India considers net-zero emissions by 2050

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India Eyeing To Achieve Zero Emissions Target By 2050: Officials

The Indian government is eyeing to eliminate the greenhouse gas emissions in the country by 2050, said government officials. The officials stated that deliberations are being carried to figure out ways through which the net-zero emission target can be achieved by 2050, if not by 2047. Reportedly, India is under global pressure to set a time-frame in this regard before the Glasgow Climate Summit this year. Interestingly, China has set a net-… read-more

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 - 03:22 PM / by Neha Sanjeev

Tags: Greenhouse gas emissions, India, China, Paris Agreement

Courtesy: NDTV

 Joe Biden

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Will Rejoin Paris Agreement, If Elected to Power: Joe Biden

Democratic Party's US presidential candidate Joe Biden promised to rejoin Paris Agreement on Climate Change if gets elected. In a manifestation on climate-change, Biden asserted for setting new standards to curb carbon emissions and ask other nations to work on their "climate commitment". He also promised to install a 500,000 electric-vehicle charging station, indigenous production of EVs and carbon-free power production. Besides, he showed… read-more

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 - 11:21 AM / by Nitesh Kumar Singh

Tags: Joe BIden, US Presidential Election, Paris Agreement, Climate Change, Donald Trump

Courtesy: The Hindu