Scientists have long been looking for a substance or a bacteria that can decompose plastic as plastic waste is ubiquitous because it can not be disintegrated. Some scientists at the university of Leipzig have stumbled upon a kind of enzyme that decomposes PET (Polyethylene terephthalate).
Environmental campaigners are suing the Dutch airline KLM over “greenwashing” adverts they say misleadingly promote the sustainability of flying. Lawyers from ClientEarth are supporting Fossielvrij NL, a Netherlands-based campaign group, to bring a claim that KLM’s ad campaigns give a false impression of the sustainability of its flights and its plans to address its impact on the climate.
Researchers from International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) and Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) on Tuesday released its study 'Mapping India's Energy Policy 2022: Aligning support and revenues with net-zero future'. According to the study, fossil fuel subsidies by the Union government have fallen 742% since 2014 but the subsidies on coal, oil and gas increased by nine times in 2021-22.
ExxonMobil, one of the world’s leading oil companies, will have to face trial over its efforts to deny climate change
India plans to reduce power generation from at least 81 coal-fired utilities over the next four years, the federal power ministry said in a letter on May 30, in an effort to replace expensive thermal generation with cheaper green energy sources.
Finland has set a very ambitious target for itself for cutting carbon emissions. It has passed a law that requires the country to go carbon neutral by 2035 and carbon negative–i.e it’ll absorb more carbon than it will emit– by 2040.
A new study has revealed that with efficient and planned maintenance of natural carbon sinks we can leverage the natural carbon storage of Earth.
In an attempt to curb the degradation of Amazon’s natural ecosystem, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro signed an official regulation to increase the level of fines for environmental crimes in the region.
The central government’s National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is starting to gain some traction as significant efforts to preserve Ganga from contamination in Uttarakhand are announced by the government.
In a unique attempt to promote a green and sustainable environment a Mumbai based IAS officer and the Civic Chief at Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has successfully built a mini-forest by transforming 3 acres of dumping ground. Abhijit Bangar, the man behind this exquisite transformation adopted the Miywaki forest technique to achieve this feat.
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.