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Global Registry of Fossil Fuels

September 19, 2022

Global Registry of Fossil Fuels is the world’s first public database on fossil fuel reserves, production and emissions. Key features The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels is the “first-ever fully transparent” public database that tracks fossil fuels across the world. It was launched by the Carbon Tracker and Global Energy Monitor. It was released to ..

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Just Stop Oil climate activists

July 7, 2022

A group of climate activists, based in United Kingdom, Just Stop Oil has made headlines in last few months. They are in new for disruptions caused by them, which are created to catch attention towards their cause. Highlights On July 5, just stop oil group stick themselves to the frame of the Last Supper of ..

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Uganda Oil Deal

February 3, 2022

The Chinese and French oil giants have signed an agreement to build a huge oil pipeline in Uganda. The companies are to exploit the oil resources of the country. This has fumed the environmentalists. What is the deal all about? The National Offshore Oil Corporation of China and the Total Energies of France are to ..

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India’s Non – Fossil Fuel Milestone

January 6, 2022

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recently announced that India has reached its non – fossil fuel target much ahead of 2030. What is the milestone achieved? At the COP21, India had pledged to install 40% of overall electric energy from non – renewable sources. India aimed to achieve this target by 2030. But ..

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UNEP report: Fossil fuel plans evade Paris limits

October 21, 2021

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released its report called “2021 Production Gap Report”. According to the report, government’s plan to produce fossil fuels will evade the Paris Deal limits. Key Points Report measures the gap between “governments’ planned production of coal, gas & oil” and “global production levels in consistent with the limits of ..

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CO2 Emissions of India falls in 4 decades

May 13, 2020

According to the study conducted by Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), the Carbon dioxide Emissions in India has declined the least in four decades. Highlights The study says that the carbon dioxide emissions in India has reduced by 15% in March and by 30% in April. The study also says that ..

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