Algae biofuel reduces CO2 emissions by 68% more than petroleum counterparts: Study

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 20:29

A recent study has revealed that algae-derived biofuel can reduce CO2 emissions by 68 percent, as compared to petroleum fuels.

Japan to cut 25% greenhouse gas emissions by 2020

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 14:55

Reflecting the rising demand for clean energy internationally, an energy summit was recently organised in Tokyo under the aegis of Gas One, Japan`s gas supplying company.

How to turn carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuel back into fuel

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 15:43

Scientists are now looking at new ways to turn the tables on the No. 1 greenhouse gas and convert carbon dioxide back into fuel.

Experts surer of manmade global warming but local predictions elusive

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 12:24

Climate scientists are surer than ever that human activity is causing global warming, but they are finding it harder than expected to predict the impact in specific regions in coming decades.

New Zealand lowers greenhouse gas emissions target

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 22:27

The New Zealand government Friday committed to a controversial greenhouse gas emissions target of five percent below 1990 levels by 2020, with critics claiming it had reneged on a higher commitment made in 2010.

Ford joins voluntary greenhouse gas reporting in India

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 18:39

US car-maker Ford Motor Co today said it has joined a recently established voluntary greenhouse gas reporting programme in India.

How mega Internet data centers can go greenhouse gas emission free

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 19:42

Most big data centers, the global backbone of the Internet, could slash their greenhouse gas emissions by 88 percent by switching to efficient, off-the-shelf equipment and improving energy management, according to a new research.

Greenhouse gas `altering` ocean food chain

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 22:26

Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be weeding out the bacteria that form the base of the ocean`s food chain and selecting certain strains for survival, a new study has suggested.

May global temperatures third warmest on record: US

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 09:47

Global temperatures last month tied with 1998 and 2005 as the third warmest for a month of May since record-keeping began in 1880, US scientists said today.

Shimla chosen for international project to lower greenhouse gases

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 18:19

Shimla has been shortlisted for a global project to lower greenhouse gas emissions on the pattern of European cities, a municipal official said here Monday.

India must develop own climate model: US expert

Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013, 16:18

India is amongst the countries most vulnerable to climate change and must develop its own model to study changes at the regional level and take necessary mitigation measures, a senior US scientist of Indian origin said.

Climate change can cause widespread global-scale loss of flora and fauna

Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013, 15:26

Climate change could lead to decline in more than 50 per cent of common plants and 33 per cent of animals can see this century, a research has suggested.