Microsoft signs pact with Equinor for carbon dioxide storage facility
Microsoft has signed a memorandum of understanding with Norway’s Equinor to explore the use of a carbon dioxide storage facility as the tech firm seeks...
Taking climate change action out of political slow lane
While governments get their act together on climate change, businesses can step into the breach by thinking energy efficiency first, says Michael Dent, managing...
COP22: Global Peatlands Initiative launched to protect peatlands
At UN’s COP22 in Marrakech, the Global Peatlands Initiative was launched with an aim to mobilize governments, international organizations and academia in a targeted...
Maharashtra starts industry rating to check emissions
In a first in India, industries in Maharashtra will be on regular monitoring of particulate matter and other air pollutants and they will get...
Environmental platform CDP urges 1,600 high-emitting firms to disclose data
CDP, a non-profit environmental platform, revealed that more than 1,600 companies, which have the biggest impact on the environment, are not disclosing environmental data.
CDP,...
Carbon footprint management market to be worth USD 12.94bn by 2021
Carbon footprint management market size is expected to grow from USD 7.76 Billion in 2016 to USD 12.94 Billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of...
China satellite to monitor global carbon emissions
China on Thursday launched a global carbon dioxide monitoring satellite via a Long March-2D rocket, authorities said.
It was launched at 3.22 a.m. from Jiuquan...
Are companies doing enough to tackle risks from climate change?
There’s a gap between the way companies identify climate-related risks and opportunities and how they are preparing to tackle them, according to a new...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Launches Record-Breaking Growth Markets Fund II at COP28
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has unveiled its Growth Markets Fund II (GMF II) at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) in...
Top CEOs pledge support for UN Climate Deal
The heads of 78 major multinational companies from India, Brazil, China, Europe and the US have pledged support for the United Nations' Climate Deal...