently went into commercial service on a rail line in northern Germany near Hamburg. The Coradia iLint trains are running along a 62-mile corridor between towns in Lower Saxony in the
Toyota Kirloskar Motor: How green is my plant
The Bidadi plant near Bengaluru has been declared the greenest among 56 plants run globally by Toyota. This achievement is primarily due to the plant sourcing a majority of its energy requirements from renewable sources such as solar and wind energy. At least
No funds for a green climate
In a further setback to the battle against climate change, reports suggest that contributions to the United Nations programme Green Climate Fund (GCF) has been inadequate and far short of the pledged amount. Of the $10.3 billion pledged, only $3.5 billion has been