Top Air Quality Body Orders Crackdown on Landfill Fires, Waste Burning in NCR
India’s air quality watchdog issues strict new rules to curb landfill fires and open waste burning in Delhi-NCR.
Stage 1 GRAP Measures Revoked in Delhi After AQI Drops to 179
Delhi lifts Stage 1 pollution curbs as air quality improves to ‘moderate’ following rain and favorable weather.
Bangladesh Brick Kilns Cut Emissions After Training Initiative, Study Finds
Training program helps Bangladesh brick kilns cut emissions, boost profits and improve air quality through simple operational changes.
MIT Study Finds Liquid Air Energy Storage May Cut Clean Power Grid Costs
MIT study shows liquid air energy storage could offer low-cost, clean, long-duration power for future renewable grids.
Aramco launches Saudi Arabia’s first CO2 Direct Air Capture test unit
The pilot plant, developed in collaboration with Siemens Energy, will be a testing platform for advanced CO2 capture materials.
Delhi’s Air Quality Improves, Authorities Ease Stage-III Restrictions Under GRAP
Delhi lifts Stage-III air pollution restrictions as AQI improves, urging citizens to follow ongoing GRAP measures to maintain cleaner air.
Toxic Smog Engulfs New Delhi as Air Quality Hits ‘Severe’ Levels Ahead of Winter
The city’s overall air quality index stood at 384, categorized as “very poor” and is projected to persist at this level until Thursday.
Flexible Airspace: Indian Aviation Sector reduces 1.37 lakh tonnes of Carbon Emission
India successfully reduced carbon emissions by 1.37 lakh tons through the strategic opening up of additional airspace for civilian aircrafts within its territory
Richest 1% emit as much planet-heating pollution as two-thirds of humanity, Says Oxfam
#Carbon emissions of richest one percent surged to 16 percent of world’s total CO2 emissions in 2019.
#Their carbon emissions are enough to cause 1.3 million excess deaths due to heat.
#Unequal countries suffer seven times more flood fatalities than more equal countries.
#Fairly taxing the super-rich would help curb both climate change and inequality.
ISSB To Take Over Corporate Monitoring Responsibility
The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will take over responsibility for monitoring companies’ climate-related disclosures by 2024