Japan issues alerts regarding fatal CO2 poisoning from sarcophagus dry ice

At least three fatalities are believed to have been caused by inhaling carbon dioxide from dry ice used in coffins, as reported on September 21 by agencies including Japan's consumer watchdog.

According to the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) and the National Consumer Affairs Center of...

The Seine: carbon-free urban distribution via water

Eighty-five percent of commodities arriving at Le Havre by sea are subsequently carried by road to Rouen and the Paris region. In comparison, a river barge can convey 5,000 tonnes of goods, or the equivalent of 250 trucks. With the rise of e-commerce, which places increasing strain on metropolita...

Utilizing Digital Technologies to Realize a Carbon-Free Economy at COP27

At COP27, industrial software company AVEVA will highlight the ways in which digital technologies can assist public-private partnerships and unlock innovation to help bridge the implementation gap on climate change.

From November 6-18, 2022, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, will play host to the...

GAIL aims to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2040: According to President Manoj Jain

According to chairman Manoj Jain they have set a advance goal by other state-owned companies that the largest gas company in India, GAIL NSE 1.43% (India), plans to have net-zero carbon emissions from its operations by 2040.

In comparison with other countries like U.S, China, European U...

MooVita Promotes Carbon-Neutral Transportation

MooVita, a market leader in vehicle-agnostic driverless software solutions for urban environments, has signed a strategic partnership with Desay SV (DSV), the leading automotive tier-1 parts supplier in China, in order to further drive a safer, more efficient, and carbon-neutral mode of transport...

EU's carbon border tax could be detrimental to poorer countries

The European Commission linked trade policy to climate policy in July 2021, a move no other significant governmental body had ever made. The EU must reduce emissions both inside and outside of its borders if it is to meet its 2030 goal of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent.

Targeting Carbon Neutrality

On Tuesday, May,31 of this year, the building engineering firm announced a collaboration with Wärtsilä, WEC Energy Group, and the E4EPRI) to implement the technology, which could achieve carbon neutrality at the site by 2050.

 The 55MW facility will run on up to 25% hydro...

Tondo Hospital Benefits from Clean, Green Technology

CARBON FOOTPRINT REDUCTION The symbolic switching of LED lights is led by Dr Glenn Roy Paraso, CEO and executive director of Mary Johnston Hospital.

The 115-year-old Mary Johnston Hospital (MJH) in Tondo, Manila, leads the way in terms of reducing not just power costs but also carbon em...

Australia Considering to Import Carbon and Export Hydrogen

Recently, the liquefied hydrogen was successfully shipped from Australia to Japan. For the first time, the export of commercially produced hydrogen as a pressurized liquid at -253o C temperature would be done. Geology of the land is a big factor in the convenient transportation of gaseous hydroge...

EU Classifying Some Gas and Nuclear Energy Projects as Sustainable

News has been revolving around that the European Union is considering to allow certain oil and gas products by categorizing them under sustainable investments. The proposal has been responded to with great criticism from climate activists.

The European Commission has been working on a d...

Global Carbon Capture and Storage Market to Grow at 15.5% CAGR during 2021 – 2029

The precombustion, oxyfuel combustion and post combustion capture are the major modes of capturing carbon. Precombustion capture includes separation of carbon emissions from reforming and gasification processes. For instance, in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) facility, coal is reac...

Singapore’s Targets for Energy and Chemicals

The government of Singapore plans to work on improving its energy and chemicals sector. Singapore wants to enhance the outcome of its sustainable products and attain over six million tonnes of carbon abatement every year from low carbon-containing solutions by the year 2050.

The Economi...

Japan Receives Chemical Cargo from the UAE

Idemitsu Kosan Corporation in Japan said that the company had received a shipment of blue ammonia from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation of the UAE in an attempt to reduce the country’s carbon footprint.

A UAE-based company, Fertiglobe, has produced this blue ammonia in the i...

Singapore to Capture 2 million tonnes of carbon capture by 2030

Singapore is planning to capture at least 2 million tonnes of carbon by 2030 and over 6 million tonnes per year of carbon abatement by the year 2050. The city-state plans on transforming its downstream oil hub on Jurong Island into a sustainable energy and chemicals park.

Yesterday, a r...

ESG Investor Group Again Slam Exxon for Meeting Emissions Goals by 2025

A group called Coalition for a Responsible Exxon (CURE) of the ESG Investor Groups attack ExxonMobil for not doing its best to meet the target of reduced emissions by 2025 whereas the company has already adopted a plan to do so.

ExxonMobil invested 15 billion dollars in green initiative...

$740 Million fund to develop low-emissions technology in Australia: Morrison

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that Australia will be investing A$1 billion fund in companies to develop low-emissions technology. The country is currently seeking to attain net zero target by 2050 and also trying to cut down carbon emissions.

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South Korea aims to reduce carbon emissions by 40%, by 2030

South Korea has now officially committed to reducing national carbon emissions by 40 per cent of 2018 levels by 2030.  This announcement came in just before the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. They admitted that this is a very challenging target as compared to the initia...

Toyota to equip vehicles with solar power generation system, to reduce emissions

Toyota Motor Corp is aiming to equip its cars with highly efficient solar power generation systems. The company is increasing its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.

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• Toyota to power electric vehicles with solar power generation system
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New South Wales offering A$3 billion incentives for development of Hydrogen projects

New South Wales state in Australia, said it will be offering A$3 billion incentives, in order to attract hydrogen projects to the country's biggest coal-exporting state. This is done as the country is trying to reduce its carbon emissions.

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Britain warns food industry against rise in carbon dioxide prices

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• Britain warns food producers about a 500% rise in carbon  dioxide prices

• Some plants are forced to shut due to the shortage of the gas

Britain warns its food producers to stay prepare for rise in carbon dioxide...